SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Almost three in 10 South Korean adults skip breakfast, with people in their 20s doing so more often, a survey said Friday, raising the need for improving the public’s eating habits. The survey on the status of the eating habits of the country’s adults, conducted by the Centers for [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans spent an average US$429 per person in 2015 to purchase medicines and medical supplies, slightly down from the previous year’s $446, data showed on Thursday. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, South Koreans’ average spending on medicine in 2015 was the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Although they are seldom a go-to for longtime smokers, cigarettes that have a flavor capsule in the filter are highly appealing to youth including underage teenagers, who often prefer cigarettes with less of the bitterness of conventional brands. But such cigarettes can be more dangerous, and at the same [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention revealed Sunday that the consumption of fat among South Koreans has been on a steady rise for the past two decades. Although fat is an essential nutrient that provides energy and helps with the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and the protection [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Frequent nighttime urination, or nocturia, is hindering Koreans’ sleep more than expected. A study by a team of urologists from the Hallym University Medical Center revealed that four in ten people, or 41.8 percent of the study subjects went to the bathroom at least once during their sleep, which [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Setting the picture of your dream body as your smartphone wallpaper may actually help with your weight problem. According to 365mc Hospital (a Seoul obesity clinic), frequently exposing oneself to such “wannabe” pictures – whether they be of glamorous celebrities, or simply of their fitter-selves from the past – [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily sodium intake per capita was 3,871mg in 2015. Although this is a big improvement from the 4,546mg recorded in 2012, it still far exceeds the WHO recommended amount of 2,000mg. On Wednesday, researchers from Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital shed new light onto the sodium intake [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by preventive medicine doctors at Severance Hospital has revealed that ADHD diagnosis can be affected by household income. The study was based on 18,023 children born in 2002 and 2003, and changes in household income levels and the risks of ADHD when they reached 10 or [...]
DAEGU, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of surgeons reported Friday that they have completed a hand transplant on a man in his 30s, marking the first time that a surgery replacing a hand has taken place in South Korea. The 25-strong team, led by W Hospital chief Woo Sang-hyun, transplanted the hand of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by pediatricians at Hallym University Medical Center revealed that mothers who breastfeed their children for at least a year can reduce the risks of adult (or lifestyle) diseases by roughly 30 percent. The study was based on 4,724 women aged 19 to 50 who underwent childbirth, [...]