The Korea Herald

State health insurance premiums to rise 2.8%

The national health insurance premium will increase 2.8 percent next year from this year, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday. Salaried worker subscribers will pay 5.8 percent of salary as premium up from the current 5.64 percent ― an average monthly increase of 2,355 won. For self-employed or unemployed people, average monthly premiums will go up 2,095 won.Medical fees from clinics or hospitals will rise by an average of 2.2 percent.But half the price of dentures for those 75 or old

Nov. 17, 2011

Strength training’s not just for bodybuilders anymore

DETROIT ― The variations have new names but center on the same main principle ― whether you yank on suspension bands, pull stretchy rubber tubes, heft a bulbous low-tech kettlebell or pump traditional free weights, you’re moving your muscles against resistance. That’s what burns calories while building healthy, attractive lean muscle tissue. Both lead to weight loss, a firm physique and a raft of other benefits.Strength training is a growing trend, according to the annual survey by the American

Nov. 17, 2011

Strength training’s not just for bodybuilders anymore

Doctors call for cholesterol test for kids aged 9-11

CHICAGO (AP) ― Every child should be tested for high cholesterol as early as age 9 ― surprising new advice from a government panel that suggests screening kids in grade school for a problem more common in middle age.The idea will come as a shock to most parents. And it’s certain to stir debate.The doctors on the expert panel that announced the new guidelines Friday concede there is little proof that testing now will prevent heart attacks decades later. But many doctors say waiting might be too l

Nov. 17, 2011

Doctors call for cholesterol test for kids aged 9-11

Hospitals rush to open addiction clinics

About 680,000 people diagnosed with depression or other mental illness as of 2010Seeing therapists or doctors to get treatment for addiction or mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. According to the Health Ministry, about 680,000 people have been diagnosed with depression or other forms of mental illness as of 2010. In 2010 there were 23,806 adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 receiving treatment for depression, up 15 percent from 2006. Still, in Korea many shun medical help for psyc

Nov. 17, 2011

Samsung to launch modified Galaxy Tab in Germany next week

Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it will begin sales of a modified version of its Galaxy Tab tablet computer in Germany next week, as it seeks to bypass a sales ban asserted by Apple Inc. in the European country. The revised Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the German market has been renamed the Galaxy Tab 10.1N and has two design modifications from the original version, the company‘s spokesman in Seoul said. The remark confirms earlier reports by German media. In the new model, Samsung modified th

Nov. 17, 2011

Hynix hails U.S. ruling on Rambus case

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, on Thursday welcomed a U.S. jury’s decision to reject Rambus Inc.’s antitrust allegation against the Korean chipmaker. On Wednesday, a San Francisco jury ruled that Hynix and Micron Technology Inc., a U.S. chipmaker, did not engage in joint illegal actions to prevent Rambus from expanding in the semiconductor market. “We welcome the jury’s decision,” Kwon Oh-chul, the CEO at Hynix, said in a statement.The latest ruling clears

Nov. 17, 2011

Women more likely to have 'broken heart syndrome'

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) _ Females are seven to nine times more likely to suffer ``broken heart syndrome,'' when sudden or prolonged stress like an emotional breakup or death causes overwhelming heart failure or heart attack-like symptoms, the first nationwide study of this finds. Usually patients reco

Nov. 17, 2011

Women more likely to have 'broken heart syndrome'

Massive lakes could lie beneath ice of Jupiter moon

A body of water as big as North America's Great Lakes could lie beneath Europa, a shining enigmatic moon of Jupiter, astronomers reported on Wednesday.(NASA)The finding -- if backed by a hoped-for unmanned robot mission -- is exciting, for water is one of the key ingredients for life.Its white

Nov. 17, 2011

Massive lakes could lie beneath ice of Jupiter moon

Facebook warns of recent wave of spam

NEW YORK (AP) _ Facebook said Wednesday that it has stopped most of the spam that has flooded many users' pages with pictures showing graphic sex and violence.The social-networking company urged its 800 million-plus users to remain vigilant to keep their accounts from being hijacked.That includes re

Nov. 17, 2011

Keen video-gamers' brains may reward them more

Nov. 16, 2011

Milk does a body good -- even when worn

The 28-year-old German is the designer of an award-winning new textile made entirely from milk that's environmentally friendly as well as soothing to people with skin allergies. Called “Qmilch,” it drapes and folds like silk, but can be washed and dried like cotton. In this photo taken Tuesday

Nov. 16, 2011

Samsung wins early Australia trial on Apple infringement claim

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co., embroiled in patent disputes with Apple Inc. around the globe, won an early trial on its claim that the iPhone and iPad 2 in Australia infringe its patents on 3G wireless transmissions.Australia Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett today ordered tha

Nov. 15, 2011

Hungry mosquitoes fly farther than you think

(AP) How far does a mosquito fly? Harry Boerema wants to know.Boerema lives near a drainage project, where Dutch authorities are dredging a huge meter-deep (3-foot) basin in the northern rural landscape to head off flood waters and protect towns and villages from disaster.The project threatens to in

Nov. 15, 2011

Berkshire buys 5 percent of IBM, takes other stakes

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) -- Warren Buffett said Monday that his company has spent $10.7 billion to buy more than 5 percent of IBM's stock this year, a surprising move by the billionaire investor who has long shied away from investing in high technology companies.Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berks

Nov. 15, 2011

Berkshire buys 5 percent of IBM, takes other stakes

Criticism mounts over ‘soft’ penalties for power bloggers

Netizens on Monday expressed anger at the “soft” penalties given to power bloggers who made huge illegitimate profits. The Fair Trade Commission announced on Sunday it levied a fine of 5 million won each on four power bloggers for not revealing that they wrote favorable product reviews in return for a commission. According to the FTC, brokering a collective purchase of a product online is legal, but bloggers are required to reveal they get paid a commission for organizing such mass purchases. Th

Nov. 14, 2011

Review: Kindle Fire sacrifices to get under $200

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kindle was always an odd product name. Amazon used a verb to name a thing, raising the question: Kindle what? Now we have the answer: Kindle Fire.The Kindle Fire is the first full-color, touch-screen Kindle. It's available in the U.S. starting Tuesday for $199.A price like

Nov. 14, 2011

Review: Kindle Fire sacrifices to get under $200

Professionally cleaned teeth may be weapon against heart disease

Yearly teeth-cleaning at the dentist’s office may cut the risk of heart attack by as much as 24 percent compared with those who avoid the treatment, Taiwanese researchers found. Those who had their teeth scraped and polished by a dentist or dental hygienist also had a 13 percent lower risk of s

Nov. 14, 2011

Professionally cleaned teeth may be weapon against heart disease

Orbital solar power plants touted for energy needs

Nov. 14, 2011

Apple not to outdo Samsung in Q4 smartphone sales: report

Apple Inc. may find it difficult to overtake Samsung Electronics Co. as the top global smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter of this year, a market report showed Sunday.Samsung, the world's No. 2 handset maker, dethroned Apple in the third quarter in smartphone shipments, becoming the top smartpho

Nov. 13, 2011

Apple not to outdo Samsung in Q4 smartphone sales: report

Apple customers complain software update didn’t fix battery

Apple Inc. customers say devices with the new iOS 5 operating system are still suffering from weak battery life, even after the company issued a software update meant to fix the malfunction. An advertisment for the Apple Inc. iPhone 4S is displayed at a Sprint Nextel Corp. store in Palo Alto, Califo

Nov. 13, 2011

Apple customers complain software update didn’t fix battery