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Korean Women More Susceptible to Allergic Contact Dermatitis than Men in Summer

SEOUL, Jul. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreans are especially susceptible to allergic contact dermatitis in July and August, according to a report from the National Health Insurance Corporation published on July 5. The corporation conducted a study on patients diagnosed with such dermatitis from 2009 to 2013, and concluded that most of the cases were [...]

NHIC Confident of Winning Tobacco Litigation

SEOUL, Sep. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The first trial in a 53.7-billion-won lawsuit raised by the National Health Insurance Corporation against major tobacco companies was held in the afternoon of September 12 at the Seoul Central District Court. The defendants in the court were KT&G, Philip Morris Korea and BAT Korea. Chung Mi-hwa, the lead attorney [...]