SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study from Statistics Korea revealed that the number of people aged 100 years and older has rapidly increased in recent years. According to the data, there are currently 3,159 men and women aged 100 years and older residing in Korea, 86.5 percent (2,731) of which are women, [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s state auditor said Tuesday the government should roll out tighter plans to prevent gambling addiction, adding that a large number of addicts are being observed at Kangwon Land Casino, the nation’s only casino open to locals, owned by High1 Resort. According to the study conducted by the [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the National Health Insurance Service’s (NHIS) medical expenses report, the number of patients who were diagnosed with breast cancer in South Korea surged 36 percent from 104,293 in 2011 to 141,379 in 2015. “Early screening apparently improves the diagnosis rate of breast cancer. Even after the recurrence of [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – According to Kyung Hee University Medical Center’s dermatology department, of 676 patients who were treated for athlete’s foot, referred to medically as a fungal foot infection, 53.1 percent (359 patients) were male and 46.9 percent (317 patients) were female, which goes contrary to popular belief that athlete’s foot mainly affects [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The scorching heat gripping the Korean Peninsula is forecast to continue through early August, with the temperature hovering above 33 C in many regions, South Korea’s weather agency said Sunday. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said the heat wave sweeping the country is likely to continue for some time [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the blazing hot weather, pharmaceutical companies are gearing up to compete in the market for flu vaccines for the winter season, particularly tetravalent flu vaccines that are expected to hit the market this year. Tetravalent flu vaccines, which mark the next development step after trivalent flu vaccines, provide protection against [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The battle over dentists performing botox injections between the Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the Korean Dental Association (KDA) began sometime in 2011 when a dentist named Jung was accused of violating medical laws by giving a botox injection to one of his patients. Jung attempted to use previous cases [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of neuropsychiatry scientists from Seoul National University Hospital in Bundang has developed a standard brain model for Korea’s elderly population, after analyzing the MRI results of 96 citizens over the age of 60 without brain-related illnesses. According to the team, the shape and size of an average [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a study conducted by a team of scientists from the National Cancer Center’s Department of Cancer Control Policy, press releases in South Korea often include exaggerated or inaccurate information regarding cancer, based on an ‘Extended Parallel Process Model’ that focuses on human psychology in communications studies. A research [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte Confectionery Co., the largest confectionery manufacturer in South Korea, revealed on July 20 two new chocolate products made with lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains obtained from kimchi – the first commercialization of such a product in the food industry. Since the successful launch of a lactobacillus-containing snack called Yo-Hi [...]