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Medical marijuana: Thailand leads the way
Thailand legalised the use of marijuana for medicinal and research purposes in December 2018, granting usage for patient treatment and research and industry activities only. The bill allows the use of cannabis or marijuana and kratom which is a local plant with opioid properties native ...
PCEC learns about food security and safety
As a child, were you told to “eat your food, remember all those starving children in China”? Well the problem is getting worse: one in nine people around the world is hungry; and the population is predicted to reach 9 billion by the year 2050. ...
ASEAN chooses convenience over health
Skip health reasons or nutrition – convenience is far more important for Southeast Asians when choosing what to eat for breakfast.A recent survey by nutrition company Herbalife Nutrition found that while the majority of Asia Pacific consumers are aware of the benefits of a healthy ...
Commerce Ministry warns on prices
The Commerce Ministry is once again warning private hospitals of severe legal repercussions for overcharging patients, after several probes found that many medical facilities often mark up the prices of their medicines by as much as 900%. Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Experts call for compassionate policies as teen attempts to bury newborn
A 15-year-old girl’s recent attempt to bury her newborn baby alive, apparently out of fear that others would find out about her pregnancy, underlines her desperation and the crying need for help, according to activists and social workers.“I hope the relevant authorities will focus on ...
The Nation Reporter
5,000 Buriram citizens register for medical marijuana possession
The 90 day registration period for persons in possession of marijuana, without facing prosecution, end this Tuesday, May 21. 5,000+ persons in Buriram, north-east Thailand, have already registered their possession during this period. A community seminar on marijuana planting and management also took place yesterday ...
Authorities propose free flu vaccines for students in 2020
Health authorities will provide free influenza shots for some 9.6 million children from next year under a Bt1-billion proposal that will soon be submitted to the National Vaccine Committee for approval. The vaccines will cover children from Prathom 1 to Mathayom 6.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Ganja coming in allergy-type drops 'by July'
The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) said on Thursday it is ready to deliver medicinal cannabis products in the form of sublingual — or under-the-tongue — drop to hospitals nationwide by the end of July.Keep reading ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Hospital in hot water over HIV case
The Thai Red Cross Society confirmed on Friday that its procedures for collecting and dispensing blood are in line with global standards, as fears of HIV/Aids being accidentally transmitted by the organisation have skyrocketed in the wake of a disclosure by a leading hospital in ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Database launched on low-income families
A database has been made for administrative bodies’ to check the information of low-income families entitled to child-support subsidies for children up to the age of six at Bt600 a month. The Public Health Ministry vows to monitor and promote child development through its “pink ...
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