SEOUL, Nov.24 (Korea Bizwire) – KT announced that through collaboration with Lab Genomics, a company specializing in the analysis of genes, they will be launching ‘Nobel Guard’, a machine which screens genetic conditions that cause development disorders among children. Nobel Guard was created with KT’s aptitude in analyzing big data, and the next generation sequence [...]
SEOUL, Nov.19 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study shows that people who drink between three and five cups of coffee every day live longer than those who don’t. According to a paper published in ‘Circulation’, an international medical journal, by a research team at Harvard University’s School of Public Health, those who drink three to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A growing number of South Koreans are opting for a life on the farm as more urban dwellers grow tired of stress from the city and pursue a slower, simpler life, data showed Thursday. A total of 44,586 households relocated to farms or the countryside from urban areas last [...]
JEJU, Nov.18 (Korea Bizwire) – Bringing instant food to school will be banned in all regions of Jeju Island starting next year, and a smartphone ban will be implemented in 2017. The Jeju Education Office is taking extreme measures to lower the obesity rate of students, which is the highest in the nation, and improve [...]
SEOUL, Nov.15 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of patients with diabetes, the most common chronic disease, is increasing continuously. Caution is needed as the illness is directly related to one’s lifestyle. According to data analyzed by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, the number of patients treated for diabetes increased 19 percent from 2,170,000 [...]
SEOUL, Nov.15 (Korea Bizwire) – With popular comedian Jung Hyung-don announcing that he would be taking a break from all the programs he is starring in due to anxiety disorder, interest in the condition has been on the rise. Many other celebrities have also divulged that they suffer from panic disorders and agoraphobia, such as [...]
SEOUL, Nov.13 (Korea Bizwire) – In an interesting discovery, the results of a recent study suggest that garlic can decrease male armpit body odor, increasing their desirability to women. According to The Telegraph, a British daily journal, research teams at Stirling University in Scotland and the University of Prague in the Czech Republic conducted a [...]
SEOUL, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – Traditional Korean foods that emphasize both taste and health have been introduced to members of the United Nations. The Korean Council for College Education (KCCE) hosted a dinner featuring traditional Korean food, dubbed ‘An Evening of Art and Korean Cuisine’. Sixty guests including ambassadors staying in New York and dignitaries [...]
The proportion of those who have a distorted body image was 18.8 percent among females and 13.4 percent among males. (Image : Pixabay) SEOUL, Nov.10 (Korea Bizwire) – Under a social atmosphere that pressures Korean girls to have slender bodies, even young girls are forcing themselves to follow strict diets. In addition to teenagers, children [...]
SEOUL, Nov.10 (Korea Bizwire) - With uneasiness spreading ever since the WHO announcement that processed meat such as ham and sausages contain carcinogens, there is hope for meat lovers as sesame leaves, chives and kimchi have been identified as health boosters that can lower the risk of cancer. The Korean Dietetic Association (KDA) and the [...]