SUNCHANG, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangcheon Mountain, located in Sunchang County in North Jeolla Province, is best known for its spring water. Gangcheon’s spring water won the title as the “Best Water in Korea” awarded by the Korean Water Society in 2011 and 2012, for its richness in minerals, calcium, and magnesium. [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will again check the electromagnetic waves coming from the powerful radar used in the advanced U.S. anti-missile system to help allay fears about the health risks associated with the equipment, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The move comes after the Ministry of National Defense carried out a [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean fried chicken franchises are widely beloved. Fried chicken has become the most celebrated night time snack for Koreans, and chicken franchises have a wide range of offerings, from simple ‘original’ fried chicken to recipes as sophisticated as ‘Oak Tree-Smoked Chicken’. However, a recent study conducted by the Korean [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Flatulence can be an awkward, abashing subject to talk about, which is probably why there’s a fairly good number of myths surrounding it: Farting causes global warming, farting on pillows can cause pink eye, holding your gas for too long can cause your stomach to explode, et cetera. But [...]
SEOUL, July 8 Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that individuals drinking more than twice a week are almost twice as likely to commit suicide compared to non-drinkers. The study was conducted by Jung Young-ho, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, and the conclusion was derived from [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Consumers are banding together for civil and criminal suits against Coway, South Korea’s leading maker of water purifiers, after nickel was discovered mixed in the water when using certain company models, industry officials said Thursday. Some consumers are claiming the same defect in products from other companies, raising the [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Consumer anxiety is growing in Korea with the recent discovery of nickel in Coway water purifiers. Coway is Korea’s leading manufacturer and rental service operator of water purifiers. Although the company is maintaining its official stance that the amount of detected nickel is minimal and is harmless to the [...]
CHEONAN, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Hot springs are high in mineral content from simple calcium to lithium, and even radium. They are widely used for therapeutic purposes in Korea for medical patients and the elderly. But with a new scientific breakthrough, the possibility of receiving hot spring therapy at a hospital or nursing home [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting in October, Korea’s national health insurance will include infertility treatment and liver ultrasonography, sparing patients from the burden of high medical expenses. Health insurance is also likely to expand to cover more treatment and therapy for mental illnesses. The new policies were announced on Tuesday by the Health [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that youths who spend more time on the Internet are more susceptible to obesity than those who limit their Internet use. A research team from the Catholic University of Korea, led by Dr. Jung Hye-seon of the Department of Preventive Medicine, analyzed the 2014 [...]