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[Graphic News] Cancer still No. 1 cause of death in South Korea

Cancer remained the leading cause of death in South Korea in 2017, with heart-related illnesses second, government data showed. A total of 285,534 South Koreans died in 2017, up 1.7 percent from a...

Oct 2, 2018
Health
Cancer to kill 10m in 2018 despite better prevention

Cancer will kill nearly 10 million people this year, experts said Wednesday, warning the disease's global burden continues to rise in spite of better prevention and earlier diagnosis. An estimated 1...

Sept 13, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] Depression rate rises 16% in 5 years

The number of South Koreans treated for depression last year rose 15.8 percent from five years before, government data showed. Some 681,000 patients were treated for depression last year, up from ...

Sept 10, 2018
Health
[Weekender] What effect does boyangsik have on your body?

Oriental medicine expert introduces what summer food to eat and avoid according to body type

Aug 9, 2018
Health
Korea moves to enlarge warning images on cigarette packs

The health ministry is pushing to enlarge the size of graphic warning images on cigarette packs, officials said Sunday, a move aimed at discouraging people from smoking. The Ministry of Health and W...

Jul 29, 2018
Health
[Weekender] What blood types are really about

'Blood types important in blood transfusion but exact role of antigens remain scientifically unproved with no proof of correlation with diseases’

Jul 26, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] Cigarette sales down 1.6% in H1 on campaign, higher prices

Sales of cigarettes in Korea declined 1.6 percent in the first six months of the year compared to a year earlier, due to a government-led anti-smoking campaign and higher prices, data showed. Kore...

Jul 18, 2018
Health
Korean menstrual cup crashes Tumblbug, reaches crowdfunding target in under half hour

Eve Cup, the third menstrual cup to gain the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s approval for sales in Korea, was heatedly received on Monday when it launched on social crowdfunding platform Tumblbug....

Jul 17, 2018
Health
Be careful when using handheld fans: ministry

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has issued a safety warning over the use of mini electric fans, a popular item in Korea during summer. “People often overlook safety when using portable fans ...

Jul 13, 2018
Health
Korea’s smallest preemie survivor heads home

. A baby girl who was born after just 24 weeks gestation, weighing 302 grams, was released from the hospital Thursday after spending nearly five months in the neonatal intensive care unit, Asan Medi...

Jul 12, 2018
Health
Wake-up call about impact of drinking morning coffee

Over time, coffee has become a universal, and quick, antidote to morning sleepiness. In Korea, roughly 265 million cups of coffee, or some 500 cups per person, were consumed in 2017, according to Kor...

Jul 11, 2018
Health
Rules toughened to reduce damage from clinical trials

82 clinical trial deaths reported over five-year period

Jul 4, 2018
Health
Lung cancer incidence rate suggests more women smoking than official count

The actual smoking rate among women is likely to be nearly triple the official count of 6.4 percent, due to women's underreporting, a health professor said in a report Monday. The smoking rate was m...

Jun 4, 2018
Health
Heartbreaker? Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes: WHO

While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health Organization warned Thursday there was too little awareness of tobacco's impact on the human heart. On the occas...

Jun 3, 2018
Health
Caring for aging pets

Aging society not limited to humans, but pets as well

Jun 1, 2018
Health

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