YEONCHEON, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A tributary to the Imjin River near the inter-Korean border has been partly polluted with blood from carcasses of pigs that were killed and poorly handled during an operation to curb the spread of African swine fever (ASF). Around 47,000 pig carcasses were piled up on a truck at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that seniors can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by exercising, even if they haven’t done it in a long time. Researchers from Seoul National University Hospital observed the level of physical activity, cardiovascular and cerebral health among 1.2 million seniors over 60 years [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A certification rating system will be applied to air quality monitors to give consumers an idea of their relative performance. The Ministry of Environment said Sunday that it has been issuing performance certification ratings for 38 simple air quality monitors at four government-affiliated organizations, including the Korea Environment Corporation, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry said Monday it has advised soldiers to stop using flavored e-cigarettes at barracks amid growing concerns about health risks linked to vaping. The measure is in line with the government’s strong advice last month against those products, warning that they could cause serious lung illness or [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Cancer treatment costs in South Korea exceeded the 9 trillion-won (US$7.8 billion) mark in 2018 due to a rise in the number of patients and more state coverage, a report showed Monday. Nearly 9.01 trillion won was spent to treat cancer patients last year, taking up 11.6 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will address the gap in medical services between urban and rural areas by upgrading its health care infrastructure, the country’s health ministry said Monday. Under the plans, citizens living anywhere in the country will have easy access to emergency medical services and receive treatment for serious illnesses [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Elderly South Koreans’ medical spending covered by the state health insurance program exceeded the 30-trillion-won (US$25.9 billion) mark to reach a record high in 2018, data showed Wednesday. Medical expenses for people aged 65 and older came to an all-time high of 31.8 trillion won last year, according to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The government for the very first time has embarked on an investigation to find out how smoking can affect productivity during work. While there were assessments on the negative economic effects of smoking, such as higher medical bills, a study on the loss of productivity is the first of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Female workers working more than 70 hours per week are 1.7 times more likely to suffer a miscarriage than those who work fewer than 50 hours a week. A research team led by Prof. Lee Jun-hee from Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul and Prof. Lee Wan-hyung from Gachon University Gil [...]
GWANGJU, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Multi-functional capsule robots, which act as micro-medical robots, have been developed by a local research group. The Robot Research Initiative (RRI) in Gwangju has developed three types of multi-function therapy capsules that can act as an endoscope, collect tissue for examination, and mark lesions. Micro medical robots travel down [...]