DAEGU, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent data suggests that violent crimes related to gambling are on the rise. Gambling addiction is become an increasingly important social issue, as casinos and sports or internet gambling are becoming popular regardless of age. Experts point out that while gambling addiction itself should be treated, measures must also [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Science has finally explained why people overeat when they are sleep deprived. The online Washington Post and Medical Express reported that professor Erin Hanron at the medical college of the University of Chicago figured out that a lack of sleep increases 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG), which is a chemical substance [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) - LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it has delivered prosthetic arms and legs to help the disabled in Africa. Since 2006, LG Electronics has been providing the medical instruments to Kenyan patients who became disabled in wars or terror attacks. Around 700 patients successfully received the support. LG Electronics also has [...]
SEOUL, Feb.24 (Korea Bizwire) – As the time of the year when hospitals recruit new medical residents approaches, professors of urology grow fretful in fear that there will not be many applicants. The number of applicants is declining each year, and urologists are worried that the study itself might someday disappear because of a lack [...]
SEOUL, Feb.23 (Korea Bizwire) – Antibiotics are often taken to ‘cure’ certain symptoms that occur in the human body, such as inflammation. They are often prescribed as necessary treatment since they work quickly and seem to show actual progress in curing illnesses, but controversy has clouded the usage of antibiotics and their effects for a [...]
SEOUL, Feb.23 (Korea Bizwire) – Research indicates that depression is not caused because patients have weak hearts, but because they are vulnerable genetically and neurologically. Professor Ham Byung-ju and his team at the Korea University Hospital’s Department of Mental Health announced that they have determined that patients with relapsed depression have a certain weakness after [...]
CHEONGJU, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) - One year after a spike in cigarette prices, the fever to quit smoking has died down with a much fewer number of people joining anti-smoking clinics operated by public health centers, data showed Tuesday. According to the data, only 219 smokers registered with a clinic that helps people kick the [...]
SEOUL, Feb.22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has published a guidebook with tips on slowing down the development of dementia or even preventing it by changing home environments. Positive effects of the ideas discussed in the guidebook have been proven by adopting them in households that include a senior citizen with dementia. Changes [...]
SEOUL, Feb.15 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that most of those who quit smoking made up their minds because of encouragement from their families. According to a survey conducted by Johnson & Johnson Korea on 1,000 adults between the ages of 20 and 50, 96.5 percent of men quit smoking at the urging of their [...]
SEOUL, Feb.12 (Korea Bizwire) – The results of a couple of recent Korean studies have shown that sugar intake derived from fruit and milk during adolescence doesn’t influence obesity. A research team led by professors Kang Jae-hun and Heo Yang-im at Seoul Paik Hospital announced the results of their research after conducting a long-term study [...]