SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean children and adolescents are suffering from a high prevalence of severe obesity, which could sharply increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a report said Tuesday. A survey of 19,593 South Koreans aged 2 to 19 showed that 2 to 3 in every 100 have severe obesity, [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Not only being overweight but also being underweight causes depression for both men and women, a finding that highlights the importance of maintaining the right weight for psychological health, a study said Wednesday. Published in the recent issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, the study showed that the [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has far too lenient regulations on fine dust measurement and needs to toughen the threshold to better inform the public of the air quality amid the worsening climate here, experts here said Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Environment, a daily average of over 50 micrograms of [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A joint study by researchers from Seoul Nation University’s Institute of Health & Environment and the Department of Preventive Medicine revealed that men exposed to a higher level of noise pollution at night are more vulnerable to infertility. Noise pollution, or unwanted sound that exceeds a certain level, can [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The age at which South Koreans think a person can be considered old has been pushed back to reflect the general aging of the population, a new poll showed Tuesday. The survey released by Hyundai Research Institute (HRI), a private think tank, showed respondents believed 67.2 should be viewed [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly one in three people who participate in the government-backed anti-smoking initiative continue on for an average of nine months smoke-free, according to a recent report from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS). The report published yesterday revealed that of 1,000 respondents who participated in the anti-smoking initiative in 2015, [...]
BANGKOK, Thailand, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Wongsarot Auratsa, a 77-year-old Thai woman, recently became the oldest Thai candidate to take the Korean language proficiency exam, TOPIK. Although Mrs. Auratsa failed to pass the test, on March 19, she was close, according to the Korean Education Center in Thailand. Mrs. Auratsa lives with her son [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of patients diagnosed with malaria has declined steadily in South Korea in recent years due to heightened awareness of the disease, government data showed Monday. Malaria patients disappeared in South Korea in the early 1980s, but a soldier stationed at the Demilitarized Zone in the border with [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The niche insurance market in South Korea is growing as an increasing number of insurance companies are trying to cover the growing needs of people with different interests, such as twenty-somethings, pet owners, golf enthusiasts, and hikers to name a few. As more and more South Korean households have a [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Average South Korean office worker reads 2.3 books and spends 29,000 won (US$25) on books every month, a survey showed Friday. The survey of 935 people conducted by education service institute Hunet, on the occasion of UNESCO’s World Book Day that falls on April 23, said 45 percent of [...]