WASHINGTON – The United States Senate on Thursday confirmed Gina Haspel as the first female CIA director, despite deep reservations among some lawmakers that her...
BANGKOK – Academics in Thailand are urging the Thai Government to prioritize the protection of people’s health from the threat of chemical contamination and ensure...
CHIANG RAI – For decades, Thailand was one of America’s most resolute allies in the war on drugs, draft legislation permitting research into the effects...
BANGKOK – The first phase of clinical tests for an affordable Hepatitis C treatment has yielded a high cure rate, according to Thailand’s Department of Disease...
– VANCOUVER – People living in areas which receive more of the Sun’s rays are less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life, says...
– LONDON – Just one cigarette a day carries nearly half the risk for heart attack and stroke as smoking a full pack of 20, according...
– LAOS – Two North Korean women drowned last Friday on the arduous trek across Asia to South Korea when their boat capsized in the Mekong...
– TEHRAN – Iran has seen its largest anti-government protests since the disputed presidential election in 2009, with thousands taking to the streets in several cities...
– BANGKOK – Thailand’s Deputy Director-general of the Public Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department, Dr Assadang Ruay-archin, has released a statement dismissing a report that the...
– BANGKOK – The Public Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department has insisted that electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are hazardous to health and should not be used...
– TOKYO -A special panel to discuss key issues regarding the Japanese imperial family decided Friday to set the date for Emperor Akihito’s abdication as April...
People who drink three to four cups of coffee a day are more likely to see health benefits than harm, experiencing lower risks of premature death...
– CHIANG RAI – The Chiang Rai Administrative Organization, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF) and other organizations have urged the public to consume at least...
– BEIRUT – Saudi Arabia has opened a new front in its regional proxy war with Iran, threatening Tehran’s powerful ally Hezbollah and its home...
– JOHANNESBURG — The head of the U.N. health agency has revoked his appointment of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as a “goodwill ambassador” after the choice...
– VICTORIA, Australia — The Australian state of Victoria took a step toward allowing voluntary euthanasia on Friday, 20 years after the country repealed the world’s...
– CHIANG RAI – Dancing to increase her physical activity has been, for Thai dressmaker Umpun Sangprasert, just what the doctor ordered to improve her heart...
– BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — With prominent Republicans openly questioning his competence and moral leadership, President Donald Trump burrowed deeper into the racially charged debate over...
– BANGKOK – According to a recent survey a large majority of older secondary schoolgirls in Thailand reportedly consume more than five glasses of alcohol during...
– NEW YORK – Children whose sexual characteristics don’t neatly align with the norm have for decades faced surgery to rearrange their anatomy to resemble that...