SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Obese people are more susceptible to contracting diabetes than those who are not, a survey showed Friday. Obese people have a 156 percent greater chance of contracting diabetes than those who are not obese, according to the survey of 51,405 people carried out by a research team led by [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The smoking rate for South Korean men aged 19 or older fell last year and stood below the 40 percent-mark for the first time, a survey showed Wednesday, partly on the back of the adoption of warning images on cigarette packs. According to the survey by the Korea Centers [...]
CHEONGJU, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Yoon Dong-wook is a man on a mission. A 27-year-old third year nursing student at Chungbuk Health and Science University, Yoon is not only in training to one day be an active professional in the healthcare field, but he is also looking to change the stereotype that the nursing [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — High levels of paralytic toxins have spread along South Korea’s southeastern coast and contaminated shellfish, the maritime ministry said Wednesday, vowing to tighten oversight over the harvesting of the seafood. Earlier this month, paralytic toxins were detected in waters near the southern port city of Busan and Geoje Island [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of masks and other products that can mitigate the effects of fine dust have skyrocketed amid rising concerns over deteriorating air quality in the country, local retailers said Wednesday. Sales of masks at GS25, one of South Korea’s leading convenience store chains, from Saturday to Monday jumped 914.5 [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Going on research that states that couples are more likely to have a second child when male spouses spend more time on housework and childrearing, Seocho District announced that it is working on passing a local ordinance that would entice fathers living within the district to take paternity leave [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Wealthy South Koreans are healthier and live significantly longer than poor people in every city across the country, according to a new report. Those in the top 20 percent income bracket have both a higher life expectancy and a higher healthy life expectancy, the report from the Korean Society for [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it will launch an English version of its air quality notification service via SNS for foreigners to better provide them with real-time information on air pollution amid worsening fine dust levels. The platform, available at the English-language website of Seoul city (http://english.seoul.go.kr), is [...]
SEJONG, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — To improve the air inside South Korean subway stations that is breathed in and out by millions every day, the government has announced measures buttressed by a 410.7 billion won budget to lower average PM10 levels by 13.5 percent from 69.4㎍/㎥ to 60 ㎍/㎥. By the end of June, [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon held a government meeting at the Seoul government complex yesterday where he led discussions on 27 initiatives aimed at resolving longstanding difficulties facing trauma centers. Public awareness of trauma centers first skyrocketed last November, when a North Korean soldier who had sustained gunshot wounds in [...]