SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has confirmed its sixth Zika virus infection in a woman who returned from the Dominican Republic, local health authorities said Friday. The latest Zika patient was discovered 51 days after the fifth case was confirmed here. The 28-year-old South Korean woman has tested positive for the mosquito-borne [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The local dental association said Friday it has designated July 1 as Denture Day, timed with revised state health insurance coverage going into effect. The coverage for dentures has been widened to people over 65 from the former 70 as of Friday, halving the cost for those individuals to [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Due to long working hours and an increase in the number of single-person households, sharing dinner as a family is becoming less frequent. A recent study has shown that a man who has dinner alone is 2.4 times more likely to suffer from depression than a person who eats dinner [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The results of a recent survey conducted by Life and Health Magazine, HeyDay (owned by Lina Life Insurance), and the Kang Dong-woo Korean Institute for Sexual & Couples’ Health revealed that 36.1 percent of married respondents (743 men and women) said that they engage in sexual intercourse once or [...]
CHEONAN, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Hot springs are high in mineral content from simple calcium to lithium, and even radium. They are widely used for therapeutic purposes in Korea for medical patients and the elderly. But with a new scientific breakthrough, the possibility of receiving hot spring therapy at a hospital or nursing home [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that youths who spend more time on the Internet are more susceptible to obesity than those who limit their Internet use. A research team from the Catholic University of Korea, led by Dr. Jung Hye-seon of the Department of Preventive Medicine, analyzed the 2014 [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Does excessive exposure to electromagnetic waves increase the chance of having a daughter? Do microwave ovens cause cancer? Are cellphones killing bees? Prior to the “First Electromagnetic Waves Safety Forum” which will be held on June 23 at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Center, the National Radio Research [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Male workers in their 40s were under the most work-related stress among all age and gender groups in South Korea, while work itself was the largest source of their stress in 2014, a report showed Wednesday. According to the report based on a survey of 195,666 workers who underwent [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Most cigarette packs sold in South Korea will carry graphic health warning labels on them starting on Dec. 23, in a move to promote people’s health, the government said Wednesday. The government has recently passed a law to introduce a total of 10 graphic health warnings to be placed [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning revealed Tuesday that a team of scientists from the Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences led by Dr. Park Ji-ae, had developed a radiopharmaceutical called Zr-89 Oxalate, which selectively shows internal inflammation. It is often difficult to distinguish tumors from [...]