SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean scientists are making progress in red ginseng research to counteract skin aging. According to the Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC), research teams from Kyunghee University and the Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences (KIRMS) have both made breakthroughs in animal testing, with new discoveries showing that red ginseng [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – High-caffeine energy drinks that presumably give heightened awareness and attention may be promoting suicidal thoughts in youth, according to a recent study conducted by a research team from Soonchunhyang University. The study, which was based on a 2015 online survey on youth health, analyzed energy drink consumption patterns and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The government announced Friday that it was temporarily lifting its ban on blood donations from malaria-infected regions over concerns that the country will suffer another blood shortage during the coming winter. According to the Ministry of Health & Welfare, residents from eight cities and counties, including Paju, Gimpo, and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Pregnant women in Korea have grown more anxious than ever with widespread media coverage of toxic chemicals used in daily products, on top of deadly cases such as the Oxy humidifier sterilizer scandal. According to a survey study by obstetricians at Ewha Womans University Medical Center (Mok-dong), 99.2 percent [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of scientists from Kyung Hee University’s College of Korean Medicine revealed Wednesday that it had found ingredients in herbal medicine to be helpful in preventing memory failure, as well as boosting memory functions. Prior to the team’s clinical trials on lab mice using herbal medicine, some 200 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s health authorities said Tuesday that they have decided to “conditionally” maintain sales approval for a controversial lung cancer treatment developed by the country’s leading drugmaker Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. amid side effect concerns. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said it will maintain an earlier decision [...]
INCHEON, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Songdo International Business District (Songdo IBD) in Incheon is set to become the staging area for a new medical complex for specialized hospitals (hospitals specializing in a specific field of medicine), the first of its kind to be established in Korea. Unlike conventional medical complexes, which are often formed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The recent discovery that Korea’s leading toothpaste products contain CMIT/MIT, synthetic preservatives also used in Oxy’s controversial humidifier sterilizer, has lead to rapidly spreading alarm among the general public. The discovery was made public on Monday in a statement from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS). According [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans with sleeping disorders has been increasing over the past few years, data showed Tuesday, urging the government to come up with campaigns on the proper use of related treatment drugs. According to the data compiled by Rep. In Jae-keun of the main opposition Minjoo [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Illegal sperm sales have soared in Korea over the past few years as Korea continues to lack an official public sperm bank. According to the latest Ministry of Health & Welfare data, the number of websites devoted to the illegal sperm trade increased from 62 in 2013 to 90 [...]