SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that the happiness level reported by middle school and high school students increased when their school day started an hour later than usual. Jae Jeong Lee, Gyeonggi Province’s Superintendent of Education, who took office in July 2014, has been promoting the ‘9 a.m. School Start [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of women in their 20s who are suffering from mental disorders has increased significantly in recent years. Jeon Jin-ah, a researcher from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHSA), revealed Tuesday that the prevalence of mood disorders in women between 18 and 29 years of [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Photon and baryon therapies have been referred to as ‘dream cancer treatment’. Major Korean hospitals are implementing the therapies in their cancer treatment programs, bringing up hopes for domestic cancer patients. According to industry representatives, Samsung Hospital started its first photon treatments this month, and Severance Hospital recently decided to implement [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is hoping to change regulations by November to allow the limited use of medical instruments manufactured from 3D printers before they receive final government approval, officials said on Monday. The ministry mentioned through public symposiums that it is considering “fast-track approval” for such instruments, which [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Samsung Life Retirement Research Center reported on May 20 that according to a study of 820 married individuals across the country, both male and female and above 20 years of age, husbands and wives are hurt most by their spouses’ words that demean their self-esteem. Of the 441 participating [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The current legislation for postcoital contraceptive pills (also known as emergency contraceptive pills, or the ‘morning-after pill’), which require a doctor’s prescription for purchase, will continue unchanged. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety revealed that after a comprehensive review of contraceptives’ actual usage statistics, side effects, and general public [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – For the first time in history, Korean researchers have analyzed the correlation between minke whale DNA and microsatellites (DNA sections in which genetic bases repeat two to six units and increase the likelihood of mutant genes), and have discovered the reason why large mammals are less susceptible to cancer. [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Health warnings on alcohol labels are scheduled to change for the first time in 21 years starting in September, officials said on Thursday. The warnings will highlight the health risks to pregnant women and youth, and the government plans to further raise the severity of the warnings through follow-up [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The glory days of energy drinks weren’t going to last forever. They were once big among youngsters at weekend social gatherings, or with students surviving long nights during exam periods. But the fad has clearly faded. Now, ironically, there is a new trend of beverages that apparently help you relax [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study suggests that online gaming addiction is no longer simply a bad habit, but a new type of illness. A Korean research team led by professor Jeong-seok Choi at Boramae Hospital’s Mental Health Department revealed Monday that online gaming addiction can have a negative effect on the [...]