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Music Serves as Therapy for Traumatized Police Officers

Music Serves as Therapy for Traumatized Police Officers

SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A music therapy program will be offered to police officers to avoid their work-related stress and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture will launch the music therapy project titled “Happy Together” targeting policemen in 13 police stations in Seoul until the end of August. The “Happy Together” [...]

Korean Kids Are More Overweight Than Average OECD Countries

Korean Kids Are More Overweight Than Average OECD Countries

SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean adults look slimmer than people of other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)member countries, but the child obesity rate in Korea is a cause for concern and turns out being above that of the OECD average. According to an OECD report released on July 14, among the Korean adults [...]

New Survey Reveals 87% of Americans have a Fear of Getting Old (FOGO)

New Survey Reveals 87% of Americans have a Fear of Getting Old (FOGO)

NEW YORK, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Life expectancy continues to climb — up to more than 81 years for women and 76 years for men – but many of us have concerns around aging. Pfizer is challenging Americans to address their #FOGO – Fear of Getting Old – as the next phase of Get [...]

Global Specialty Enzymes (Microorganism, Plant, Animal) Market Forecasts & Opportunities to 2018

Global Specialty Enzymes (Microorganism, Plant, Animal) Market Forecasts & Opportunities to 2018

DUBLIN, IRELAND, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Research and Markets (http://bit.ly/1mE4VDc) has announced the addition of the “Global Specialty Enzymes Market Forecasts & Opportunities, 2018″ report to their offering. Specialty enzymes are natural proteins produced from microorganisms, plants and animals. An enzyme serves as catalysts for the chemical process that include the production of pharmaceuticals, [...]

Korean Youth Population is Decreasing and Unhappy

Korean Youth Population is Decreasing and Unhappy

SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Statistical Office has recently published data on the youths of Korea: The population of youths is in a steady decrease and their life quality is not getting better. According to a report “2014 Statistics on Youths,” the proportion of youths in Korea’s population this year was 19.5 percent–the [...]

More than Half of Koreans Give Nod to Raising Cigarette Prices

More than Half of Koreans Give Nod to Raising Cigarette Prices

SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A survey revealed that 59 percent of Koreans were in agreement over the government’s plan to raise the cigarette prices. Gallup Korea recently held a survey on 1,000 adults older than 19 years of age, asking “What do you think about the plan to increase the price for a pack of cigarettes [...]

Worldwide Transdermal Drug Delivery Report – Updated 2014 Edition

Worldwide Transdermal Drug Delivery Report – Updated 2014 Edition

DUBLIN, IRELAND, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Research and Markets (http://bit.ly/1mBd5vr) has announced the addition of a new report “Global Transdermal Drug Delivery Report 2014 – Technologies, Markets, and Companies (109 Companies Involved and 105 Collaborations)” to their offering. This report deals with transdermal drug delivery – an approach used to deliver drugs through the [...]