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For Thais overcome by the king’s death, medics and a hotline
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Kaweewit Kaewjinda BANGKOK (Reuters) – King Bhumibol Adulyadej was so revered that many Thai people around the country fainted or felt unwell when they learnt this week that he had died after 70 years on the throne. “There are people who hyperventilate and we try to calm them down by…
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You’re Welcome, World: America Is Behind Climbing Childhood Obesity Rates
From First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution to parents who pester their kids to eat their vegetables and put down the video games, health advocates around the world are doing their best to reduce childhood obesity. Despite these efforts, new research released this week shows the childhood obesity epidemic…
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Thai king’s medical condition has ‘overall not yet stabilized’: palace
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Aukkarapon Niyomyat BANGKOK (Reuters) – The health of Thailand's 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, has “overall not yet stabilized”, the palace said on Wednesday. The statement from the palace follows one on Sunday saying the king was in an unstable condition after receiving haemodialysis treatment, which…
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Thailand still golden for Chinese tourists despite Zika fears
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Confirmation that the Zika virus had caused microcephaly in Thailand is not likely to scare off large numbers of Chinese tourists due to jet in for holidays in the next week, tourists and industry operators said. Thailand reported on Friday the first confirmed cases in…