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The cost-effective shot
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/09/2015
» Most people think of influenza as a seasonal sickness. But in Thailand, the severity of this common complaint is getting more aggravating each year.
It's not the end of the affair
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 02/09/2015
» No secret can be kept in the cyberworld. The latest example, which has been a kind of media explosion, is the Ashley Madison scandal, an "adultery website" that was recently hacked and thus the names of men cheating on their wives were exposed. Named after two popular American girls' names, the website targets married people who go for the motto: "Life is short. Have an affair".
Beating the odds
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/08/2015
» Of the 65 million Thai population, more than 18 million have allergies. Of this number, 10 million suffer allergic rhinitis, which is the inflammation of the nasal membrane, sneezing and runny nose. About five million others suffer from asthma.
The power of hugging
Muse, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 08/08/2015
» In 2004, Pornvarin Nutrawong’s husband was diagnosed with lymphoma. It dawned on her that death was just around the corner.
Chickenpox hangover
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/07/2015
» Thais have long been told that whenever herpes zoster — a painful, blistering skin rash — grows horizontally from one end of the body to the other, the patient will die.
Leave those trees alone
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 12/07/2015
» I was on my way to fetch my grandson from school last week when I passed by workmen busy trimming tamarind trees along Si Ayutthaya Road outside the Chitralada Palace compound. As branches cut from the trees fell to the ground, other workers picked them up and loaded them onto a lorry. They were still busy working on that particular stretch of road when I passed them on the way back.
All hail the king of fruits
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 19/06/2015
» For many, it's a slice of heaven that titillates the palette and teases the senses. But for many others, it reeks of death, and those in possession should immediately be quarantined.
Poison in the petals
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 31/05/2015
» Alicia Harrison of Royersford, Pennsylvania wrote on her Facebook wall that a biopsy report showed her beloved dog, Goldie, died from the toxin in a plant that she had on her deck. “It is called heliotrope and is highly toxic, causes total liver destruction,” she wrote. “The pathologist said our angel had the worst liver damage he’s ever seen. Goldie would nibble at the leaves of this plant every so often and we had no clue it was toxic. Please share with any dog owners you know to hopefully prevent their dog from becoming a statistic like Goldie.
On thin Ice, Mac's blunder, suicide foiled, just friends
News, Published on 03/05/2015
» Singer Sarunyu "Ice" Winaipanit says he is willing to take responsibility after his vehicle hit a pedestrian crossing the road in Bangkok on Thursday night.
Foot neuropathy isn't a 'major' problem, but it can hurt
Life, Published on 21/04/2015
» DEAR DOCTOR K: I have neuropathy pain in my feet. What can I do to relieve it?