SEARCH

Showing 61-70 of 1,832 results

  • LIFE

    Junk food is engineered to taste good, not satisfy

    Life, Published on 25/10/2022

    » DEAR DOCTORS: Can you please talk about what makes something count as "junk food"? My diet has been less than stellar during the pandemic, and not only did I gain weight, but I just got the news that I have prediabetes. Specifics about how those kinds of food are bad for your health would help a lot.

  • THAILAND

    Emerging monkeypox threat

    News, Published on 07/08/2022

    » Thailand has now found four monkeypox patients, including the first Thai woman last Friday. Given the apparent rise in infections, the Ministry of Public Health has come under pressure to formulate control and treatment measures.

  • LIFE

    Observational studies shed light on diet soda consumption

    Life, Published on 02/08/2022

    » DEAR DOCTORS: There is some folklore that diet sodas are bad for you. I gave up sugar and most carbohydrates to help with weight and A1C control, but I continued to drink diet cola. What do the actual studies -- ones that are not from biased sources and are peer-reviewed -- say about diet cola?

  • THAILAND

    Cannabis clinics set to mushroom

    News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/12/2021

    » Since Thailand launched its first cannabis clinic in August 2019, the Public Health Ministry has opened over 500 more nationwide.

  • LIFE

    The way it ought to be

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/02/2022

    » Four years on since the overwhelming international success of the high school crime thriller Bad Genius, director Nattawut "Baz" Poonpiriya returns with a bang in an emotional road trip drama called One For The Road.

  • LIFE

    Turning a new leaf

    Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 24/06/2022

    » To all Thais, now you can proudly brag that we're the first Asian country to legalise marijuana. The new milestone was marked on June 9, 2022, when growing and trading cannabis were no longer a crime in Thailand. Smoking gets a green light too, but puffing a joint in public is still prohibited. With a newfangled marijuana business popping up around the city, we list dispensaries in Bangkok for those who are curious. We also asked the weedness-owners about their backgrounds and basics for begin-stoners.

  • BUSINESS

    Firms rejig to survive in lean times

    Business, Published on 07/06/2022

    » Businesses adopted cost reduction, increased productivity, and emphasised environmental standards to cope with the pandemic and global challenges stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war, panellists told the Forbes Thailand 2022 Forum on Monday.

  • LIFE

    Graffiti artist follows his rebellious roots

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 06/06/2022

    » A daubed wall marks off a rundown area where makeshift houses were put up for rent, a stone's throw from a luxury condominium in the heart of Bangkok's Sathon. A 40-year-old man exits his car with pink luggage. He puts on a black hat and ties a small cloth around his head. He's wearing a long-sleeve checked shirt, shorts, and black sneakers and his socks are printed with cannabis patterns. Mue Bon, literally translated as "restless hands", opens his arsenal and begins to spray paint a rough sketch of the flightless black bird on the wall.

  • LIFE

    Saliva a key defence from toxins and microorganisms

    Life, Published on 19/07/2022

    » DEAR DOCTORS: Our nine-year-old loves science and has become obsessed with saliva. He recently learned in school that it helps prevent disease, and now he wants to know more. My wife and I are glad he's curious and hope you can help. What is saliva? Does it really help people stay healthy?

  • OPINION

    Superbugs lurk in local food systems

    Oped, Published on 06/04/2022

    » When you think of antibiotics, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a doctor prescribing treatment to a sick person. But the vast majority of antibiotics used are actually given to animals on factory farms. This overuse of antibiotics in the agricultural sector is fuelling a global health crisis, with antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" killing more than one hundred Thais every day.

Your recent history

  • Recently searched

    • Recently viewed links

      Did you find what you were looking for? Have you got some comments for us?