Dr. Iain Corness
Modern medicine: Man bites dog!
Medical condition in the news this year is rabies. Mind you, rabies has been around for a lot longer than this year, but it...
Modern medicine: Prostate Cancer again
I make no excuses for running another article on Prostate cancer. Fifty percent of people in Thailand are male and 98 percent of them...
Modern medicine: Cancer research – why it is ongoing
The word “cancer” strikes fear into the majority of people. Social media thrives on it with people urged to “share” and put on their...
Modern medicine: Mobile Phones in the gun-sights again?
It is a New Year, so it’s time for a health discovery and a health warning to follow. This began with the advice of...
Modern medicine: “How are you?”
I was standing in the queue at the local 7-Eleven when an attractive young lady, whom I swear I had never seen before, put...
Back Pains? Get down on your hands and knees
One of the commonest ailments to result in a GP consultation is low back pain. The cause of this is locked in the history...
Modern Medicine: Thank you Dr Jenner
With the world-wide Pandemic (in some situations ‘pandemonium’) caused by the Covid-19 virus, vaccines were quickly developed which would produce an immune reaction to...
Modern medicine: When was your ‘Use-By’ date?
My dear old Mum who lived to be 94, didn’t enjoy her final years on the planet with failing eyesight (Macular degeneration) and increasing...
Is ‘healthy’ exercise really ‘healthy’?
Most people will admit they are not really fit, but there seems to be a train of thought out there that you have to...
Latest Stories
Pattaya sizzles in April heat as authorities warn of storms and sudden gusts
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, like much of upper Thailand, continues to bake under the intense April sun as the hot season reaches its peak....
Teachers nationwide urged to renew licenses before new term – over 25,000 at risk...
PATTAYA, Thailand – As the new academic term approaches, the Thai government is reminding teachers across the country that a valid Professional Teaching License...
A Thin Line Between Madness and Tradition – Songkran in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – In the heart of Pattaya, where sun-drenched beaches meet a restless city spirit, Songkran unfolds each April with two very different...
Thailand on high alert after fierce clashes between Myanmar army and Karen forces
TAK, Thailand – Intense fighting erupted between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Myanmar's military just 2 kilometers from Thailand's border. Thai authorities...
Rayong authorities and police raid illegal Chinese-owned warehouse running cash-on-delivery scam
RAYONG, Thailand – Provincial officials from Rayong, in coordination with the Special Operations Unit of Rayong City Police, raided an illegal warehouse allegedly operated...