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[Weekender] Looks outweigh health in Korea’s obesity problem

Lookism hinders efforts to tackle obesity, focusing on appearances rather than health

Mar 16, 2018
Health
SNU study identifies protein involved in asthma attacks

A university research team has identified a protein produced by immune system that plays a key role in asthma attacks, opening up new possibilities for treatment research. The team led by professor ...

Mar 15, 2018
Health
Seven out of 10 Koreans have tried Korean medical treatments: data

Roughly seven out of 10 Koreans have received traditional Korean medical treatment, a study showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare put out the results of their study conducted on a total...

Feb 27, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] Frostbite on the decline

With the average temperature falling in January, the number of frostbite patients usually peaks drastically in that month, but the number has been declining in recent years. According to data from...

Jan 17, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] Working women have higher chance of miscarriage

The annual miscarriage rate for working women in Korea is 23 percent. Data also showed that the danger of failed pregnancy was 1.3 times higher for women with jobs as compared to those who do not ...

Jan 16, 2018
Health
Koreans in danger of chronic disease: KCDC

South Korean adults run the risk of chronic diseases due to unhealthy diet, a report from a state-run agency showed. According to the “Public Health Weekly Report” published on Thursday by the Korea...

Jan 15, 2018
Health
Korean researchers find nanostructure that combats cancer

A local research team has discovered a form of nanostructure that has potential for later applications in cancer treatment. A joint research team of Yonsei University College of Medicine and Ewha Wo...

Jan 8, 2018
Health
Obesity report shows difference between men, women according to wealth level

Some 41 percent of adult men are overweight, much higher than 24 percent for women, according to an obesity report out Sunday that showed the correlation between body size and income level. The repo...

Dec 31, 2017
Health
[Graphic News] Life expectancy up 10 years: OECD

Healthier lifestyles and higher incomes helped increase life expectancy by 10 years in 35 nations in the past half a century, according to the Health at a Glance 2017 report by the Organization of E...

Nov 14, 2017
Health
Nobel laureate biochemist Richard Roberts says GMOs are key to healthy ageing

While millions of people die of hunger in developing countries, genetically modified organisms are an essential tool to fight malnutrition and, most importantly, to help them age well, Nobel laureate...

Oct 30, 2017
Health
[Graphic News] S. Korean HIV patients on rise

The number of people with HIV in South Korea has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, data showed last week. A total of 13,584 people had been diagnosed with HIV in 2016, up from 5,316 tallied in ...

Oct 23, 2017
Health
[Graphic News] 1 out of 6 Korean youths are obese

According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 1 out of 6 South Korean children and youths (elementary, middle school, and high school students) are obese with the rate increasing every year. Th...

Oct 17, 2017
Health
[Weekender] In search of youth

Anti-aging care growing popular among Koreans, old and young

Sept 8, 2017
Health
[Weekender] Secret to reversing aging? Think again

As people age, so do their looks. In the hopes of reversing the ravages of time, a growing number of people are willing to pay for the privilege: The anti-aging industry in South Korea is expected to...

Sept 8, 2017
Health
Govt. to adopt pre-approval system for biocidal products from 2019

The government said Tuesday it will implement a prior approval system for biocidal products, such as disinfectants, starting in 2019, in a preventive measure after unscreened use of a deadly substanc...

Aug 8, 2017
Health

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