SEOUL, Jul. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Fears over a number of infectious diseases including the Zika virus that swept across South Korea last year saw production of mosquito sprays and insecticides jump nearly 36 percent. According to data released by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Thursday, growing sanitation and hygiene awareness in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new medical study has warned that a lack of attention and support from an individual’s family and friends can increase the likelihood of depression for cancer patients. The study, conducted by a research team led by professors Shin Dong-wok and Park Jong-hyun from Samsung Hospital and Chungbuk National [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Medical Association and the Association of Oriental Medicine are currently at loggerheads over the possibility of expanding health insurance coverage for physiotherapy treatment administered by traditional medicine professionals. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will reach a decision on the proposed changes to insurance coverage [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean women tend to consider themselves chubbier than they actually are while men are inclined to think the opposite, a survey showed Thursday. About 20 percent, or 5,002 women, of the 25,281 women polled said they are overweight, although they actually have normal body weight, according to the [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. fast-food chain McDonald’s is facing further trouble in South Korea as more complaints were filed on Wednesday over undercooked hamburger patties, which allegedly caused at least one girl to become ill. A family, whose identity was withheld, filed a complaint against McDonald’s Korea with the Seoul Central District [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report has claimed that among South Koreans attempting to quit smoking, young male workers in the service industry are most likely to fail due to stress that has been linked to the emotional labor many workers experience. The findings from a study conducted by a research team [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a new report, newly married couples who live close to the wife’s parents tend to have a child earlier than others. According to the latest edition of the Health and Social Welfare Review released by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) on Monday, married couples living [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Fast food restaurants offering burgers and fries found few takers as stores sat nearly empty over the weekend thanks to a “burger phobia” that is spreading like wildfire. The heightened wariness towards eating hamburgers is due to the belief that they may contain undercooked or unhealthy ingredients. The phrase “burger [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The local unit of British household goods maker Reckitt Benckiser (RB) on Monday unveiled its plan to compensate a group of South Koreans who died or became seriously ill after using its toxic humidifier disinfectants. Oxy Reckitt Benckiser said 52 people who have been confirmed by the Korea Environmental [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of the European Union, who have been struggling to find common ground on how best to draw up improved oversight on the use of chemical substances in consumer goods, recently reached an agreement on a regulatory framework. The chemical substances in question are categorized into a group called endocrine [...]