SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Going forward, both the additives used in cigarettes and the harmful substances that come from smoking them will be disclosed to the South Korean public. The National Assembly approved the “Law on the Control of Harmful Effects of Tobacco” (draft) during its full session on October 6. This law [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of prison officers are at risk of addiction to video games and alcohol, as well as post-traumatic stress syndrome. Correctional officers, responsible for managing inmates and convicts in detention centers or prisons, face high levels of stress due to a negative working environment. According to survey [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) –After 11 years of decreasing, the number of TB (tuberculosis) cases is now going up. This is happening because people are interacting more with each other as the COVID-19 pandemic gets better. For the past 11 years, the number of TB cases has been going down. It was decreasing by [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The amount of pesticide used on golf courses to maintain the health and appearance of the turf has steadily increased, data showed Sunday. A total of 213 tons of pesticides were used on golf courses across the country, an increase from 202 tons in 2020 and 186 tons in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – As more and more people in their 60s and older in Korea are dealing with depression, there’s a growing need to pay attention to mental health among the elderly, especially as the country is moving towards having a significant elderly population. In 2021, statistics from the Health Insurance Review and [...]
CHEONGJU, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) –The number of diseases that can be spread by ticks and rats is increasing, and those traveling during the Chuseok holiday should be extra careful. It’s also important to be cautious about getting stung by bees, which can be very harmful. In the forested region of Chungcheongbuk-do, there has [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) looked at emergency room visits for poisoning that happened over the course of a year, from June 1 last year to May 31 of this year, and revealed some alarming trends. Researchers queried data from 15 emergency [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Among South Korean adults, less than half are aware of the early symptoms of a heart attack (myocardial infarction). According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a regional community health survey conducted last year of 230,000 Korean adults over 19 years of age across the country showed that [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The increasing number of inexpensive coffee shops near schools and hagwons (Korean cram schools) is causing worries about young people consuming too much caffeine. Teenagers mention that they visit these affordable coffee shops because they are everywhere and the beverages there don’t cost much. And affordable, caffeinated coffee can be [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Wando County in South Jeolla Province announced on Thursday that it was running a ‘Living Lab’ to evaluate the effectiveness of its marine healing program, which targeted residents of Seocho-gu in Seoul, as well as local residents. This year marked the second iteration of the Marine Healing Living Lab, initiated [...]