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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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Electronic health records not up to task
Doctors are changing paper records to electronic health records, but data systems are not sophisticated enough for new types of data, U.S. researchers say.The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, said as data becomes cheaper and more available to healthcare providers the ability to store large-scale raw data -- “big data” -- for future reference with patients is critical, and current EHRs are not up to the task.For example, genome sequencing -- the complete DNA se
April 3, 2013
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ICT Ministry opens first global forum
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said Tuesday that it held its first international meeting in preparation for the plenipotentiary conference of the International Telecommunication Union in Busan in 2014.The meeting, attended by 100 representatives from 38 member countries in the Asia-Pacific region, was the initial step to gain global ICT leadership, according to ministry officials. It was also recorded to be the first global gathering organized since the launching of the new min
April 2, 2013
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Climate change increases ice around Antarctica: study
The melting of ice sheets caused by climate change may be the cause of Antarctic ice expansion, Dutch scientists claimed in a recent study.Climate scientists at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, led by Rechard Bintanja, conducted a study to figure out why ice sheets are expanding in the South Pole while the North Pole has seen its sea ice shrinking over the last three decades.Scientists had been aware of the fact that melted ice forms a cold, fresh layer that protects sea ice from
April 2, 2013
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Female students just as capable in math: study
Contrary to popular belief that men outperform women in math and science, a new study claims that both genders tend to show similar achievement, while Asian-Americans are the highest achievers among ethnic groups in the U.S.The study, to be released in the Psychology of Women Quarterly, was conducted on 367 male and female 10th graders, consisting of African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Asian-Americans. The results revealed that male and female students showed similar performances in math a
April 1, 2013
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Morning smokers have higher cancer risk
The sooner a smoker lights up upon waking in the morning, the more likely he or she is to acquire lung or oral cancer, U.S. researchers say.Steven Branstetter, assistant professor of biobehavioral health at Pennsylvania State University, said NNK (4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-[3-pyridyl]-1-butanone) induces lung tumors in several rodent species. Levels of NNAL (4-(methylnitrosamnino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol) in the blood can therefore predict lung cancer risk in rodents as well as in humans."We found
April 1, 2013
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Arctic ‘greening’ seen through global warming
Land within the Arctic circle is likely to experience explosive "greening" in the next few decades as grass, shrubs and trees thrive in soil stripped of ice and permafrost by global warming, a study said on Sunday.Wooded areas in the Arctic could increase by as much as 52 percent by the 2050s as the so-called tree line -- the maximum latitude at which trees can grow -- shifts hundreds of kilometers north, according to computer simulations published in the journal Nature Climate Change."Such wide
April 1, 2013
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Local market for smartphones faces stagnation: report
The growth of the South Korean market for smartphones will begin slowing down this year and possibly post a negative growth in 2016 due to market saturation, a U.S. market research group said in a report released Sunday.According to the report from Strategy Analytics, the local market for smartphones is expected to grow 8 percent from a year earlier to around 33.1 million units this year.The growth rate will mark a significant slowdown from an explosive 717 percent on-year surge in 2010, as well
March 31, 2013
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US Patent Office denies ‘iPad Mini’ trademark
The US Patent and Trademark Office has denied Apple's application for a trademark to safeguard its widely popular iPad mini tablet, saying the case to own the phrase was too weak.Apple, however, has until July 24 to better explain how the iPad mini is different and unique from the larger-sized iPad to counter the rejection seen as largely a formality.The iPad mini mark "merely describes a feature or characteristic of applicant's good," said the rejection letter dated January 24 but that has only
March 31, 2013
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Samsung's Galaxy keeps No.1 spot as most valuable brand
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s smartphone brand "Galaxy" was again rated as South Korea's most valuable brand in the first quarter of the year, a survey said Sunday.Samsung's Galaxy earned 938 points in the survey by local research firm, Brandstock, retaining the top spot for the second consecutive year. Discount store chain Emart followed with 924 points, according to the survey, which didn't provide other details, including how much those brands were worth. Last year, Samsung sold more
March 31, 2013
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’UFO memo’ is most viewed FBI record
A 1950s memo about UFOs is the most viewed public record in the history of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to the agency’s website.The FBI on Monday uploaded a post about the so-called Hottel memo, a single-page report documented on March 22, 1950, by Guy Hottel, then head of FBI’s field office in Washington. It has been viewed nearly 1 million times since April 2011, when the bureau uploaded its public records.The Hottel memo relayed a story told to FBI agents about “flying
