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[Weekender] ‘Gramming’ your way to fitness

Apr 13, 2018

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 ...
[Graphic News] Men's smoking rate in S. Korea down in 2017

Apr 1, 2018

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...
Obese people more susceptible to contracting diabetes: survey

Mar 30, 2018

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

Mar 16, 2018

Lookism hinders efforts to tackle obesity, focusing on appearances rather than health
SNU study identifies protein involved in asthma attacks

Mar 15, 2018

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 ...
Seven out of 10 Koreans have tried Korean medical treatments: data

Feb 27, 2018

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...
[Graphic News] Frostbite on the decline

Jan 17, 2018

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...
[Graphic News] Working women have higher chance of miscarriage

Jan 16, 2018

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 ...
Koreans in danger of chronic disease: KCDC

Jan 15, 2018

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...
Korean researchers find nanostructure that combats cancer

Jan 8, 2018

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...
Obesity report shows difference between men, women according to wealth level

Dec 31, 2017

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...
[Graphic News] Life expectancy up 10 years: OECD

Nov 14, 2017

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...
Nobel laureate biochemist Richard Roberts says GMOs are key to healthy ageing

Oct 30, 2017

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...
[Graphic News] S. Korean HIV patients on rise

Oct 23, 2017

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 ...
[Graphic News] 1 out of 6 Korean youths are obese

Oct 17, 2017

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...