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Screening a deadly disease
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/07/2025
» When celebrated actor, Natthawut "Poh" Skidjai, revealed on his YouTube channel @PohSakidAey that his wife Aey Pornthip had been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer after an annual health checkup, the video worried many viewers because Aey does not smoke.
Combating e-cigarettes
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 12/05/2025
» According to a survey by the Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University, 43% of primary students in a school in the Central Region had tried e-cigarettes. Additionally, the number of female students who smoked e-cigarettes was higher than males.
Study links e-cigarette use to erectile dysfunction
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 25/01/2022
» DEAR DOCTORS: Our teenage son's vaping habit has his mother and me quite worried about his health. Nothing we've said so far has had any impact. I recently read that vaping can cause erectile dysfunction in young men. Is that true? If so, we may have finally found a persuasive argument for him to stop.
The march towards legalisation
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 04/01/2022
» When Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said he would explore ways to legalise the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping -- as many other countries have done -- since it poses less risk than conventional smoking, he also mentioned how e-cigarettes being sold online and on the black market damages the local tobacco market, leading to loss of 6 billion baht in income each year. Chaiwut's statements have stirred debate among supporters of e-cigarettes and anti-smoking campaigners.
Paying a heavy price
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 25/10/2021
» Smokers are now paying higher prices for their nicotine cravings after retailers and convenience stores made adjustments last week after the introduction of a controversial new excise tax structure earlier this month to curb smoking.
Resisting the temptation
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/09/2021
» Nicotine is highly addictive, even more so than heroin. That's why when it comes to quitting cigarettes, many attempt it multiple times but end up smoking again.
Born to be an adventurer
Life, Story: Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/07/2021
» The depths of the sea is dark and impenetrable but Robert Ballard feels comfortable in this space, which has no bounds.
Breathe easy with the Lung Care app
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/04/2020
» 'Am I being infected with Covid-19?" Many people ask themselves this question when they have symptoms such as a cough, fever and loss of smell. And in severe cases, coronavirus damages the lungs causing severe respiratory issues.
No smokin', no drinkin'
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/03/2020
» As the novel coronavirus is spreading and taking its toll on the world's population, fake news is also spreading really fast, particularly about the potential of liquor to kill the virus.
The demon in the bottle
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/10/2019
» At the age of three, Pu* was forced by his divorced father to beg for money at a flyover. Whenever the boy returned home empty-handed, his father, a drunk, would beat him. Eventually, someone reported the situation to the police. Pu was taken away from his abusive father and raised in a foundation.