SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven in 10 Korean adults have used oriental medical services before, mainly for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, a survey showed Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted a survey of 5,055 adults over 19 years of age, and found that 71 percent of the respondents had used [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Pulse diagnosis data from oriental medicine will be developed and managed as national standard data, South Korea’s standard-setting agency said Tuesday. The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) announced that it had designated a national reference standard data center for three areas, including pulse waves, the balance ability [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine said Wednesday that it had proved the effectiveness of the prescribed oriental medicine Samultang in improving subfertility following a series of animal tests. Samultang refers to a traditional oriental medicine that is made by prescription using four medicinal herbs – rehmannia glutinosa, angelica [...]
DAEJEON, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — When oriental medicine doctors perform acupuncture treatment, their active interactions with patients help improve the effect of such treatment, a study showed Wednesday. In collaboration with the Harvard Medical School, the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine carried out a joint clinical test on 23 patients suffering from fibromyalgia for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Practitioners of western and oriental medicine are currently engaged in a heated debate over the treatment of infertility with oriental medicine. Those in the medical community are at odds over a recent research paper released by Kim Dong-il, a professor of oriental medicine at Dongguk University, at a forum [...]
ANDONG, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Andong is pushing for the legalization of hemp (marijuana) for medical use. It is unprecedented for a local government to push for legalization, since hemp has long been designated as an illegal drug. Andong has many places that openly cultivate hemp because it is used as [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — As artificial intelligence-based medical diagnosis systems such as IBM’s Watson for Oncology are being increasingly adopted in the medical industry, a South Korean research team has announced plans to develop its own diagnosis system for Oriental medicine. The research team, led by professor of Korean Medicine Kwon Yeong-gyu at Pusan [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Medical Association and the Association of Oriental Medicine are currently at loggerheads over the possibility of expanding health insurance coverage for physiotherapy treatment administered by traditional medicine professionals. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will reach a decision on the proposed changes to insurance coverage [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of scientists from Kyung Hee University’s College of Korean Medicine revealed Wednesday that it had found ingredients in herbal medicine to be helpful in preventing memory failure, as well as boosting memory functions. Prior to the team’s clinical trials on lab mice using herbal medicine, some 200 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite initial public support for the project, an ambitious plan to create “Medical Zones” by attracting medical facilities (i.e. pharmacies and clinics) into Seoul subway stations has fallen flat. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) on Monday, the sole enterprise that showed interest in the endeavor [...]