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[Weekender] What blood types are really about

Jul 26, 2018

'Blood types important in blood transfusion but exact role of antigens remain scientifically unproved with no proof of correlation with diseases’
[Graphic News] Cigarette sales down 1.6% in H1 on campaign, higher prices

Jul 18, 2018

Sales of cigarettes in Korea declined 1.6 percent in the first six months of the year compared to a year earlier, due to a government-led anti-smoking campaign and higher prices, data showed. Kore...
Korean menstrual cup crashes Tumblbug, reaches crowdfunding target in under half hour

Jul 17, 2018

Eve Cup, the third menstrual cup to gain the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s approval for sales in Korea, was heatedly received on Monday when it launched on social crowdfunding platform Tumblbug....
Be careful when using handheld fans: ministry

Jul 13, 2018

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 ...
Korea’s smallest preemie survivor heads home

Jul 12, 2018

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...
Wake-up call about impact of drinking morning coffee

Jul 11, 2018

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...
Rules toughened to reduce damage from clinical trials

Jul 4, 2018

82 clinical trial deaths reported over five-year period
Lung cancer incidence rate suggests more women smoking than official count

Jun 4, 2018

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...
Heartbreaker? Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes: WHO

Jun 3, 2018

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...
Caring for aging pets

Jun 1, 2018

Aging society not limited to humans, but pets as well
[Graphic News] S. Korea's medical spending grows fastest among OECD members

May 9, 2018

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...
Smoking cafes no longer oasis for ostracized smokers

Apr 19, 2018

Local coffee shops to enforce smoking ban with upcoming revision to smoking law in Korea
Scientists develop AI-based deep learning drug interaction, prediction system

Apr 17, 2018

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...
[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...