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A total of 131,708 fertilized eggs were gotten rid of last year due to an increase in the number of embryo transfers and the prevalent medical practice of collecting multiple eggs for higher chances for conception, officials said Thursday.According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, ne...
Updated : 2013.12.05 20:13
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CHICAGO (AP) ― The nation’s first full face transplant patients are growing into their new appearances ― literally.Medical imaging shows new blood vessel networks have formed, connecting transplant...
Updated : 2013.12.05 20:12
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Winter weather can be a major trigger for asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, due to increased indoor activity, respiratory infections and breathing cold air. This year, asthma pati...
Updated : 2013.12.05 20:11
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Liver cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease that destroys normal liver cells, replacing them with scar tissue. The broad scarring of the liver distorts the organ’s normal structure. This obstructs the...
Updated : 2013.12.05 20:10
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Sarcoma is a type of cancer that arises from stem cells. It can develop from muscle, fat, nerve, vascular, cartilage or bone tissues. Sarcomas are broadly classified into soft-tissue sarcomas and oste...
Updated : 2013.11.28 20:06
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Kim Dong-young, a 22-year-old student, had been scratching his skin almost every day, particularly after showering. “I can’t help but scratch my skin to death because I feel itchy and stingy all ove...
Updated : 2013.11.28 20:03
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Doctors, nurses and pharmacists on Wednesday protested the government’s plan to introduce telemedicine, saying the new practice would threaten businesses, jobs and the quality of medical service.“Telemedicine would lower the quality of medical service and jeopardize operations of local c...
Updated : 2013.11.27 20:05
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A joint research team from Britain and Finland suggested that work-related stress is linked to accelerated aging, scientific journal PLOS ONE reported on Nov. 20. The University of Olulu in Finland and Imperial College London in Britain analyzed the relationship between 5,620 Finnish men a...
Updated : 2013.11.27 17:33
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The question of whether the weather really aggravates one’s joint pain has existed for centuries. Some scientists say the link between the weather and the pain is highly subjective, meaning that the ...
Updated : 2013.11.21 20:15
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A group of South Korean scientists said Thursday they have confirmed anti-stress effects of Goryeo ginseng, adding to the long list of health benefits of the perennial plant.According to the scientist...
Updated : 2013.11.21 20:14
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Cholesterol is one of the essential lipids needed to maintain normal body function. It forms the cell membrane, and is needed to produce various hormones such as adrenocortical hormones, as well as ...
Updated : 2013.11.21 20:13
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Maintaining an active lifestyle is one of the best ways to prevent strokes for the elderly at high risk, according to research reported by HealthDay News.British professor Barbara Jefferis at University College London conducted a 10-year experiment on 3,435 men aged between 60 and 80, and ...
Updated : 2013.11.18 17:27
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Office worker Mr. A often felt stiffness of the neck, a heavy sensation on the shoulders as if burdened by a rock, headache, eye pain, and weakness and numbness of his arms after office work, computer...
Updated : 2013.11.14 20:49
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All generations of Koreans, excluding infants, are lacking in their calcium intake, a report showed Thursday.Calcium deficiency is especially serious among teenagers and the elderly and the gaps are relatively wide between the sexes and income groups, according to a 2011 survey by the Kore...
Updated : 2013.11.14 20:47
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Health authorities are on alert over recently heightened levels of fine particles in the air, which can cause respiratory problems and other irritations in the eye, nose and throat. About 30 times sma...
Updated : 2013.11.07 19:54
