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The Siriraj Hospital is the oldest and largest hospital and medical school in Thailand. Founded in 1888, the hospital -- on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River across from Thammasart University -- also houses 10 museums, which attract a widely ...

Tea is important in China. It has been part of China's cultural legacy for centuries. Even the word "tea" originally comes from the word "te" in Fuzhou Hua (the Chinese dialect in Fuzhou Province). In Mandarin, the word for tea is "cha" ? (same ...

Travel health and the emerging specialty of "wilderness medicine" have obvious overlap. Dr. Paul Auerbach is one of the leaders in wilderness medicine: helping found the Wilderness Medical Society, co-author of A Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine ...

China's blend of art traditions, mixing the modern with the traditional, and the secular with the religious, is quite evident in the production of "Zen Shaolin" that is being shown at an outdoor theater in Henan Province. From what I read in the ...

As we sit down to eat huge quantities of turkey, pumpkin pie, and cranberries, we might want to remember that this traditional Thanksgiving feast isn't so traditional. Like all traditions, Thanksgiving dinner has changed over time and has little in ...

Airports in California are in a bit of a pickle - their state allows the medicinal use of marijuana, but until last year, no airport in the nation allowed users to legally carry their stash on a plane. Oakland airport is the only one with an official ...

You put yourself on an overnight train in China to catch one and then you take another overnight train in China five days later and it learns to never leave your side! I have been nursing a box of Kleenex and sipping ginger tea for just under a ...

You wouldn't know it from the abundance of nutmeg in shops, but Grenada's production of the spice stopped five years ago. And it'll continue to be at a halt for another five years. Why? Because of Hurricane Ivan. 82% of the island's nutmeg trees ...

Any time you put 300 people in a metal tube, the strain on the in-flight toilet system is going to be immense - but Hong Kong based airline Cathay Pacific is having more than just a bit of trouble. The airline is actually dealing with a huge ...

Today, it's one of the most peaceful locations in the city. The gardens are beautifully landscaped and connected by long, low archways that are remnant of the Qing Dynasty's architecture. There are ponds, waterfalls, dragonflies; everything you ...

Something tells me we've surely done a post like this in the past, yet with each holiday season it never hurts to remind ourselves how individuals and families across the globe are spending their time on this very day. On this about.com page they ...

Among the myriad stories of the global financial crisis that appear almost daily, this one from the New York Times today caught my eye. The economic downturn is impacting that most sacrosanct of French traditions, the bar-cafe. The article notes ...

My mother is a firm believer that chocolate is medicine and if she were to reside in Sydney then the doctor would probably be some where in the new Lindt Concept Store & Cafe.  Noted as a modern version of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory ...

Rosetta Stone contacted me and (full disclosure) sent me a free trial of their new Totale program. This online-based language learning system includes: Social networking capabilities Coach-led practice sessions Engaging language games and ...

Medical News Today ran an interesting article covering the efficacy of rectally given anti-malarial medications. The purpose of using a suppository to deliver the medicine, Artemisinins, is a fairly new concept and can prove useful to prevent a ...