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Medical expenses for diabetes treatment top 8 tln won in 2011-2015

Nearly 8 trillion won ($7.15 billion) was used in medical expenses for more than 11 million diabetes patients in the past five years, a lawmaker said Wednesday. A total of 11.79 million people recei...

Sept 21, 2016
Health
Korea, US, Japan agree to bolster cancer research

South Korea, the United States and Japan have agreed to cooperate to effectively treat and eventually eradicate cancer, the leading cause of death in the three countries, Seoul's health ministry said...

Sept 20, 2016
Health
Exercise may offset health risks of drinking: study

PARIS (AFP) -- Heavy drinkers who exercise are less likely to die from alcohol-related diseases than those who don't, a study suggested Thursday, although its authors were cautious about the implicat...

Sept 8, 2016
Health
Gov't to strengthen monitoring of hepatitis C

The health ministry rolled out a set of measures Tuesday to further prevent and monitor hepatitis C following the recent mass infection of the virus here. The Ministry of Welfare and Health said it ...

Sept 6, 2016
Health
Korea confirms 11th Zika virus infection

South Korea has confirmed an additional case of Zika infection, raising the number of people infected with the virus here to 11, local health authorities said Saturday. The 64-year-old man came back...

Aug 28, 2016
Health
Scientists develop advanced diagnostic technology in breast cancer

A group of South Korean scientists has developed a technology to diagnose breast cancer in women with dense breasts in 10 minutes, Seoul's science ministry said Wednesday. It is more difficult to de...

Aug 24, 2016
Health
Korea confirms first cholera case in 15 years

South Korea has confirmed its first case of cholera in 15 years, local health authorities said Tuesday. A 59-year-old man from the southern city of Gwangju was confirmed to have been infected with t...

Aug 23, 2016
Health
Scientists develop improved breast cancer treatment

A group of South Korean scientists has developed a new treatment system for breast cancer by enhancing the effectiveness of hormonal treatment, the science ministry said Tuesday. The team led by Par...

Aug 16, 2016
Health
Number of HIV, AIDS patients surpasses 10,000 in Korea

The number of human immunodeficiency virus infections and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients surpassed 10,000 for the first time in South Korea last year, the health authorities said Friday....

Aug 12, 2016
Health
Korean women 20 cm taller than century ago

The average height of Korean women is now 20 centimeters taller than 100 years ago, according to a study published by Imperial College, London, on Monday. Korean women and Iranian men showed the hig...

Jul 26, 2016
Health
[Photo News] Global International Partner Meeting

Kim Young-pill (third from right), a president of Green Cross Medical Science, a subsidiary of Korean biopharmaceutical company Green Cross, poses with foreign clients, who attended the conference he...

Jul 22, 2016
Health
How to choose a fitness tracker when they all sound the same

NEW YORK (AP) -- Most fitness trackers can measure a lot: steps taken, heart beats, sleep quality and workout performance. That’s a lot of data, but are they useful? It depends on what you’re lookin...

Jul 21, 2016
Health
Busan hospitals eyeing Russian market

Major hospitals in South Korea's second largest city of Busan will stage presentations in Russia later this week as part of their efforts to enter the Russian medical market and entice Russian patien...

Jul 12, 2016
Health
Korea issues nationwide encephalitis warning

South Korea's health authorities on Monday issued a nationwide warning against the spread of encephalitis, advising the public to pay attention to personal hygiene and to get vaccinated if necessary....

Jul 11, 2016
Health
Korea’s biggest yoga institute to open in Paju

Korea’s biggest yoga institute is set to open in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, in September, a report said Thursday. Yoga business firm AJNA, together with Hallyu Training Center, said it will recruit ov...

Jun 23, 2016
Health

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