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by Homer
Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:56 am
Forum: Coronavirus/Covid-19
Topic: Covid-19 News & Updates
Replies: 5756
Views: 532086

Re: Coronavirus (Covid-19) News

The reporting of surges in Covid-1984 cases is sorely lacking. Why is there no detailed reporting of these facts? 1. How many of these "new" cases are simply testing positive for antibodies (asymptomatic)? 2. How many of these "new" cases are people actually requiring treatment? ...
by Homer
Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:41 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Eye Specialist
Replies: 21
Views: 3147

Re: Eye Specialist

I went to Dr Pairat a week or 2 ago seeking info from my medical record requested by my insurance company. The Doc working was not Pairat, but a much younger man. No idea if Doc #2 was a temporary stand-in or if Dr Pairat has cut back on his daily involvement in the practice.
by Homer
Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:04 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Are medicine expiration dates meaningful?
Replies: 3
Views: 662

Re: Are medicine expiration dates meaningful?

laphanphon wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:33 am Yet another big Pharm scam. Fake exp dates to boost sales........shameful.
Conservative exp dates to prevent lawsuits.
by Homer
Wed Feb 27, 2019 4:38 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Are medicine expiration dates meaningful?
Replies: 3
Views: 662

Are medicine expiration dates meaningful?

Not always. Analysis of a cache of decades-old prescription medications discovered in a retail pharmacy has revealed that the potency of most of their ingredients was undiminished even though their expiration dates had passed years earlier. The researchers worked with samples of 8 medications that h...
by Homer
Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:57 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Chinese boy falls to death from Phuket rooftop pool
Replies: 13
Views: 1065

Re: Chinese boy falls to death from Phuket rooftop pool

The parent has a responsibility to supervise children. In this case, short of putting the child on a leash, I wonder what else the parent could have done - kids are fast. The parent shouted, the boy turned and slipped. Parents have the responsibility to protect their children. A responsible one wou...
by Homer
Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:06 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Illegal fishing vessels to be destroyed
Replies: 10
Views: 1582

Re: Illegal fishing vessels to be destroyed

Nereus wrote: Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:07 am "Many regulations are too strict. Participation from fishermen is necessary for the sustainable development of the country's fishery sector," he said.
The most essential requirement for a sustainable fishery sector is a sustainable fishery.
by Homer
Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:56 pm
Forum: Speaking Thai
Topic: Can anyone translate any of this document?
Replies: 1
Views: 5766

Re: Can anyone translate any of this document?

Mission accomplished. Deleted the big versions from Dropbox.
by Homer
Tue Dec 04, 2018 9:28 am
Forum: Speaking Thai
Topic: Can anyone translate any of this document?
Replies: 1
Views: 5766

Can anyone translate any of this document?

My Doc at HH Hospital scheduled a procedure. Gave me pre-procedure written instructions. In Thai. Said they don't have it in English. Today I'll make copies, then ask 3 Thais for the favor of translating it. I'm also asking the collective knowledge that is HH Forum. Photos of each half of the page a...
by Homer
Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:10 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Living with a severe nut allergy in Hua Hin
Replies: 21
Views: 1685

Re: Living with a severe nut allergy in Hua Hin

Consider some of the assumptions one with a severe allergy must make: - The written translation is accurate - All who must understand it speak Thai - All who must understand it are literate - Peanuts (and others?) are diced. Kitchen staff will make the connection of diced nuts to a picture of a whol...
by Homer
Sun Aug 26, 2018 11:28 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Ancient cannon found in Bangkok
Replies: 4
Views: 652

Re: Ancient cannon found in Bangkok

PeteC wrote: Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:47 am Ancient cannon found at Sanam Luang
Historians place the early 1800s near the end of the Early Modern Period. But that doesn't make a good headline.
by Homer
Fri Aug 17, 2018 7:48 am
Forum: News
Topic: Global ATM attack anticipated
Replies: 1
Views: 718

Re: Global ATM attack anticipated

'Cashout' is the industry's name for such an attack. One happened in India last weekend. They're always done at banks with gaping security flaws, which are usually the smaller ones. They virtually always happen on weekends because it takes longer for the bank to realize what's happening. They always...
by Homer
Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:45 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Chinese tourists (and their habits) surge into Thailand
Replies: 286
Views: 95399

Re: Chinese tourists (and their habits) surge into Thailand

Two young Chinese woman on a motorbike know how to park. And they're good at it, accomplishing this on the first try:
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by Homer
Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:16 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Aspirin
Replies: 18
Views: 3085

Re: Aspirin

GroveHillWanderer wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:59 am No, I wasn't sure what medicine he was referring to because in the post I was replying to, he didn't say what it was - but the title of the thread is 'Aspirin' ...
If you'd read the thread before responding, you would have learned it was about more than aspirin.
by Homer
Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:14 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Aspirin
Replies: 18
Views: 3085

Re: Aspirin

I'm not sure what you're referring to (nitroglycerin perhaps?) but aspirin should never be held in the mouth. In the same way that it can damage the stomach lining, it can cause serious tissue damage to the soft tissues in the mouth. You're not sure what he referred to - but it didn't that stop you...
by Homer
Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:46 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive
Replies: 290
Views: 21706

Re: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive

The Atlantic has 30 photos of the search, with a few of the reaction to finding them.

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/ ... ad/564407/