ANYANG, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Regional authorities are competing over introducing free education and welfare policies, from free lunches to school training uniforms. Gyeonggi Province’s city of Ansan recently came to an agreement at the metropolitan council to introduce programs to offer financial subsidies for college tuition starting next year. College students from a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — People infected with tuberculosis (TB) will be suspended from working at schools, hospitals and other public places as a precaution against the disease, the health ministry said Friday. Under the TB prevention act passed by parliament last month, people who have been diagnosed with the disease cannot stay in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a new process that can lead to better treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), the country’s public health agency said Friday. The headway made by a team led by Kim Jeong-hyun has been successful in creating large numbers of macrophages from pluripotent stem cells, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that one can measure the risk of cardiovascular disease just by looking at how patients get up from a chair and walk. Researchers at Samsung Medical Center and Seoul National University Hospital International Healthcare Center (IFC) analyzed the test results of 1.08 million senior [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Teenagers in South Korea do not want seafood that is served for school meals, although they believe it to be nutritious and excellent. According to a survey of 1,000 middle and high school students nationwide conducted by the Korea Maritime Institute, 81.5 percent said fisheries products are excellent food [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is set to make a significant investment over the next several years to develop early diagnosis, prevention and treatment technologies for dementia and to determine the causes of dementia. According to new plans announced by the government, the Ministry of Health and Welfare will team up with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A third of South Koreans were given prescription narcotics in the past one-year period, as more people received comprehensive medical checkups, government data showed Tuesday. More than 17.8 million people received drugs like propofol and zolpidem, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said, citing some 107 million pieces [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Medical researchers have discovered a method of using common blood tests to predict the onset of arteriosclerosis that can cause heart attacks and strokes, a Seoul hospital said Tuesday. Gangnam Severance Hospital said a team of researchers led by Park Jong-suk has determined that there is close correlation between [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that the number one cause of death among South Koreans between the ages of 10 and 30 is suicide. Experts are calling on the government to develop stronger countermeasures as it is more likely for younger South Koreans to resort to self-harm before deciding [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Two major South Korean duty free stores said Monday they have suspended sales of flavored e-cigarettes, following the government’s warning against the use of such vaping products due to rising health concerns. Lotte Duty Store and the Shilla Duty Free said they have halted sales of flavored vaping products [...]