SCIENCE & HEALTH

Experiment turns contestants to torturers in French TV show

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:52:00 -0400

Game show contestants turn torturers in a new psychological experiment for French television, which aims to find out whether television could push people to outrageous lengths.

Thailand to patent Korat cat

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:55:00 -0400

A new legislation drafted by Thailand's Livestock Development Department will patent the silver-blue, short-haired Korat cat.

Israel to launch pioneering "organ for organ" donation programme

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:57:00 -0400

Israel is launching a pioneering "organ for organ" donation programme: Sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed. The new law is aimed at boosting organ supply in the country.

Health experts: Fake Ugg boots are 'crippling' young women

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:27:00 -0400

British health experts have slammed cheap copycat versions of Ugg boots as disastrous and warn they might cause backache and pains in feet, knees and hips.

American women are more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than women in 40 other countries

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:42:00 -0500

According to a new report by Amnesty International on pregnancy and childbirth care in the U.S., American women are at greater risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes than women in 40 other countries.

Doctors warn 3D TV screens might cause headaches, visual disturbance

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:03:00 -0500

Doctors say viewers of 3D television sets could experience health problems while watching the screens.

Brain scan can read people's thought patterns

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:39:00 -0500

British scientists from University College London revealed they could differentiate brain activity linked to different memories and thereby identify thought patterns by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Thailand to host first Mekong River summit in Hua Hin, April 2-5

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:49:00 -0500

The first Mekong River summit will take be held between April 2 to 5 in Hua Hin, Thailand, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) has announced.

China invites countries in Mekong region to visit dam

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0500

China has invited countries from the lower Mekong subregion to visit its Jinghong dam in order to counter claims that its dams are causing the extremely low water levels in the region.

1 in 6 Americans infected with genital herpes; 80 percent unaware of infection

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:57:00 -0500

About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, and more than 80 percent are unaware of the infection, U.S. health officials said.

Thai PM meets Chinese official to discuss Mekong problem

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:45:00 -0500

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva met Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue during a meeting at the Government House on Monday to discuss whether dam constructions in China could have led to the record-low water in the Mekong River, which has a serious impact on Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Thailand records six new fatalities from A(H1N1) virus

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:45:00 -0500

Six people, including a baby died last week from the influenza type A(H1N1) in Thailand, Thailand's Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit. Most victims already suffered from chronic illnesses.

Thailand to ask China's help with solving Mekong drought

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:46:00 -0500

Thailand will ask China for help to cooperate in dealing with the record-low water levels in the Mekong River, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajjiva said Sunday.

British journalist's adventures at Chiang Mai elephant park while visiting adopted pet

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:46:00 -0500

A Daily Mail contributor tells about her visit to her five-year-old adopted female elephant "Tong Jan", living at the Elephant Nature Park, in the northern Thai province of Chiang Mai.

Researchers say certain gut bacteria may help cause obesity

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:51:00 -0500

Bacteria living in the human intestine may help cause obesity and a range of health-threatening symptoms that go along with it, researchers reported on Thursday.

Thousands seek medical help for smog-related health problems in Northern Thailand

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:58:00 -0500

Due to the increasing air pollution, thousands of people in northern Thai provinces have seen medical assistance for respiratory, skin and eye problems this week.

Study: Perception of your age may affect the way you age

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:37:00 -0500

According to a new study, people's subjective age has implications for the process of aging, so the saying "You're only as old as you feel" turns out to be true - in fact.

Chinese youth not fit enough to fight Japanese "in future war"

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:10:00 -0500

The president of China's leading sports university urged the government on Thursday to invest in the physical fitness of Chinese youth or else the youngsters will not be able to fight the Japanese in a future war.