BANGKOK, 15 June 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Health has warned Thai people not to eat chicken contaminated with formaldehyde and sulphur as the substances could generate cancer in their body. Health Department Director-General Medical Doctor Somyos Deerasamee said the contaminated chicken could not be consumed although they were cooked well. He said the […]
BANGKOK, June 11 — E. coli bacteria was found in kohlrabi (commonly known as German turnip) imported from northern Europe, and it will take between three to five days for laboratory tests to determine whether or not the strain is hazardous, a senior public health ministry official announced today. Dr Sathaporn Wongcharoen, director-general of Medical […]
Preliminary results of clinical trials of a vaccine for haemorrhagic dengue fever in 4,000 children in Thailand have shown promising results, a Mahidol University researcher revealed yesterday. The study was started in 2009 by a team from Mahidol University, Ratchaburi Hospital and the Public Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department. The team is carrying out an […]
Lab tests have shown some imported avocados are contaminated with E coli but it will take at least three days to determine whether the strain is dangerous or not. “The results of the strain analysis will come out in the next three to five days,” Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said Thursday. Read more: The […]
BANGKOK, June 6 – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has issued four measures to prevent the spread of the deadly E. Coli bacteria as the disease has claimed at least 22 lives, mostly in Germany, and one death in Sweden. After a public health meeting on Monday, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said E. Coli […]
BANGKOK, 6 June 2011 (NNT) – Over half of Buddhist monks and novices in Thailand are found to be in poor health while authorities are trying hard to provide more healthcare services to them. According to Health Department Director-General Medical Doctor Somyos Deerasamee, the department conducted a survey with 350,000 Buddhist monks and novices nationwide. […]
BANGKOK, 24 May 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health will focus on children and women in its anti-tobacco campaign for the World No Tobacco Day this year after they are found to be main targets of cigarette companies. Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit chaired a press briefing of the event scheduled on 31 […]
Blood-test test results awaited; Official says bed-bug spray ‘not behind deaths’ The governor of Chiang Mai yesterday confirmed that public health authorities and the police were continuing to investigate the mysterious deaths of seven tourists at the northern city’s Downtown Inn and planned a press conference for the international media today on the probe. Governor […]
