in 1955, the first nuclear medicine division was established in thailand by professor romsai suwannik in the department of radiology, siriraj hospil, mahidol university in bangkok. in 1959 four years later, the second nuclear medicine division was established in the department of radiology, chulalongkorn hospital in bangkok. the third nuclear medicine division was started in rajvithi hospital i...

in order to assess the relationship between obesity with food habit and body image, this case control study was conducted among 85 urban primary school children male and female aged 10-12 years old, attending anuban school in nakhon pathom province, in thailand. two different questionnaires were used for data collection for caregivers and students. the standard used for definition of overweight...

Introduction: As rapid urbanizing spreads throughout Thailand, the combination of urban-rural lifestyle has been gradually found. These changes may effect on health pattern of the older adults. This study was aimed to explore the incidence of health problems and life styles of the elderly in urban-rural areas.   Methods: A random interview survey with qualitative approach was used. Data were ...

the disappearance of bipolar system following the disintegration of the soviet union, has also changed many strategic concepts. central asia, as a part of the soviet empire, has become an arena for regional and global challenges after these transformations. the region, already faced with various political, economic, social and cultural problems, soon became a location for the activities of isla...

Seven genera of Chloropinae (Diptera: Chloropidae) from Vietnam and Thailand are discussed: Eurina Meigen (1 species), Chloromerus Becker (1 species), Siphlus Loew (1 species), Neoloxotaenia Sabrosky (3 species), Aragara Walker (1 species), Elachiptereicus Becker (1 species), Lagaroceras Becker (1 species). Some of them are new to the fauna of Vietnam and Thailand. Two new species are described...

one of the most appropriate approaches for flood forecasting is using peak discharge data of hydrometric stations in each region. however, lack of such stations or short duration of data in most parts of the country, make it necessary to use some alternative methods in order to estimate the flood discharge properly. one of these approaches is regional flood analysis method that in a region usin...

hydatidosis is one of the major zoonotic diseases that cause considerable economic losses and public health problems worldwide. the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of e. granulosus in domestic and wild carnivores and the infection rate of hydatid cyst in slaughtered animals and people in kashan area, central iran. a total of 142 carnivores including 70 stray dogs, 40 jac...

Monitoring of multidrug-resistant (MDR)falciparum and vivax malaria has recently been included in the Global Plan for Artemisinin Resistance Containment (GPARC) of the Greater Mekong Sub-region, particularly at the Thailand-Cambodia and Thailand-Myanmar borders. In parallel to GPARC, monitoring MDR malaria parasites in anopheline vectors is an ideal augment to entomological surveillance. Employ...