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Ewha hospital offers free cervical cancer vaccines

Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital is offering free cervical cancer vaccines for young women from less fortunate households starting in August. One hundred teenagers from Seoul’s Yangcheon dist...

Jul 31, 2014
Health
Traditional Korean medicine industry struggles to expand

For many years in the past, Koreans would seek doctors of traditional Korean medicine for herbal medicine to boost their energy levels, or to get acupuncture treatment for chronic muscle pain. The i...

Jul 17, 2014
Health
Deep sleep

Sleep is not just rest, but a very important process for performing mental and physical activities. Getting enough good-quality sleep is also necessary for maintaining mental and physical health. Chr...

Jul 17, 2014
Health
300 vials labeled flu, dengue found at U.S. lab

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The same U.S. government scientist who recently found forgotten samples of smallpox at a federal lab also uncovered over 300 additional vials, many bearing the names of highly conta...

Jul 17, 2014
Health
[Weekender] Eating, sleeping habits key to healthy night activities

In order to maintain a well-balanced routine, plenty of sleep and proper eating habits can be helpful, a medical expert in Seoul said Friday. “Nighttime activities, although generally demanding on y...

Jul 4, 2014
Health
Egypt’s army says ‘AIDS detector’ needs more tests

Egypt’s military says devices it claimed it invented to detect and cure AIDS and hepatitis C need more testing. (123RF) CAIRO (AP) ― Egypt’s military said Saturday that devices it claimed it invente...

Jul 3, 2014
Health
Breast reconstruction offers more options for cancer patients

Living with and beyond breast cancer can be overwhelming. Patients often deal with the loss of a breast or an altered physical appearance, on top of learning about unfamiliar treatment options and pr...

Jul 3, 2014
Health
Food poisoning

Food poisoning is a very common disease during the summer, and most people are quite familiar with it. During the summer, various infectious diseases are common. The reason that food poisoning is com...

Jul 3, 2014
Health
Korea’s suicide rate remains top in OECD

South Korea’s suicide rate remained the highest among OECD countries for 10 consecutive years, from 2002 to 2012, according to recent OECD data. The rate in South Korea in 2012 reached 28.1 for ever...

Jul 2, 2014
Health
[Weekender] Risks of Korean eating habits

While some Korean dishes, such as bibimbap, are considered a healthy meal, Korean soups and stews have one major flaw: They often contain too much salt. South Koreans are known to be heavy consumers...

Jun 27, 2014
Health
U.S. experts seek to expand use of addiction drug

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The government’s top drug abuse experts struggled Wednesday to find ways to expand use of a medicine which is widely-considered the best therapy for treating heroin and painkiller a...

Jun 19, 2014
Health
Athlete’s foot

What is athlete’s foot? Athlete’s foot is an infectious disease caused by a type of fungus (dermatomyces) that infects the skin between the toes, the lower surface of the foot and the hands. Dermato...

Jun 19, 2014
Health
Hot weather increases risk of summer diseases

The summer has arrived early in Korea this year, as the weather has been unusually warm in June. While it offers more opportunities for outdoor activities and sports, the warm weather also increases...

Jun 19, 2014
Health
Fighting the challenges of disability with music

Lee Gyeong-ae remembers Dec. 15 of last year as the most monumental day of her life. It was the opening night of the Heart to Heart Orchestra concert, of which her autistic son, Jae-yoon, is a membe...

Jun 18, 2014
Health
Health insurance costs to be finalized this week

Many eyes are on the National Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee, as it is scheduled to finalize the health insurance payments for next year by Thursday. The costs are likely to rise as the Par...

Jun 17, 2014
Health

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