MEN'S HEALTH

Emergency health care not mandated in Thailand

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:52:00 +0700

I did believe that private hospitals are required to accept all patients, with or without insurance, but only in life-threatening emergencies. However, they do not always treat them. On occasion, you read horror stories in the press about private hospitals transferring emergency patients who are uninsured to public hospitals under conditions that threaten their survival.

Hits, Misses & Hot News

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:40:00 +0700

Two-thirds into a trip to the USA that has taken me out of Thailand for the first time in over three years, I find myself longing for the Kingdom and for the things I have taken for granted as an expatriate living there (by the time you read this I will be back among you!). I have asked myself, “What am I sorry I haven’t seen yet?” and “What would I skip in Thailand if limited for time?” I decided to pose these questions to a variety of people who either live in the Kingdom or travel to Thailand regularly.

On Coming Out HIV-Positive A Follow-Up By Nicholas Snow

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:30:00 +0700

I want to thank the countless people who have offered me their thanks, support, and encouragement about my decision to come out publicly as an HIV-positive person, and I want to set the record straight, so to speak, with some behind-the-scenes information.

Serious and Not So Serious

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:30:00 +0700

Serious…Masturbation

Things to Know

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:24:00 +0700

“You want? I have condom,” he whispered.

The SPICE! Guide to Sexually Transmitted Infections, Part 1

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:10:00 +0700

Even if you wear a condom while having sex be it anal, oral, or vaginal, it is still possible to contract a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Even though condoms properly applied and constantly used give excellent protection, there is only one 100%-fail safe method of protecting yourself against STIs and that is abstinence.

It’s a Pile of Trouble

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:30:00 +0700

Lately a number of people have approached me about what many think of as an embarrassing topic. Except for the very unabashed the conversation is always conducted in hushed tones. So what is this great problem afflicting so many of us? Spice delves deep to bring you the lowdown on haemerhoids.

Anti- Aging – A Young Specialism with an Ancient Tradition

Wed, 28 May 2008 11:52:00 +0700

The ancients searched for the fabled Fountain of Youth, and have desired to drink of the Elixir of Life, but no alchemist has created a potion that guarantees eternal youth. The source of the Fountain of Youth has been traditionally located in the Middle East or India, but the modern Fountain of Youth is to be found in Thailand and its international hospitals and cosmetic, medicine clinics. Here Spice! explains.