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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 Medical...

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
[Graphic News] S. Korea's medical spending grows fastest among OECD members

According to a report from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, medical spending in South Korea jumped by an annual average of 6.8 percent from 2005 to 2015 The growth rate during th...

May 9, 2018
Health
Smoking cafes no longer oasis for ostracized smokers

Local coffee shops to enforce smoking ban with upcoming revision to smoking law in Korea

Apr 19, 2018
Health
Scientists develop AI-based deep learning drug interaction, prediction system

A group of South Korean scientists have developed a deep learning system based on artificial intelligence that can precisely predict interactions between drugs, the government said Tuesday. Accordin...

Apr 17, 2018
Health
[Weekender] ‘Gramming’ your way to fitness

In the age of social media, workout routines and diet plans are easily coupled with the desire to share these efforts with friends and followers online. At the last count, more than 1 million posts ...

Apr 13, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] Men's smoking rate in S. Korea down in 2017

According to a survey from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the proportion of men who smoke came to 39.3 percent in 2017, down 1.3 percentage points from a year earlier. The sur...

Apr 1, 2018
Health
Obese people more susceptible to contracting diabetes: survey

Obese people are more susceptible to contracting diabetes than those who are not, a survey showed Friday. Obese people have a 156 percent greater chance of contracting diabetes than those who are no...

Mar 30, 2018
Health
[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

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