CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Amidst the quickly expanding use of drones across a wide range of industries, police and fire departments in Korea’s Gangwon Province have also decided to implement the unmanned aircraft in their operations. The drones will first be used in search and rescue operations. Gangwon has seen a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Urethane running tracks at Korean elementary, middle, and high schools have been at the center of controversy, with many having been found to contain unhealthy levels of lead. And with the Ministry of Environment revealing that 64 percent of 2,763 schools inspected were found to have urethane tracks or [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – With Korea suffering from its worst heat wave since 1994, the unusual weather has provided the perfect breeding environment for deadly mites (Haemaphysalis longicornis) that transmit SFTS (severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome). According to health authorities, deadly mites have grown much more energetic this year due to this summer’s prolonged [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – There’s no doubt that a balanced diet and exercise are the best combo for healthy weight loss. But some prefer the assistance of modern medication like appetite suppressants, or anorectics. These appetite-inhibiting drugs had been strictly regulated by medical authorities since 2014, with the intention of protecting Korean citizens [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients surpassed 10,000 for the first time in South Korea last year, the health authorities said Friday. A total of 10,502 people tested positive for HIV and were diagnosed with AIDS in 2015, up from 9,615 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s continued use of oriental medicine has been a controversial subject for quite some time, particularly with certain western, or modern, medical science communities discrediting their traditional medical counterparts over the reliability of their treatments. The debate became heated again after a 27-month-old suffered complete hair loss, including eyebrows, supposedly [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Being a firefighter requires heroism and valor, and they’re well respected civil servants for their life-long dedication to the communities they serve. But it’s also a stressful and dangerous occupation, with firefighters exposed to traumatic experiences and a multitude of harmful chemical substances. Under these circumstances, the Seoul Metropolitan [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Sometimes we want to stay blind to what’s in the food, drinks, and other products like cosmetics that we consume or use on a daily basis. And perhaps to shatter some of this illusion, Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) has just succeeded in commercializing cosmetics using an antibiotic substance [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s no secret that soft drinks like Coke and Sprite offer few nutritional benefits to the body, but a recent study by a Korean research team unveiled the particular susceptibility of women with obesity to the drinks, with soft drink consumption doubling the risk of high blood pressure. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The health implications due to the poor environment in Korea’s capital and most populated city are becoming increasingly concerning. And while Seoul’s metropolitan government continues to set out new policies to alleviate the city’s pollution problem, a recent analysis by The Seoul Institute revealed that over 15 percent of [...]