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• HEALTH NHSO delays UC co-payment talks

  18 May 2013 : The National Health Security Office (NHSO) board cancelled a discussion on the proposed co-payment scheme for the Universal Healthcare Coverage scheme (UC) at its meeting yesterday amid opposition from activists.

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  Activists uneasy over GPO chief's sacking

  17 May 2013 : The dismissal of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) chief would disrupt Thailand's drug distribution system, health advocates warn.

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  Tech obsessed? Go on a digital detox holiday

  02 Apr 2013 : The latest concept aimed at Silicon Valley's stressed-out tech junkies is California's Camp Grounded, a summer camp for adults who leave their gadgets behind and get back to basics with bunk beds and bonfires.

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  Aussies seek baby sexing in Thailand

  02 Apr 2013 : More than 100 Australian couples sought a special medical treatment in Thailand last year to select the gender of their next child - and the "fertility tourism" is rapidly growing.

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  Quick and efficient anti-ageing

  02 Apr 2013 : The field of anti-ageing has a breakthrough treatment with no downtime. The new technology, elos Plus, allows doctors to treat all three layers of the skin in about 40 minutes _ a perfect remedy to look fresh for the Songkran holiday season's Instragram moments.

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  Women on the pill prefer men with less manly faces: study

  29 Mar 2013 : A new UK study published this week finds that women who take birth control pills may prefer men with less masculine faces than those who don't.

• Survey: Women unsure of abortion

  28 Mar 2013 : A survey conducted by Abac Poll shows that many Bangkok women are reluctant to undergo an abortion.

• Pradit urges doctors to enter pay talks

  27 Mar 2013 : The cabinet has approved in principle a 3-billion baht performance-based payment scheme despite rural doctors staging a protest rally yesterday.

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  Four groups protest at Government House

  26 Mar 2013 : Members of the Rural Doctors Foundation, Health Professional Associates Thailand, the Government Pension Fund and the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority union, all protested outside Government House Tuesday - causing the inevitable traffic congestion.

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  Rest those eyes

  26 Mar 2013 : One of the results of more widespread computer use in recent years has been an increase in the number of people reporting problems with their eyesight. To deal with the temporary blurring of vision that may occur after an extended period of working online, Urapa Watanachote, a "natural vision" specialist, recommends a regime of eye exercises and the taking of other practical precautions in order to restore normal vision in a natural way.

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  EXERCISE REVIEW

  Crunch time

  26 Mar 2013 : If you are strapped for time to exercise but want big results, here is a class for you. Hard Core exercise, available at Fitness First, packs all the fitness benefits of aerobic exercise and resistance training into 30 minutes of intensity, challenging your body to another level of fitness.

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  Eye of the beholder

  26 Mar 2013 : When conventional approaches did not work well, Uphaipand opted for an alternative method to deal with her vision problem _ natural eyesight improvement that gives a promise of better vision for herself and her family, and also raises her hopes for lasting improvement.

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