Tag: Illness
Woman dies on coach bound for the Bali Hai Port at Pattaya Hotel car-park
A Thai woman fell ill and then died on a coach which was preparing to take a group of tourists to the Bali Hai Port [Read More…]
Chiang Mai forest fire worsens haze, residents’ health in North
CHIANG MAI, Feb 19 – A forest fire in Chiang Mai is causing low visibility, as northern provinces continue fighting a haze problem with more [Read More…]
Mental Patients in Thailand to Be Released from Chains
The Public Health Ministry of Thailand has put together a campaign aimed at providing official medical help and rehabilitate mental patients who’ve been kept in [Read More…]
Kim Jong Il Dead at Age 69
The secretive leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, is dead at the age of 69. A tearful announcer dressed in black appeared on North Korean [Read More…]
Flood-hit areas of Thailand escape disease outbreaks
No major disease outbreaks related to the Thai flood crisis have been found, though risks still remain for residents returning to their homes, say health [Read More…]
Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital admits only emergency cases and critrically-ill patients
BANGKOK, 31 October 2011 (NNT) – Today, Clinical Professor Doctor Teerawat Kultanan, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, announced that Siriraj Hospital is [Read More…]
Dennis Ritchie, C programming language creator, dies aged 70
The C programming language creator and co-developer of the Unix operating system Dennis Ritchie died at home on October 8 after an extended illness, at [Read More…]
Thailand flood victims suffer food poisoning and lack of hygiene
BANGKOK 2 October, 2011 (NNT) – Reports suggest that 100 disaster victims in Thailand are suffering from severe food poisoning, nausea and diarrhea after consuming [Read More…]