SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean man is showing suspected symptoms of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) following a recent trip to the United Arab Emirates, health authorities said Friday. The 38-year-old man was moved to a hospital in Dongducheon, just north of Seoul, earlier in the day, as he had showed possible [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Environment authorities have cracked down on toys, stationary and household items with more than permissible levels of toxic chemical materials and heavy metals. These noxious materials even can cause neuropathy among children, and the government ordered manufacturers issue recalls and stop selling the products. The Ministry of Environment announced that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Sharing razors with others can raise the possibility of contracting the hepatitis C virus (HCV) by up to 3.3 times, according to a recent study. Piercing, tattooing and having multiple sex partners also raised the infection rate by up to six times. HCV is contracted via blood and body fluids, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent statistics show that men are buying more fruits and vegetables instead of processed foods. As cooking programs are gaining popularity, the number of men who are literally herbivores has increased. According to 11th Street, an online shopping portal (www.11st.co.kr), the portion of men who bought vegetables this year [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Exports of Samgyetang, a popular health food often consumed in summer to help the body resist the heat, are soaring. Samgyetang is a kind of chicken soup cooked with ginseng and other ingredients that are known to increase stamina. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Research says that if medicine is made in the color a patient likes, the patient’s ‘drug compliance’ could go up. Drug compliance is the degree to which a patient follows the directions and prescriptions of a doctor. The effectiveness of medication depends on how well a patient follows the prescribed [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – After analyzing cerebral infarction patients according to their body mass index (BMI), those who were overweight showed lighter symptoms and better recuperation. It is another example of the ‘Obesity Paradox’, meaning that the more obese you are, the longer you live. Professor Lee Seung-hun from the Department of Neurology at [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Research has shown that teenagers who were exposed to cigarette advertisements had a higher tendency to smoke when they grew up. Professor Shin Sung-re from the Department of Nursing Science at SamYook University published the results of his research on the cause-and-effect relationship between teens having experience watching cigarette [...]
SEOUL, Aug.6 (Korea Bizwire) – A pilot project in which ER doctors view real time video footage of patients through smartphones and coach paramedics to provide better first aid treatment as they are transferred is expected to start during the latter half of this year. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, nine emergency medical [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has announced that they will accept the recommendations from mediation related to occupational diseases that occur on semiconductor manufacturing lines. The company will create an in-house fund of 100 billion won, and use the money for compensation and research to prevent the disease. In addition, employees of their subcontractors [...]