Whereas vitamin D deficiency has long been recognized as a medical condition, vitamin D “insufficiency” has recently become a concern. Increased attention to this new “syndrome” has led to a substantial increase in testing for vitamin D levels in the blood, and it is expected that several million tests will be performed in the U.S. this year. If you worry about your vitamin D levels or wonder how

TechnologyJune 16, 2011

LOS ANGELES ― The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued new guidelines for sunscreen labeling that will give consumers better information about the products’ effectiveness and that will, for the first time, allow labeling to claim that sunscreens protect against skin cancer and early skin aging.The agency has been considering such regulations since 1978 and released some proposed rules in

TechnologyJune 16, 2011

Expert advises early screening, good dietary habits and exercise to prevent cancerThere are many deadly diseases in the world but few provoke the same anxiety as cancer. Cancer is the No.1 cause of death apart from aging. As of 2008, about 178,000 people were being diagnosed with cancer every year, with about 60,000 dying of it. Those numbers are expected to soar, according to the National Cancer

TechnologyJune 16, 2011

Korean Air’s new Airbus A380 (Yonhap News)YEONGJONG ISLAND ― Korean Air’s brand new Airbus A380 superjumbo made a successful landing after its first test flight in Korea on Thursday.The event took place a day ahead of the world’s largest passenger jet’s maiden commercial flight to Japan’s Narita International Airport. About 200 journalists, customers and company officials flew on a two-hour trip t

IndustryJune 16, 2011

Girls' decisions about sex are significantly influenced by their father’s parenting skills, a new study shows. “Girls who receive lower quality fathering tend to engage in more risky sexual behavior -- sex without a condom, having sex while drunk, multiple sexual partners and becoming pregnant before age 19 -- in adolescence,” said Bruce J. Ellis of the University of Arizona Norton School of Famil

TechnologyJune 16, 2011

Lungs from those who die by euthanasia are more suitable for transplant surgery, according to medical specialists from Belgium.Dirk van Raemdonck, the leader of the study from Leuven, explained that lungs taken from people who died through euthanasia were in better condition than those taken from victims of accidents.The report, “Initial Experience With Transplantation of Lungs Recovered From Dono

TechnologyJune 16, 2011

The Bank of Korea and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance will increase policy coordination as they work to minimize the effect of uncertainties in domestic and international economic conditions. The measures were announced in a joint statement released by the central bank and the ministry following an early morning meeting between Bank of Korea Governor Kim Choong-soo and Finance Minister Bahk J

June 15, 2011

FSC’s move comes as group’s brokerage and banking units sanctionedThe financial authorities have begun to review laws as to whether Hana Financial Group is an eligible investor to buy a company such as Korea Exchange Bank.Their move comes as the financial group’s brokerage and banking units were sanctioned last month and 2009, respectively, sources said Wednesday.If a financial company receives a

June 15, 2011

Asiana Airlines opened the first airport lounge specifically for the disabled at Incheon International Airport on Wednesday.The company also donated wheelchairs to a support center for the disabled at the ceremony marking the opening of the lounge.The event was attended by officials from Asiana Airlines, including its chief executive Yoon Young-doo and those from an Incheon-based welfare organizat

IndustryJune 15, 2011

Conglomerate replaces two execs responsible for auditingSamsung Group has replaced its top auditing and human resources managers, signaling that a conglomerate-wide shakeup may take place soon.Samsung said it named Chung Hyun-ho as the new head of the business examination team, which oversees audits, and Chung Keum-yong as the chief of human resource support.The replacement of the company’s high-r

IndustryJune 15, 2011

Emerging markets will experience continued capital inflow into the region regardless of the expiration of the second round of quantitative easing in the U.S., Robert Rubin, former secretary of the U.S. treasury said in Seoul on Wednesday.“There is a tremendously strong orientation now toward emerging market countries in the investment world. And that has nothing to do with the end of QE2,” Rubin s

June 15, 2011

Korea Aerospace Industries on Wednesday announced its expansion plan to become the comprehensive aircraft manufacturing company, with details to go public at the end of this month.“KAI is the country’s only comprehensive producer of aircraft materials since it was merged with Samsung Daewoo and Hyundai’s aircraft sectors in October 1999,” president Kim Hong-kyung told reporters at a news conferenc

June 15, 2011

Korea’s growing economic muscle and brisk exports will turn the country into a leading global exhibition destination, said Choe Dae-kyu, vice chairman of the Association of Korea Exhibition Industry. Registered under the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, the organization promotes trade fairs held here and supports related policies. Its 44 members are largely exhibition hall operators, event organizer

IndustryJune 15, 2011

Third-generation members of business families moving up the executive ladderThird-generation chaebol family members appear to be rapidly consolidating their positions at the country’s largest conglomerates.Among the grandchildren of chaebol founders, Hyundai Motor Group’s Chung Eui-sun is taking the fastest route to the top. On Aug. 20, 2009, Hyundai Motor Group promoted chairman Chung Mong-koo’s

IndustryJune 15, 2011