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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Threat of HIV infection lingers
7,656 Koreans reported HIV positive as of 2010It has been a long time since health experts first declared that AIDS is not transmittable through everyday human interaction or an automatic death sentence.But public perception is still behind scientific and medical knowledge. People infected with HIV are refused entry into the country at immigration while many hide their health status out of fear of being discriminated against by society. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prev
Dec. 1, 2011
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Global Fund for world health halts new programs
GENEVA (AP) ― The world’s biggest financier in the fight against three killer diseases says it has run out of money to pay for new grant programs for the next two years ― a situation likely to hit poor AIDS patients around the world.An official with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said Thursday that its has been forced to cease giving new grants until 2014 because of global economic woes brought on by debt crises in the U.S. and Europe.An independent panel recommended in
Dec. 1, 2011
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Ewha learns about Arabic world
Ewha Womans University Medical Center on Nov. 24 invited leaders of the Korea-Arab Society to the center to get a better understanding of Middle Eastern society. “Middle East states are distant from Korean people. Some groundless images of terrorism and oppression have been linked with the region, causing public misunderstanding,” said Choi Seung-ho, head of the organization. “It is about time we have opened our door to the area,” he said. Ewha hospital has started placing emphasis on the Arabic
Dec. 1, 2011
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TnTn Hospital opens joint, spine center
TnTn Hospital specializing in spine and joint treatments has opened a TnTn Joint Training Center at its Eunpyeong, Guro and Jangan branches in Seoul. The centers will provide comprehensive information and exercise regimes to strengthen the spine and joint areas not only for the patients but for anyone interested. The center has invited Ohm Tae-hyun, former team doctor of Olympic gold medalist swimmer Park Tae-hwan, as a lecturer to provide information about his field experiences in exercise. The
Dec. 1, 2011
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Konkuk Univ. Hospital accredited by WHO
Konkuk University Medical Center said Monday that it has been accredited as a World Health Organization Health Promoting Hospital and Health Service.It conducted a ceremony on the day to hang the accreditation plaque.According to the international organization, the accreditation recognizes four areas: good quality treatment and care in a positive health care setting; extending the treatment of current diseases towards disease prevention and promotion of positive health; strengthening patient ori
Dec. 1, 2011
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Just 1 in 4 with HIV have infection under control
ATLANTA (AP) ― Only about 1 in 4 Americans with the AIDS virus have the infection under control with medications, federal health officials said Tuesday.Part of the reason is that about 20 percent of those infected with HIV don’t know it. People can have an infection for years without developing symptoms.An infection was once a death sentence, but medications that have been available for 15 years can turn it into a manageable condition, allowing those infected to live longer and healthier lives.H
Dec. 1, 2011
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Inflammation of the middle ear
Otitis media refers to all types of inflammation of the middle ear caused by an infection. It is the second most frequently diagnosed disease among outpatients of otorhinolaryngology and pediatrics, following upper respiratory tract inflammation. About one-third of infants aged 3 and under suffer from acute otitis media at least three times, and two-thirds at least once. Some infants are found to develop sequelle from this condition. Cases of fatal complications have been dramatically reduced du
Dec. 1, 2011
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Giving thanks helps psychological outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Count your blessings this Thanksgiving. It’s good for you.While it seems pretty obvious that gratitude is a positive emotion, psychologists for decades rarely delved into the science of giving thanks. But in the last several years they have, learning in many experiments that it is one of humanity’s most powerful emotions. It makes you happier and can change your attitude about life, like an emotional reset button.Especially in hard times, like these.Beyond proving that being gr
Dec. 1, 2011
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LinkedIn seeks expansion in Korea
Professional social networking service LinkedIn Corp. said Thursday it has started a Korean language service to lure the country's Internet users. LinkedIn's entry into South Korea comes as overseas social networking services such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have gained ground here following a
Dec. 1, 2011
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In mice, a step towards a vaccine for HIV
Tests on lab mice have opened up a new path towards a vaccine against HIV, one of the most frustrating quests in the 30-year history of AIDS, scientists reported on Wednesday.Genetically modified mice fought back the human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) after they had been injected with genes to make a
Dec. 1, 2011
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Google's maps go indoors with new mobile feature
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Google's next frontier in digital mapping will span the world's shopping malls and airports.An upgrade of Google's mobile mapping service released Tuesday includes directions within stores, malls, airports and transit centers in the U.S. and Japan.The initial index only covers a
Nov. 30, 2011
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Samsung defeats Apple-sought ban on Australia Galaxy Tab sales
Samsung Electronics won its appeal against Apple’s temporary ban on its sales of tablet PCs in Australia, increasing the possibility of a turnaround in the ongoing patent battle between the two.People walk by a Samsung store in Sydney. (AP-Yonhap News)The Federation Court of Australia on Wednesday o
Nov. 30, 2011
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Global IT gurus search for Korean partnerships
Top executives of U.S. companies make successive visits for cooperationNovember has been an especially busy month for the local IT industry with a number of IT gurus from the U.S. visiting Korea, intending to devise business plans for next year.The visits started with Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google Inc., who arrived for the second time in Seoul since 2007, followed by Qualcomm chairman Paul Jacobs and Microsoft International’s president Jean-Philippe Courtois later in the month.The government,
Nov. 29, 2011
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Hanwha Pharma awarded “Best Family Friendly Management” by gender ministry
Hanwha Pharma Co. was recognized as a “Best Family Friendly Management” company by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Affairs on Nov. 22.The company is the first small to medium-sized pharmaceutical firm to be awarded such an accreditation.The “Best Family Friendly Management” award is given
Nov. 29, 2011
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Australian air safety bureau probes smoking iPhone
Australia's aviation safety watchdog said Tuesday it was investigating after an Apple iPhone apparently began glowing red and emitting smoke after a flight to Sydney last week.Australian carrier Regional Express (Rex) said a passenger's mobile "started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke, a
Nov. 29, 2011
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Creative thinkers more likely to cheat
Nov. 29, 2011
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First CJD death reported in Korea
(Yonhap News)The Korea Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention on Tuesday confirmed the first death from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease here.Authorities stressed that the strain of the disease was different from variant CJD, which is known to spread to people who eat beef infected with bovine
Nov. 29, 2011
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Kindle sales quadrupled on Black Friday: Amazon
Online retailing giant Amazon said Monday that sales of its Kindle e-readers and tablets quadrupled on Black Friday over the previous year's annual pre-Christmas national shopping orgy.The company gave no specific data on Kindle sales last Friday, but said its new tablet computer, the Kindle F
Nov. 29, 2011
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‘Kakao Talk most popular app in Korea’
Mobile messenger Kakao Talk is the most frequently used Android app in South Korea, Nielsen said on Monday. The survey by Nielsen, an insights and analytics provider, showed that 92.8 percent of Android-based smartphone users here used Kakao Talk, developed by a Korean firm, at least once in the Aug-Sept. period.Coming behind were Google Android Market (88.6 percent), Google Map (53.3 percent) and Naver (52.6 percent). U.S. users data revealed a different pattern as Android Market topped the lis
Nov. 28, 2011
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Korea, Abu Dhabi join hands on patient referrals, cooperation
The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi signed a pact Friday to let the United Arab Emirates refer its patients to four medical institutions in Korea. The four hospitals are Samsung Seoul Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, Asan Medical Center and Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. This is the first agreement between Korea and another country regarding official referral and transfer of foreign patients. The deal paves the way for patients recommended and directed
Nov. 27, 2011