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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...
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...