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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Foods needed to quit smoking
The eating habits of smokers are not only that they have a higher intake of high-calorie foods, including fatty foods or alcohol, as compared with non-smokers, but also that they are more vulnerable to a variety of cancers as well as arteriosclerosis due to a lower intake of fresh vegetables and fruits, both of which are dietary sources of anti-oxidant vitamins (vitamins C, E and A).Besides, they have a greater preference for foods such as coffee. Their eating habits are also more irregular.Seru
March 23, 2012
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Scientists develop stem cells that may help treat dementia
A joint research team from South Korea and Germany said Friday they have created stem cells that have the potential to help treat people suffering from dementia and spinal cord trauma.Scientists from Konkuk University and the Max Planck Institute said they have successfully used somatic cells from mice to create so-called induced neural stem cells (iNSCs) that can be cultivated for over a year under laboratory conditions.The iNSCs have also been injected into the brains of mice and differentiate
March 23, 2012
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Scheduled feeding may lower baby's IQ
Babies breastfed or bottle-fed to a schedule may not perform as well in school as babies fed on demand, British researchers found. (MCT image)Study leader Dr. Maria Iacovou of the Institute for Social and Economic Research at University of Essex and at the University of Oxford said this was the firs
March 23, 2012
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Scientists develop stem cells that may help treat dementia
A joint research team from South Korea and Germany said Friday they have created stem cells that have the potential to help treat people suffering from dementia and spinal cord trauma.Scientists from Konkuk University and the Max Planck Institute said they have successfully used somatic cells from m
March 23, 2012
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Coffee culture carries caffeine risk
Caffeinated drinks take away calcium, curb bone growth for teenagers: expertsKoreans are definitely caffeinated: They love coffee, cola and chocolate as well as foods that contain a large amount of the stimulant. Though it has been less than two decades since global coffee shop franchises were introduced to the country, industry insiders said about 37 million cups of coffee are sold every day, which means that 24 million economically active people drink more than one cup of coffee a day. “I love
March 22, 2012
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Ewha Hospital offers free dental treatment
The Dental Department of Ewha Womans University Medical Center will offer free treatment for gum disorders from 1 p.m. through 3 p.m. on March 28.The free event will be held at the hospitals’ grand meeting room in Mok-dong in eastern Seoul. The doctors will not only examine patients’ gums and treat them free of charge, but also give lectures on how to maintain dental health. Participants can take home toothpaste or toothbrushes provided after the event. For more information, call (02) 2650-2679.
March 22, 2012
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Waterborne diseases on the rise
The prevalence of waterborne or food-related diseases is on the rise, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. The center also called for extra care in personal hygiene as the weather grows hotter. The number of such diseases reported between Jan. 1 and March 14 this year was 32, up from 24 cases a year earlier. The number of patients increased to 780, up from 492 over the same period.Norovirus, which causes gastroenteritis, took the lion’s share with seven cases, follow
March 22, 2012
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Joint replacement gives seniors leg up on activity, longevity
SACRAMENTO, California ― A lifetime of wear and tear on his joints caused Dick Pryor, a 77-year-old retired landscape architect, to undergo not one but two surgeries to replace his knees.Neither slowed him down for long.“With one knee replacement, I was back skiing three months later,” said Pryor, a Sacramento, Calif., resident who began skiing a half-century ago. “I could have gone skiing sooner, but the snow wasn’t any good.”Like Pryor, many of his 130 fellow members of the Sacramento, Calif.,
March 22, 2012
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Study of ‘meth babies’ finds behavior problems in childhood
The first study to look at methamphetamine’s potential lasting effects on children whose mothers used it in pregnancy finds these kids at higher risk for behavior problems than other children.The behavior differences - anxiety, depression, moodiness - weren’t huge, but lead researcher Linda LaGasse called them “very worrisome.”Methamphetamine is a stimulant like crack cocaine, and earlier research showed meth babies have similarities to so-called “crack babies” - smaller in size and prone to dro
March 22, 2012
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IBM, NYC hospital training Watson in cancer
