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Mind those extra pounds?

Let’s say you’re trying to avoid sugar. And you’re at work one morning, when someone puts out that irresistible pink box of doughnuts. (Or a bowl of chips, or whatever your weakness may be.) It’s a...

Apr 7, 2016
Health
Global competition shows technology aids weight loss

MIAMI (AFP) - A friendly international competition to encourage exercise using pedometers and online tools was successful in helping people lose weight and improve their fitness over the course of th...

Apr 5, 2016
Health
Makgeolli extract may slow stomach cancer

Korean traditional rice wine, or makgeolli, contains a material believed to be effective in slowing the growth of stomach cancer cells, a study showed Monday. The Korea Food Research Institute said ...

Mar 7, 2016
Health
[EYE] Developing cholera vaccine in South Korea

IVI director general Jerome Kim shares stories behind Euvichol, Korea’s first oral cholera vaccine

Feb 19, 2016
Health
Squat, lunge, push-ups. 13 apps for fitness at home

MIAMI (AP) -- Don't want to fight traffic, travelling for work, can’t afford a $30 barre class? Those excuses for missing your workout no longer fly thanks to a host of new fitness apps and online su...

Feb 10, 2016
Health
Samsung starts blood donation drive amid low reserves

South Korea's top conglomerate the Samsung Group said Thursday it has kicked off an inhouse blood donation campaign in an effort to help the country tide over a shortage of blood reserves. The campa...

Jan 21, 2016
Health
Korea confirms additional FMD case

One additional case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in South Korea stoking concerns that the animal disease may further spread into the nation, the government said Thursday. A pig farm ...

Jan 14, 2016
Health
Pinterest is alive with a new you for the new year

NEW YORK (AP) -- Welcome to New Year’s resolution junction. It’s a busy place around this time of year, when those promises we make to ourselves are either furiously alive or dead on arrival. In a ...

Jan 13, 2016
Health
One-third of Koreans overweight, many not trying to slim down

Roughly a third of adult South Koreans were overweight in 2014, with many not even trying to lose weight, government data showed Monday. The 2014 national health data by the Korea Centers for Diseas...

Jan 11, 2016
Health
Seoul city opens website about medical tourism programs

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Friday that it has opened a website that provides information on medical tourism programs in the city in four languages. The Medical Tour Seoul web site ( htt...

Dec 18, 2015
Health
Reebok CrossFit Sentinel’s Euljiro branch to relocate to Gwanghwamun

The Euljiro branch of CrossFit gym Reebok CrossFit Sentinel will be relocating to Gwanghwamun, it said in a statement Tuesday. Established in 2012 as the second “box” of the CrossFit franchise, the ...

Nov 17, 2015
Health
Foods that may help prevent Alzheimer’s

While there is no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease -- a chronic neurodegenerative disease considered to be one of the biggest threats to South Korea’s future economy -- researchers have found that ...

Nov 12, 2015
Health
Korea to speed up tech, medical regulations

The South Korean government Friday unveiled plans to ease regulations on drones and self-driving cars, paving the way for the futuristic technologies to spur related industries. The plans were given...

Nov 6, 2015
Health
3-4 shots of soju a day can help prevent strokes: experts

A few shots of soju, the most popular liquor in South Korea, a day can significantly lower the risk of strokes among males, a team of lcoal researchers said Friday. According to the team of neurolog...

Nov 6, 2015
Health
Smartphones may ruin your eyes

South Korea is one of the world’s most connected countries, with more than 80 percent of the population owning smartphones as of this year. But spending too much time with smart devices can be a seri...

Oct 29, 2015
Health

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