health

Northern Thailand has been polluted by a thick haze for the past few days. The smog situation in Mae Hong Son remains critical, forcing Nok Air to suspend three daily flights for three days in a row.

A New Jersey mother is trying to put on weight in order to become the world's fattest woman. Donna Simpson currently weighs 600lb (273kg), but she aims to reach her goal weight of 1000lb (450kg) in two years.

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.

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.

A bill introduced in the New York Legislature would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking, if it is passed. Restaurants would be fined $1,000 for each violation.