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The Ministry of Health and Welfare will offer 3.4 billion won ($3.2 million) of funding to a research project developing eye-drop vaccines, officials said. The fund will be given to a team led by pr...
Updated : 2013.01.10 19:20
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CERA-CHEK HB Plus, a hemoglobin tester developed by Ceragem Medisys, has obtained approval from Korea Food and Drug Agency and will be promoted in the local markets, the bio-tech firm said in a state...
Updated : 2013.01.10 19:20
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LAS VEGAS (AFP) ― With an app, a game or a gadget, technology startups and major companies across all sectors are trying to tackle some of the thorniest problems in health and medicine. The Consumer...
Updated : 2013.01.10 19:20
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Bae Jung-soo (left) exercises after receiving an artificial heart transplant operation at Samsung Medical Center. (Samsung Medical Center) A Seoul hospital has successfully conducted the first-ever ...
Updated : 2013.01.10 19:20
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Thursday that it will strengthen the safety management of postpartum centers across the country, to improve their sanitation and prevent possible infection ...
Updated : 2013.01.10 19:19
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The highly contagious “Apollo” eye infection is rapidly spreading across the country as people are more exposed to viruses indoors during the winter, health authorities warned on Thursday. The num...
Updated : 2013.01.10 19:19
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Illustration by Park Gee-young A low-sodium diet is one with a limited amount of salt taken in with food. The sodium component in salt is a risk factor for high blood pressure, edema, kidney diseas...
Updated : 2013.01.10 19:18
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For busy office workers, standing while working can help you burn extra calories, U.K. physiotherapist said. A person can burn off about 3.6 kilograms of fat each year -- or 144 calories a day -- by...
Updated : 2013.01.10 17:32
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More than one-third of elderly patients with severe dementia in Korea are living alone without family support, a report found Wednesday. According to a research team at St. Mary’s Hospital in Seoul,...
Updated : 2013.01.09 20:47
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This image is not directly related to the article (123rf) Nearly 100 doctors have been caught for misusing narcotics and psychotropic drugs such as propofol, police said Wednesday. Police have unco...
Updated : 2013.01.09 18:04
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Anxiety disorder ranked No. 1 on a list of mental illnesses in Korea, according to a study by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. In “The Epidemiological Survey of Mental Disorders in Korea,” 6,02...
Updated : 2013.01.09 09:27
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A soda can lists fructose as an ingredient. A recent study showed that fructose can trigger overeating. (AP-Yonhap News) This is your brain on sugar ― for real. Scientists have used imaging tests t...
Updated : 2013.01.03 20:17
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As the cold spell tightens its grip on the country, reports of flu-like illnesses have grown in the last few weeks. Health authorities advised Thursday that people maintain personal hygiene and cons...
Updated : 2013.01.03 20:16
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People often make New Year’s resolutions to quit smoking or start regular exercise to improve their health. However, many fail to keep to their resolutions for even a month. Everyone knows how to k...
Updated : 2013.01.03 20:16
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1. A bulky adult is approaching with arms wide open to grab a child in picture 1. We already know that children are inferior to full grown adults in terms of strength, height, weight and more. There...
Updated : 2013.01.02 19:19
