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Apr 20, 2018 Health

Smoking cafes no longer oasis for ostracized smokers

Local coffee shops to enforce smoking ban with upcoming revision to smoking law in Korea

Scientists develop AI-based deep learning drug interaction, prediction system

A group of South Korean scientists have developed a deep learning system based on artificial intelligence that can precisely predict interactions between drugs, the government said Tuesday.According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, the team led by Lee Sang-yup of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology developed the so-called deep drug-drug interactions technology, which can make it far easier to determine what kind of interaction will occur between various drugs.DDI is an impo

Apr 17, 2018
Health
[Weekender] ‘Gramming’ your way to fitness

In the age of social media, workout routines and diet plans are easily coupled with the desire to share these efforts with friends and followers online.At the last count, more than 1 million posts each under hashtags “dietgram” and “dietmeal” in Korean have been shared on Instagram, a social platform that is quickly expanding its user base here. The word “diet” in Korean implies a wide range of activities that one does to lose weight or remain fit, from eating less to exercising regularly at the

Apr 14, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] Men's smoking rate in S. Korea down in 2017

　According to a survey from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the proportion of men who smoke came to 39.3 percent in 2017, down 1.3 percentage points from a year earlier. The survey was conducted with 228,381 adults here.　The smoking rate has steadily fallen from 47.8 percent in 2008 to 40.3 percent in 2015, with exceptions in 2009 and 2016, the survey showed.　The smoking rate temporarily moved up to 40.6 percent in 2016 following a huge drop a year earlier due to an increas

Apr 1, 2018
Health
Obese people more susceptible to contracting diabetes: survey

Obese people are more susceptible to contracting diabetes than those who are not, a survey showed Friday.Obese people have a 156 percent greater chance of contracting diabetes than those who are not obese, according to the survey of51,405 people carried out by a research team led by Professor Kwon Hyock-sang of Saint Mary's Hospital in Seoul. The review was carried out between 2002 and 2009.During the seven-year period, 2,748 people, or 5.3 percent of those surveyed, contracted diabetes, althoug

Mar 30, 2018
Health
[Weekender] Looks outweigh health in Korea’s obesity problem

Lookism hinders efforts to tackle obesity, focusing on appearances rather than health

Mar 17, 2018
Health
SNU study identifies protein involved in asthma attacks

A university research team has identified a protein produced by immune system that plays a key role in asthma attacks, opening up new possibilities for treatment research.The team led by professor Chung Doo-hyun at Department of Biomedical Sciences at Seoul National University found that XCL1 protein, produced by immune cells called natural killer T cells, engages with dendritic cells that contribute to the induction of allergic asthma. (123RF)If the lungs are exposed to external substances such

Mar 16, 2018
Health
Seven out of 10 Koreans have tried Korean medical treatments: data

Roughly seven out of 10 Koreans have received traditional Korean medical treatment, a study showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare put out the results of their study conducted on a total of 6,914 citizens. Results showed that 90.6 percent of those in their 60s or older have used Korean medicine, followed by those in their 50s (86.1 percent) and in their 40s (77.7 percent).Acupuncture was the most popular method of treatment for patients going to clinics specializing in Korean medicin

Feb 28, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] Frostbite on the decline

　With the average temperature falling in January, the number of frostbite patients usually peaks drastically in that month, but the number has been declining in recent years. 　According to data from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, the number of patients suffering from frostbite reached 17,496 in 2014, 11,122 in 2015 and 9,806 in 2016.　There were 1,297 patients in December 2016, 2,499 in January 2017 and 1,610 in February 2017.　The proportion of patients in their 50s was the hig

Jan 17, 2018
Health
[Graphic News] Working women have higher chance of miscarriage

　The annual miscarriage rate for working women in Korea is 23 percent. 　Data also showed that the danger of failed pregnancy was 1.3 times higher for women with jobs as compared to those who do not work. 　According to a team of researchers led by Kim Eun-Ah from the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, the miscarriage rate for working women was 3.9 percentage points higher than those who did not have a job.　The data was based on 430,343 pregnancies and 340,088 births registered with the

Jan 16, 2018
Health
Koreans in danger of chronic disease: KCDC

South Korean adults run the risk of chronic diseases due to unhealthy diet, a report from a state-run agency showed. According to the “Public Health Weekly Report” published on Thursday by the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Koreans eat much less than the recommended daily intake of nut and seeds, calcium, milk, vegetables and fruits. On the other hand, they eat much more than recommended of red meat, processed meat and sugar-sweetened beverages.A total of 13 foods and nutrients

Jan 16, 2018
Health
Korean researchers find nanostructure that combats cancer

A local research team has discovered a form of nanostructure that has potential for later applications in cancer treatment.A joint research team of Yonsei University College of Medicine and Ewha Womans University assembled a phthalocyanine photosensitizer (PcS) with an anticancer drug mitoxantrone (MA) to form uniform nanostructures (PcS-MA). When the nanostructures were injected into a laboratory rat with breast cancer, more than 80 percent of the cancer cells were destroyed, the team said Mond

Jan 9, 2018
Health
Obesity report shows difference between men, women according to wealth level

Some 41 percent of adult men are overweight, much higher than 24 percent for women, according to an obesity report out Sunday that showed the correlation between body size and income level.The report was released by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) based on 13.95 million people who received medical checkups last year. Results showed that 41.28 percent of men and 23.74 percent of women were overweight, meaning their body mass index exceeds 25. (123rf)According to the findings, 29.99 p

Dec 31, 2017
Health
[Graphic News] Life expectancy up 10 years: OECD

　Healthier lifestyles and higher incomes helped increase life expectancy by 10 years in 35 nations in the past half a century, according to the Health at a Glance 2017 report by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. 　Out of the OECD’s 35 member countries, life expectancy exceeded 80 years in 25 nations. 　The leading countries are Japan with life expectancy of 83.9 years, as well as Spain and Switzerland with 83 years. Those with the lowest results are Mexico (75) and Latvia (

Nov 14, 2017
Health
Nobel laureate biochemist Richard Roberts says GMOs are key to healthy ageing

While millions of people die of hunger in developing countries, genetically modified organisms are an essential tool to fight malnutrition and, most importantly, to help them age well, Nobel laureate Richard Roberts said Monday at a forum in Seoul. Speaking at Nobel Prize Dialogue, hosted by Nobel Media in partnership with the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, the acclaimed scientist in genomics and molecular biology said good quality foods are a great source of “good bacteria” that can

Oct 31, 2017
Health

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