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Scientists develop anti-aging stem cell technology

Dec 9, 2016

A group of South Korean scientists has developed a stem cell technique that slows down aging, the state-run science laboratory said Friday, a discovery that could help find treatments for age-related...
Latest study links level of education to high blood pressure

Nov 29, 2016

The level of received school education matters most when it comes to reducing the risk of high blood pressure, a medical study suggested Tuesday, breaking the conventional notion that illnesses are c...
Korea has 2.2 doctors per 1,000 people: data

Oct 14, 2016

South Korea had 2.2 doctors per every 1,000 people in 2014, the lowest among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, data showed Friday. According to the OECD data subm...
Koreans with insomnia on the rise: data

Sept 27, 2016

The number of South Koreans with sleeping disorders has been increasing over the past few years, data showed Tuesday, urging the government to come up with campaigns on the proper use of related trea...
Medical expenses for diabetes treatment top 8 tln won in 2011-2015

Sept 21, 2016

Nearly 8 trillion won ($7.15 billion) was used in medical expenses for more than 11 million diabetes patients in the past five years, a lawmaker said Wednesday. A total of 11.79 million people recei...
Korea, US, Japan agree to bolster cancer research

Sept 20, 2016

South Korea, the United States and Japan have agreed to cooperate to effectively treat and eventually eradicate cancer, the leading cause of death in the three countries, Seoul's health ministry said...
Exercise may offset health risks of drinking: study

Sept 8, 2016

PARIS (AFP) -- Heavy drinkers who exercise are less likely to die from alcohol-related diseases than those who don't, a study suggested Thursday, although its authors were cautious about the implicat...
Gov't to strengthen monitoring of hepatitis C

Sept 6, 2016

The health ministry rolled out a set of measures Tuesday to further prevent and monitor hepatitis C following the recent mass infection of the virus here. The Ministry of Welfare and Health said it ...
Korea confirms 11th Zika virus infection

Aug 28, 2016

South Korea has confirmed an additional case of Zika infection, raising the number of people infected with the virus here to 11, local health authorities said Saturday. The 64-year-old man came back...
Scientists develop advanced diagnostic technology in breast cancer

Aug 24, 2016

A group of South Korean scientists has developed a technology to diagnose breast cancer in women with dense breasts in 10 minutes, Seoul's science ministry said Wednesday. It is more difficult to de...
Korea confirms first cholera case in 15 years

Aug 23, 2016

South Korea has confirmed its first case of cholera in 15 years, local health authorities said Tuesday. A 59-year-old man from the southern city of Gwangju was confirmed to have been infected with t...
Scientists develop improved breast cancer treatment

Aug 16, 2016

A group of South Korean scientists has developed a new treatment system for breast cancer by enhancing the effectiveness of hormonal treatment, the science ministry said Tuesday. The team led by Par...
Number of HIV, AIDS patients surpasses 10,000 in Korea

Aug 12, 2016

The number of human immunodeficiency virus infections and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients surpassed 10,000 for the first time in South Korea last year, the health authorities said Friday....
Korean women 20 cm taller than century ago

Jul 26, 2016

The average height of Korean women is now 20 centimeters taller than 100 years ago, according to a study published by Imperial College, London, on Monday. Korean women and Iranian men showed the hig...
[Photo News] Global International Partner Meeting

Jul 22, 2016

Kim Young-pill (third from right), a president of Green Cross Medical Science, a subsidiary of Korean biopharmaceutical company Green Cross, poses with foreign clients, who attended the conference he...