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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
Regular checkups raise chances of detecting liver cancer 2.5 times: report

Chances of detecting liver cancer are 2.5 times higher for those who have regular checkups than those who do not, a report showed Sunday. Those who have regular medical examinations are also 24 perc...

Aug 6, 2017
Health
Nepalese worker in his 20s dies from tick-borne disease

HONGSEONG -- A Nepalese worker died from a tick-borne disease earlier this week in South Korea's first case of the illness contracted by a man in his 20s, the South Chungcheong provincial government ...

Aug 1, 2017
Health
Korea's vaccination rates for children higher than US, Britain: data

South Korea's vaccination rates for hepatitis B and several other major diseases are higher than those of the United States, Britain and Australia, government data showed Thursday. South Korea's vac...

Jul 27, 2017
Health
Govt. to keep better track of migratory birds to help prevent avian influenza

The state quarantine agency said Tuesday it will work with a number of different organizations that monitor migratory birds for systematic prevention of avian influenza. The Animal and Plant Quarant...

Jul 25, 2017
Health
Korean women see themselves chubbier than they are: survey

South Korean women tend to consider themselves chubbier than they actually are while men are inclined to think the opposite, a survey showed Thursday. About 20 percent, or 5,002 women, of the 25,281...

Jul 13, 2017
Health
Health ministry to inspect new e-cigarettes for possible risks

Government authorities said Monday they will be examining the e-cigarette IQOS for any health risks starting next month. IQOS, a product that heats tobacco, went on sale locally in June. Its manufac...

Jul 10, 2017
Health
Health care experts seek innovation amid 4th industrial revolution

More than 250 medical doctors and health care providers from South Korea and the United States gathered in Seoul on Friday to discuss ways to pursue innovations as the economies around the world embr...

Jun 30, 2017
Health

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