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Low blood pressure can have negative impact on health
Life, Published on 08/08/2023
» DEAR DOCTORS: I'm a 97-year-old woman. Sometimes my blood pressure drops, and I faint. It lasts just a few seconds, because as soon as I'm prone, I wake up. I don't have any cardiac issues, and there's no pain. It's just a sudden funny feeling, then I'm out. What might be causing this?
Study identifies behaviours that might contribute to Alzheimer's
Life, Published on 20/02/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: I read that there's a big new study that lists some of the most common risk factors for developing dementia at an early age. I would like to know more about it. How was it done, and what are the risk factors that were identified?
New treatments may help with morning sickness
Life, Published on 06/02/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: My husband and I are ready to expand our family, but I had such bad morning sickness for my whole pregnancy last time that I'm scared. Can you please talk about recent news about what causes morning sickness and if this may lead to a treatment that actually helps?
Witness a sacred spectacle in Pattani
Life, Published on 22/02/2024
» Chinese pilgrims and tourists from neighbouring Malaysia are heading to the seaside town of Pattani to attend the Lim Ko Niao Goddess Celebration, which runs until Feb 27.
Can't beat a good hometown name
Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/02/2024
» There was a brief US news item last week concerning Groundhog Day, an annual ceremony in Pennsylvania in which a large but docile rodent emerges from its burrow and predicts the weather for the coming year. No need for professional forecasters. It is celebrated in a small Pennsylvania town with the magnificent name of Punxsutawney.
The depths of darkness
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 30/01/2024
» After a long-awaited return that lasted over three years, HBO's True Detective is back with its fourth season, titled True Detective: Night Country. This instalment promises a fresh take on the acclaimed franchise, featuring two formidable female leads, Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. The six-episode season is set to air weekly, with the first episode already available on HBO GO.
Hear her roar
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 26/05/2023
» The image of a girl taking off her hijab is wrought with cinematic symbolism. Kamila Andini shows it in her Indonesian film Yuni (2021); Hesome Chemamah in his Thai short I'm Not Your F*cking Stereotype (2019); Ana Lily Amirpour in the Iranian vampire film A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014). Subversion? Provocation? Liberation? At this year's Cannes Film Festival, we see that image in Amanda Nell Eu's Tiger Stripes, a work as playful as it is potent in its portrayal of adolescence and what it entails for a young woman's body.
Heavy snow leaves more than 100 injured in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 06/02/2024
» TOKYO - At least 109 people were taken to hospital in Tokyo through Tuesday morning after many slipped and fell due to heavy snowfall in eastern Japan, the Tokyo Fire Department said.
Love yourself the right way
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/02/2023
» No matter whether you are a man or a woman, the choice of plastic surgery or choosing to age gracefully has long been a fascinating topic of debate, especially when it comes to people in the media and celebrities. Famous people like Melanie Griffith, Mickey Rourke, Linda Evangelista, Renée Zellweger and Gwen Stefani have all been noticed or criticised for whether they have had cosmetic surgery or not. It is easy for these people to become an example of society's criticism because they are seen on a regular basis in magazines or on TV. Many people on social media have something to say about it.
Fighting Thailand's 'scamdemic'
News, Published on 17/05/2023
» The April 8 arrest in Bangkok of a Chinese woman with Thai citizenship alleged to be the leader of a criminal syndicate involved in fraud, surrogacy and human trafficking is just one recent example of an increasingly sophisticated crime wave inside Thailand.