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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Boris Johnson greet guests at a reception for the Global Investment Summit in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, October 19, 2021. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS

A royal rest: Queen Elizabeth told by doctors to take a break

October 20, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, decided on Wednesday to rest for the next few days on advice from doctors and cancelled a planned visit to Northern Ireland, Buckingham Palace said. The…

Thais tending to avoid exercise during pandemic are vulnerable to NCDs

October 15, 2021
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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More Thai people are tending to be less physically active during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many spending up to 14 hours a day doing nothing, not even walking, according to…

A protester speaks in a megaphone during a protest against the mandatory sanitary pass called “green pass” in the aim to limit the spread of the Covid-19 in central Rome on October 9, 2021. Tiziana FABI / AFP

Thousands protest in Rome against Covid health pass

October 10, 2021
by Mintra Adair
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Thousands of protesters including members of far-right groups demonstrated in central Rome on Saturday against the extension of the Covid-19 health pass system to all workplaces. There were scuffles with…

Thailand to import 200,000 courses of Molnupiravir anti-viral drug from USA

October 6, 2021
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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The Ministry of Public Health is to seek approval from the Thai cabinet for the procurement of 200,000 courses of the Molnupiravir oral anti-viral medicine, using money from the Central…

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WHO says air pollution kills 7 mn a year, toughens guidelines

September 22, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Geneva (AFP) – The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday, saying air pollution was now one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, causing seven million…

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WHO recommends alcohol tax hike in Europe to fight cancer

September 20, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Copenhagen (AFP) – The World Health Organization on Monday recommended doubling alcohol taxes in Europe as a means to prevent nearly 5,000 cancer deaths every year. Increasing taxes on alcoholic beverages…

The Lupin, a legume from down-under, jumps on the superfood bandwagon

May 30, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Thailand meet Lupin: Lupin meet Thailand! No, we are not talking Reus Lupin, the Defence Against Dark Arts professor in Harry Potter, but a legume in the same family as…

(photo by Sasin Tipchai)

Beating the summer heat

March 27, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Experts offer some tips on how people can avoid the dangers associated with a sweaty summer day Summer has officially come to Thailand. The season is the best time for…

Health benefits of fasting in Ramdan

June 2, 2019
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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During the fasting, the body will lack nutrition and water. How can the people survive while they are fasting and what is the purpose of fasting in Islam. Let’s hear…

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