March 29, 2013
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‘UFOs’ in Texas identified as paper lanterns
UFO sighting reports in the Texas ended in an anticlimactic way after the objects turned to be paper lanterns, U.S. media reported MondayAccording to the local sheriff’s office, the “fireballs in the sky” which incited UFO stir were actually Chinese paper lanterns from a nearby wedding.The “fireballs” were first reported to police around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. About a dozen locals and police officers responding to the report witnessed several orange lights moving slowly in the sky.Police contacted
March 29, 2013
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Study finds link between smoking and genes
A team of scientists from the U.S., U.K. and New Zealand said they that have identified ways in which genes increase the chance of someone becoming a heavy smoker.A study by Duke University did an analysis of previous studies find out which genes affected smoking behavior. They then tracked 1,000 people living in New Zealand from birth to age 38, to see if those with a high-risk genetic profile took up smoking more quickly as teenagers and found it harder to stop smoking.Those with a genetic pro
March 29, 2013
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U.S. dentist put 7,000 patients at risk of HIV, other diseases
A dirty dentist placed 7,000 patients at risk of contracting HIV and other infectious diseases after failing to properly sterilize equipment at his Oklahoma practice, health officials warned Thursday.Officials do not yet know if any patients were infected but urged everyone who had ever been treated at the Tulsa oral surgery practice to be tested at a free clinic.“We do not know how long these improper practices have been occurring, so we recommend that all patients of Dr. (Scott) Harrington‘s b
March 29, 2013
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Hemorrhoids
The Korean term for hemorrhoids originally referred to various diseases that occur in the anal area, including hemorrhoids, tears and fistulas, but the term usually refers to hemorrhoids.Hemorrhoids were believed to be caused by dilation of submucosal venous plexus in the anus, but more recent studies have shown that they are not simply caused by the dilated venous plexus, but due to protrusion of the so called “anal cushion” consisting of blood vessels, muscles and connective tissue. Symptoms
March 28, 2013
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Rhinoplasty with 3-D scan: Safer surgery for nasal problems
Interest in “two-jaw operation” has been steadily growing among those who have bimaxillary protrusion, a dentofacial deformity commonly found among Asians where the upper and lower incisors emerge forward, making the teeth and lips protrude. The operation, however, is a surgical method neither designed to correct the facial distortion nor to improve a person’s facial image. It was actually devised to treat diverse functional inconvenience such as the misalignment of the teeth. A facial contourin
March 28, 2013
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Cyberwar may be slowing entire Internet
LONDON -- A cyberbattle between a European spam-fighting group and a Dutch Web host may be the biggest public Internet battle in history, experts say. Spam-fighting organization Spamhaus, with offices in London and Geneva, works with email providers around the globe to block spam from entering inboxes. It has been in a battle in the last week with Dutch website hosting company Cyberbunker after adding it to its spam “blacklist,” CNET reported Wednesday. Cyberbunker has based its business on a
March 28, 2013
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Sleeping babies hear parents’ angry voices
A new study revealed that babies exposed to their parents arguing are more vulnerable to stress, even when they are asleep.“We were interested in whether a common source of early stress in children‘s lives -- conflict between parents -- is associated with how infants’ brains function,” said Alice Graham, a doctoral student involved in the study.Researchers at the University of Oregon tested the brains of 20 sleeping babies, exposing them to voices with four different kinds of emotions -- very a
March 28, 2013
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High heels lead to stronger ankles: study
Looking at a woman tottering on 10 cm high heels might make one wonder what could happen to her ankles or her back in the future.The damaging effects of high heels are well documented, but researchers have suggested a silver lining -- that wearing high heels could strengthen the ankles.A research team at Korea University studied the ankle joint movements and muscular strength of two groups of women -- those who wear high heels on a daily and those who do not. The average height of heels was 8 cm
March 28, 2013
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Social isolation can kill seniors
People age 52 and older who are socially isolated are at higher risk of dying, than those not socially isolated, British researchers say.Andrew Steptoe, Aparna Shankar, Panayotes Demakakos and Jane Wardle of the University College London said they assessed social isolation in terms of contact with family and friends and participation in civic organizations in 6,500 men and women age 52 and older who took part in the English Longitudinal Study of Aging in 2004-05. A standard questionnaire measure
March 28, 2013
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High protein breakfast may limit snacking
Overweight/obese, “breakfast skipping,” teen girls who ate a high-protein breakfast reduced their unhealthy snacking later in the day, U.S. researchers say.Heather Leidy of the University of Missouri said the study involved 20 overweight or obese adolescent females ages 18-20 who either skipped breakfast, consumed a high-protein breakfast consisting of eggs and lean beef, or ate a normal-protein breakfast of ready-to-eat cereal. Each breakfast consisted of 350 calories and was matched for dietar
March 28, 2013