Category: Health
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New Law Raises Minimum Age For Purchasing Cigarettes To 20
A new law has been introduced to try and discourage young people from smoking. Under the new Tobacco Control bill, anyone who sells cigarettes to under-age teenagers could be jailed for three months or fined up to Bt30,000 or both. The new law also stipulates that people who sell cigarettes must be at least 18…
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Minister Of Public Health Warns Of Hand, Mouth And Foot Disease In Children
The ministry of Public Health has warned teachers and parents about the dangers of Hand,Mouth and Foot (HMFD) in young children. Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsattayathorn said that there were a total of 6,790 HMFD patients identified from 1 January to 14 February 2017, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC). Most of the…
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A Good Night’s Sleep Important For Children
Everyone who has children will have experienced the problem of getting their child to sleep. The following article may go some way to alleviate it. It’s that time of year when trying to get the little ones off to bed is a near impossible task. Excitement levels are at their maximum thanks to seeing relatives,…
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Are Statins Really Necessary If You Have High Cholesterol
I am currently sorting out some health insurance and I was required by the insurance company to have an extensive check up. This is something I do regularly anyway at the Army Hospital, just past the Buriram Golf Course (turn left just before the dinosaurs). I can thoroughly recommend this hospital, especially for foreigners. The…
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Robot-Assisted Neurosurgery Comes To Thailand
Ramathibodi Hospital in Bangkok has become the first in Thailand to use robot-assisted neurosurgery. It is considered to be more precise and safer than traditional surgical methods. It reportedly reduces the chance of mistakes to less than 1 per cent and shortens the time spent inserting surgical screws from up to two hours to just…
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Moves To Curb Over-Use Of Antibiotics
Moves are afoot to try and reduce the number of people who develop resistance to antibiotics through over-use. Health authorities hope to increase awareness and reduce the numbers by half in the next five years. This is a problem which can affect all of us and it’s good to know that concerns are being raised.Excessive…
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Cigarettes Legal Purchasing Age To Rise To 20
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) have proposed a rise in the legal age for purchasing cigarettes from 18 to 20 under an amended law regulating tobacco. The Public Health Minister proposed the amendment amid concerns over the rising number of teenage smokers. It is widely held that the current Tobacco Control Act and the Non-Smoker’s…
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Footnote To Article On Rabies
The recent article on rabies unfortunately had seven words missing and may have caused unnecessary consternation among our readers. “The first and most important thing to understand about rabies is that if contracted , it will almost certainly result in painful death” should have read ” The first and most important thing to understand about…
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Risk Of Rabies In Thailand
Whenever we hear the word rabies, this is the image that immediately springs to mind. However, not all rabid animals display the “typical symptoms” and therein lies the danger. The first and most important thing to understand about rabies is that if contracted and is allowed to advance to the later stages , it will…