SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has revealed that within the past year, more than 10 percent of South Korean firefighters experienced mental stress levels so severe that they considered suicide as a solution. According to data submitted to Rep. Kwon Eun-hee of the Bareunmirae Party, 4,874 respondents accounting for 10.7 percent [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Celebrating the 22nd Senior’s Day last Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare held a commemoration ceremony inviting seniors who turned 100 this year. The ministry presented Cheongryojang, a walking stick that symbolizes longevity, to the seniors. Cheongryojang are made of myeongaju, a type of grass that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a recent national survey on civil rights focusing on senior citizens, 7 out of 10 young and middle-aged adults said they expected to encounter economic hardship during the rest of the lives. This is in sharp contrast to senior citizens, more than half of whom responded saying [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed that job seekers and employed workers whose jobs require emotional labor (such as service and sales jobs) are more likely to have higher levels of worry and depression compared to workers in other categories. The report published by Statistics Korea yesterday via its periodical [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Monday it will divide the country into some 70 districts and designate a certain number of leading hospitals in each as part of its effort to narrow the gap in public healthcare services. Under the measures announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, hospitals will [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has the lowest rate of out-of-wedlock births among advanced countries, primarily because of ingrained conservative social values, a report said Monday. The report published in the latest quarterly by the Statistical Research Institute put the country’s unmarried childbearing rate at 1.9 percent in 2014, the lowest among [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of women suffering from postnatal depression more than doubled over the past two years, with less than half of those affected receiving treatment for the mood disorder, an opposition lawmaker said Friday, citing government data. Choi Do-ja, a lawmaker of the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party, said 68,972 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of Koreans who succumbed to cancer last year was found to be a record high, but compared to other advanced nations, the mortality rate from cancer remained low. Meanwhile, the mortality rate of South Koreans, in general, was low among other leading nations, but deaths from pneumonia, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Users of e-cigarettes are likely to consume conventional tobacco products, a study showed Thursday, suggesting limited health benefits for smokers. According to the survey conducted by the anti-smoking support center under the Korea Health Promotion Institute, all users of IQOS, a heat-not-burn device from Philip Morris International Inc., tended [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) –A think tank in South Korea has found evidence that plastic materials that end up in the sea could later harm people’s health when consumed in micro form. Dr. Shim Won-joon of the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology revealed yesterday in a press release provided by the activist [...]