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Retirement only a step in Valentino’s life

FashionSept 8, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Even though iconic designer Valentino officially retired in 2008, the 79-year-old has no interest in slowing down. “Retirement is for old people,” he said with a laugh Wednesday at an awards luncheon in his honor. The Fashion Institute of Technology presented the Italian designer with the 2011 Couture Council Award for artistry during an elegant daytime soiree at Lincoln Center,...
University, POSTECH team up on stem cells

HealthSept 8, 2011

From as early as 2014, anti-cancer stem cell treatment will be available through a joint firm established by Pohang University of Technology and Science and Catholic University of Korea, the schools said Monday. According to the joint venture “PoCaStem,” the treatment “GX-051” involved injecting adenovirus that prompts the anti-carcinogenic treatment gene, IL-12M, into a stem cell. The substance...
Ewha ties up with Mongolia cancer center

HealthSept 8, 2011

Ewha Womans University Medical Center has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mongolian National Cancer Center for research and treatment, the hospital said Thursday. Under the agreement, the Seoul hospital will diagnose and treat transferred Mongolian patients, refer the process to the Mongolian cancer center and share knowledge and other information about the healing process. The tw...
Eye infection alert issued

HealthSept 8, 2011

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked parents to take extra care on their children’s eyes as eye infections are increasing since the school term kicked off. According to the center, which received reports from 80 medical facilities nationwide, the number of people with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis infection was 1,445 between Aug 21 and 27, shortly after schools resumed thei...
Dermatological clinic offers consultations

HealthSept 8, 2011

Gowoonsesang Dermatology clinic is offering consultations through mobile a phone messenger service from this week. Once the clinic’s number, 010-9566-8275, is saved in a smart phone, patients can use the consultation service provided by the clinic from 6 p.m. to 8p.m. through “Kakao Talk” or “Daum People” messengers. “With the messengers, one can have one-stop service from consultation to booki...
Bird flu back on the rise, U.N. warns

HealthSept 8, 2011

LOS ANGELES ― Bird flu was in decline, but health officials warned Monday that it appears to be on the rise again. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) “urged heightened readiness and surveillance against a possible major resurgence” of the virus, which has crossed over from birds to infect 565 people and kill 331 of them since its appearance in 2003. At its peak in 2006, ...
Discount offered for patients who use neighborhood clinics

HealthSept 8, 2011

Starting next year, people suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes or hypertension will be able to get a discount on their medical bills if they register at a neighborhood clinic instead of visiting general hospitals or clinics far from home. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the national health insurance coverage for such patients will be expanded from the current 70 pe...
Do you want to sleep well?

HealthSept 8, 2011

“Boys and girls, it’s time to go to bed.” When I was a boy, everyday this message came from the television or radio just before 9 p.m. I thought of it as a signal for the end of the day and would go to bed. I knew nothing about the world after that time. The 9 to 6 sleep schedule was considered the best sleeping habit at that time. I’m a pediatric neurologist. I deal with epilepsy, muscle dise...
Tips on healthy Chuseok diet

HealthSept 8, 2011

Doctor’s advise: cut oil where you can, even healthy foods can be overeaten Many people have memories of gaining holiday weight after days of feasting with their families over Chuseok. Most holiday foods are fatty and high in calories as they are usually sweet, fried or roasted. In the old days when food was sometimes scarce, holiday feasts must have been a blessing. But nowadays, when food is ...
Suicide main cause of death for those under 40 in S. Korea

HealthSept 8, 2011

Suicide was the No. 1 cause of death among people under 40 years of age in South Korea last year, with the nation‘s overall suicide rate also marking the highest among the world’s major countries, a report showed Thursday. According to the report by Statistics Korea, suicide was the leading cause of death among those in their teens, 20s and 30s in 2010. Of those aged 10-19, 5.2 out of every 100,...
Adult smoking rate edges down slightly: CDC data

HealthSept 8, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) _ Fewer U.S. adults are smoking and those who do light up are smoking fewer cigarettes each day, but the trend is weaker than the government had hoped. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday, 19.3 percent of adults said they smoked last year, down from about 21 percent in 2005. The rate for smoking 30 or more cigarettes daily dropped to abo...
Sacramento mayor, school reformer Rhee marry

PeopleSept 8, 2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and former Washington, D.C., schools chancellor were married over the weekend in a private ceremony in Tennessee. The wedding came almost a year to the day after the couple‘s originally scheduled wedding date. Johnson’s office announced Tuesday that the ceremony was held Saturday at Blackberry Farm near Knoxville. “‘’We had a small ceremo...
‘Think big, act small’ to make real change

CultureSept 7, 2011

Former fundraiser for N.Y. public schools transforms Governors Island with creative cultural ideas Career choices of Leslie Koch, president of the Trust for Governors Island, have been far from typical. The 49-year-old was once an executive at Microsoft. She later became a successful fundraiser for public schools in New York City. Then, she took a challenging job in 2006 to transform an almost-...
English book on Korean Wave published

BooksSept 7, 2011

The Korean Culture and Information Service has published the English-language book “The Korean Wave” to introduce the country’s contemporary pop culture, which has gained attention overseas with the spread of K-pop and Korean dramas. The book is the first publication of the four-part “K-Culture Series” through which the KOIS plans to introduce detailed culture content this year. “The Korean Wav...
KBS radio to feature life of late Catholic priest in English

BooksSept 7, 2011

KBS CoolFM (89.1 Mhz) will feature the life of late Catholic missionary and physician Lee Tae-seok, who devoted his life to helping people in southern Sudan, for its special English program for children Sept. 12-13. Prepared exclusively for the upcoming Chuseok holidays, the show, titled “The Greatest Love of All,” will have the Korean introduction by actor Sohn Hyun-joo and child actor Yang Han...