WHITE PLAINS, New York (AP) _ The medical training of IBM's speedy Watson computer will continue with a residency at a renowned Manhattan cancer hospital. FILE - This Jan. 13, 2011 photo provided by IBM shows the computer system known as Watson at IBM's research center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. The
March 22, 2012
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Bird-like wings carry man 330 feet
A Dutch man said he completed a flight of about 330 feet using homemade wings based on those of a bird. Jarno Smeets, 31, an engineer, said he controlled the 55-foot wings using two Nintendo Wii controllers, the accelerometers from an HTC Wildfire S smartphone and Turnigy motors when he took off Sunday at a park in The Hague and flew for about a minute. "Ever since I was a little boy I have been inspired by pioneers like Otto Lilienthal, Leonardo da Vinci and also my own grandfather," Smee
March 22, 2012
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Baldness protein found in study that may lead to treatments
(MCT)Bald spots had an excessive amount of a protein called prostaglandin D2 or PGD2, according to a study in Science Translational Medicine. Merck’s experimental treatment for facial flushing and Actelion’s allergy compound, both in late- stage studies, block the protein. About eight out of 10 whit
March 22, 2012
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Spongebob beware: ‘Robojelly’ eyes the oceans
“Robojelly” mimicks the action of the jellyfish, which uses a circular muscle to open out a bell-like body and then sharply close it, which expels water and moves the creature forward. This undated photo released by the BMDL and CEHMS labs at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, show the robo
March 22, 2012
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Google customers sue over changes to privacy policy rules
Google Inc. (GOOG) customers sued the company over claims they were deceived by its new privacy rules merging separate policies for about 60 services into one. The suit seeks to represent in a group, or class action, people who held Google accounts and mobile phones powered by its Android operating
March 22, 2012
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Windows 8 expected to be unveiled in Oct.
Microsoft Corp. will finish work on Windows 8 this summer, setting the stage for personal computers and tablets with the operating system to go on sale around October, according to people with knowledge of the schedule. The initial rollout will include devices running Intel Corp. and ARM Holdings Plc chips, making good on Microsoft’s promise to support both standards, said the people, who declined to be named because the plans are confidential. In embracing ARM technology, Microsoft is using the
March 21, 2012
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Overheating problem on the new iPad?
Some early purchasers of U.S. company Apple Inc.'s new iPad tablet computer are reporting the unit is generating too much heat.Several users have posted on Apple support forums about their experience with heating on the third-generation tablets, USA Today reported Tuesday."Mine seems to get very war
March 21, 2012
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Children will lose weight if parents do
U.S. researchers said if a parent is worried about the weight of their child, the parents should lose weight themselves and their children will too. Kerri N. Boutelle, an associate professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at University of California, San Diego, and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego,
March 21, 2012
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Samsung to focus on smart, 3-D TV sales in Middle East
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said that it will focus on smart and 3-D TV sales in the Middle East in order to strengthen its dominant presence in the large emerging market.The company said it aims to aggressively market its latest high-end TV sets and expand cooperative tie-ups with content suppliers to solidify its status as the No. 1 smart electronics product supplier in the area.Samsung said that it was able to pull off TV sales growth of 26 percent last year despite the ge
March 20, 2012
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Scientists reveal secret of obesity
A group of U.S. scientists have discovered how a mutation in a particular gene can lead to uncontrolled eating, which can lead to obesity, Science Daily reported Sunday.Previous studies have revealed that the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene is linked to obesity, but no one could explain how it controls the impulse to eat.Georgetown university researchers discovered in a new study that a mutation in the BDNF gene in mice does not allow brain neurons to communicate to each other. It
March 20, 2012
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1st commercial cargo run to space station April 30
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket undergoes a countdown test on launch pad SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better known as SpaceX, plans to launch its Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral on April 30 (AP-Yonhap News)The Internationa
March 20, 2012