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Visiting Thailand? Get a full health check up

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Are full general health checkups covered by your insurance? Great! But if you only get minimal, or no, checkups refunded and you are visiting Thailand, you might want exchange the beach for a hospital for a day.

Health check

Doctors recommend having a health checkup every one or two years, more often for people aged above 50. Why not save a few bucks by having this checkup during your visit?

Submitted by admin on 14 Dec 2010 - 12:12 | 1 commentsRead whole post

List of JCI accredited hospitals in Thailand

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On our home page we mention the number of JCI accredited hospitals in Thailand. But what does that mean? And which hospitals are JCI accredited?

What is JCI and its accreditation?

JCI stands for Joint Commission International. It is an international organization that has set a group of...

Submitted by admin on 17 Oct 2010 - 16:52 | 9 commentsRead whole post

5 insider tips on how to navigate Bangkok traffic

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Bangkok is notorious for its traffic jams. Traffic jams are never on nobody's must-do list for a holiday. Especially when just having had surgery it is wise to avoid being stuck for hours in traffic. After surgery you'll likely feel sore, weak, drowsy and there is the risk of bleeding. Not the best time to tackle traffic jams and a taxi driver with dollar signs in his eyes.

Submitted by admin on 9 Oct 2010 - 17:17 | 1 commentsRead whole post

See your cosmetic surgery results with the touch of a button

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The always inspiring folks at ModiFace have created an awesome application for anyone toying with the idea of getting cosmetic facial surgery.

Curious how a neck-lift would look on you? Ever wondered if Botox would be the right thing for you? Head on over to LiftMagic.

Submitted by admin on 2 Oct 2010 - 20:37 | 0 commentsRead whole post

Video: Thai medical tourism on the rise

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This video is almost a year old, but still very relevant. Definitely worth watching if you are considering coming to Thailand for medical reasons.

5 times cheaper in Thailand

The video follows an engineer, Don Neilsen, who explains about his decision on having his neck surgery done in Bumrungrad hospital in Bangkok. He explains that the cost of the treatment would be 5 times as high in the United States. And let's be honest, Bumrungrad is definitely one of...

Submitted by admin on 2 Oct 2010 - 14:56 | 0 commentsRead whole post