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14/02/2012 : Every year medication errors account for around 10% of overall mistakes that are blamed for some 100,000 deaths in the US, and though no such statistic is available for Thailand, this unnecessary loss of life has been a niggling source of concern.
HEALTH4ALLCaring for the elderly

14/02/2012 : More than half of my heart patients are above the age of 65. This doesn't come as a surprise since heart diseases usually come with advancing years; the older you are, the higher the risk. But in the not-too-distant future I expect that most of my patients will be 75, or older, because people are now living longer and this increased longevity means that our society contains a greater proportion of elderly citizens.

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Dementia discussions top agenda
10/01/2012 : The Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (Thailand) and a network of more than 50 corporate partners will organise the "Thailand Dementia 2011 and 14th Asia Pacific Regional Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International", an important international conference aimed at improving the quality of life for Alzheimer's sufferers and their families.
HEALTH
Yingluck vows feasibility study into 30-baht scheme
10/01/2012 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has assured opponents of the government's plan to relaunch the 30-baht universal healthcare scheme that her government will conduct a feasibility study before deciding whether to go ahead with it.
Contest targets children health
09/01/2012 : The Paediatrics Department of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital invites parents to enter their children between the ages of 1 and 6 to the "2012 Healthy Children Contest" and vie for prizes from HRH Princess Soamsawali.
SMART CHOICE
Herbal drinks keep illness at bay
09/01/2012 : Unsteady weather with rains alternating with chilly weather can be discomfort for some and cause health problems for others.
On the RECORD
Increase in tobacco tax key to success
09/01/2012 : Veteran anti-smoking advocate Prakit Vathesatogkit was recently elected secretary-general of the International Network of Health Promotion Foundations. He talks to APIRADEE TREERUTKUARKUL about his work and challenges in advancing health promotion activities around the world.
30-baht health plan relaunch opposed
09/01/2012 : Civic groups are opposing the government's plan to relaunch the 30-baht universal healthcare scheme.
PROFILE
Massaging the numbers
06/01/2012 : Preeda Tangtrongchitr's business is the driving force of the country's traditional Thai massage and spa industries, credited with training around 200,000 Thai and foreign massage therapists at Wat Po Thai Traditional Medical School, which has moved with the times for almost five decades.
HEALTH CARE
Medics call on NHSO to release cash
05/01/2012 : Medical professionals have demanded the National Health Security Office distribute billions of baht in leftover budget funds to ease financial constraints on healthcare providers nationwide.
Deadly bug at HK govt complex
04/01/2012 : Hong Kong officials said Wednesday the discovery of a bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease at the new government complex was ``under control``, while it was probing the source of the deadly bug.
EATINGWELL
The grass is always greener
03/01/2012 : Over the past several years, I have stopped using refined sugar completely. I don't miss it at all since I don't like sweets, nor do I do much baking. However, when I cook with a recipe that calls for a sweetener, I have learned to use natural fruit juices, fruit purees, agave syrup, or homemade palm sugar that I buy directly from the maker in a far-out village in Phetchaburi.