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PARIS (AFP) ― Five major psychiatric disorders share a common problem in several faulty genes, according to the biggest study of its kind published on Thursday. In the widest trawl yet of genetic mu...
Updated : 2013.02.28 20:42
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PARIS (AFP) ― Exposure to higher levels of fine particulates ― the airborne pollution that is an emerging problem in many Asian cities ― causes a sharp rise in deaths from heart attacks, a study p...
Updated : 2013.02.21 19:57
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Many women have been frequently asking me: “I have been told that I have uterine fibroid (myoma). Do I need to have an operation?” I think the reason for this is that with the emphasis on the impor...
Updated : 2013.02.21 19:57
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SEATTLE (AP) ― Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers’ behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found. The results were m...
Updated : 2013.02.21 19:56
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Incognito, the latest development in lingual aligners, allows patients to straighten their teeth with minimum discomfort. Unlike conventional braces, aligners are fitted on the back of the patient’s...
Updated : 2013.02.21 19:56
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The number of cancer-related deaths in Seoul rose more than 20 percent over the past 10 years, data showed Friday. According to a comprehensive analysis on the health and welfare of citizens by the ...
Updated : 2013.02.15 10:46
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Both instant coffee mix and powdered creamer contain high fat levels equivalent to fatty pork, a report found on Thursday. According to a research team led by professor Hwang Geum-taek of Seoul Nati...
Updated : 2013.02.14 20:36
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Health authorities confirmed on Thursday that a 50-year-old man died of iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in late January. The patient surnamed Baek was the second person diagnosed with the incura...
Updated : 2013.02.14 20:29
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This undated image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and ...
Updated : 2013.02.14 20:28
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Various diseases are aggravated by the cold weather. However, those with cardiovascular diseases, such as angina, hypertension or stroke, must take particular care. They say that the cold weather le...
Updated : 2013.02.14 20:27
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TOKYO (AFP) ― Researchers in Japan have moved one step closer to clinical trials using adult stem cells in a therapy they hope will prove a cure for common sight problems, an official said Thursday. ...
Updated : 2013.02.14 20:26
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Kim Min-sun, a 28-year-old office worker, takes a day off every month for one physical reason that she wouldn’t speak aloud ― premenstrual syndrome. “I feel ashamed of asking for physical leave. ...
Updated : 2013.02.14 20:25
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The word “disk,” which Koreans often misuse as a name of a condition, refers to the structure that connects the bones in the spine. The correct term for the condition is “spine herniation of the i...
Updated : 2013.02.07 21:13
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PARIS (AFP) ― Men who watch television for 20 hours per week have almost half the sperm count of those who watch very little television or none at all, according to a study published on Tuesday. U.S...
Updated : 2013.02.07 21:12
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A study led by neuroscientists at the University of California, Berkeley has linked the decline in the amount of good-quality sleep people get as they age with a reduction in their ability to remembe...
Updated : 2013.02.07 21:12
