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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...
[Weekender] In search of youth

Sept 8, 2017

Anti-aging care growing popular among Koreans, old and young
[Weekender] Secret to reversing aging? Think again

Sept 8, 2017

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...
Govt. to adopt pre-approval system for biocidal products from 2019

Aug 8, 2017

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

Aug 6, 2017

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...
Nepalese worker in his 20s dies from tick-borne disease

Aug 1, 2017

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 ...
Korea's vaccination rates for children higher than US, Britain: data

Jul 27, 2017

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...
Govt. to keep better track of migratory birds to help prevent avian influenza

Jul 25, 2017

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...
Korean women see themselves chubbier than they are: survey

Jul 13, 2017

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...