SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — In the near future, ovulation tests will be available at convenience stores, just like pregnancy test machines. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) reported on Sunday that it had announced a partial revision of the “Regulations on Medical Device Authorization, Reporting, and Review,” which exempts ovulation test [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that male cancer patients tend to rely more on their spouses than women. A research team co-led by Prof. Shin Dong-uk from Samsung Medical Center conducted a survey of 439 cancer patients who received treatment at 11 medical centers in South Korea. The average age [...]
INCHEON, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Incheon announced on Tuesday that it will begin offering Internet of Things (IoT) phones to senior residents. The city gave out IoT phones to 1,010 people out of 3,400 senior residents at the senior center in Yeonsu district. The IoT phones are equipped with light, temperature, [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s nuclear safety agency said Tuesday that it has ordered a recall of electric mats and bedding made by local companies that have been found to emit higher-than-permissible levels of radon gas, which can pose a health risk. The recalls affect eight products manufactured after March 2017 by [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court has ruled that the practice of selling coupons for plastic surgery through online shopping malls and claiming a certain portion of the treatment cost as commission is illegal. The Supreme Court accepted prior court decisions in cases involving an online shopping mall representative and a plastic [...]
ULSAN, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team led by professor Kim Cha-joong from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has developed IMON, an IV stand designed for child patients. Unlike IV stands for adults, IMON comes with a seat that children can sit on. The stand can also carry various [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Busan is expected to pass South Korea’s first city ordinance to address loneliness, which is becoming a serious social problem. The Busan Metropolitan Council announced on Thursday that it will bring the legislation to the permanent committee for review today. The ordinance defines loneliness as solitary [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Cancer deaths have increased by 72 percent in the past decade, with lung cancer being most commonly diagnosed, followed by liver, stomach, pancreas, colon and breast cancer. According to the Korea Insurance Development Institute on Wednesday, the number of life insurance subscribers who died of cancer increased from 18,144 [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Four out of ten human resources (HR) representatives in South Korea support the idea of imposing restrictions on hiring smokers, a recent study has showed. CareerNet Co., a South Korean online job search portal, conducted a survey of 474 human resources managers, 42.6 percent of whom said they support [...]
SEJONG, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Suicide remained the No. 1 cause of death among young people in South Korea in 2017, a report showed Wednesday, a chronic problem that has plagued the Asian country for more than a decade. The suicide rate per 100,000 people aged between 9 and 24 stood at 7.7 in [...]