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What is South Korea’s 4B movement?
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Actor Song Jae-rim dies at 39
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Dialogue launches without junior doctors, main opposition
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LG eyes footing in aerospace with possible SpaceX deal
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Seoul to begin UAM demonstration services in 2025
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'Are you a T?' is a new put-down in S. Korea
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[Herald Interview] JobKorea’s Klik brings jobs, community to growing foreign workforce in Korea
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Bitcoin hits record in Korea, even without ‘kimchi premium’
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Push for Seoul getting own nuclear arms gains steam after Trump win
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[Graphic News] Rising wedding costs raise cash gift expectations
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‘Kakao Talk most popular app in Korea’
Mobile messenger Kakao Talk is the most frequently used Android app in South Korea, Nielsen said on Monday. The survey by Nielsen, an insights and analytics provider, showed that 92.8 percent of Android-based smartphone users here used Kakao Talk, developed by a Korean firm, at least once in the Aug-Sept. period.Coming behind were Google Android Market (88.6 percent), Google Map (53.3 percent) and Naver (52.6 percent). U.S. users data revealed a different pattern as Android Market topped the lis
Nov. 28, 2011
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Korea, Abu Dhabi join hands on patient referrals, cooperation
The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi signed a pact Friday to let the United Arab Emirates refer its patients to four medical institutions in Korea. The four hospitals are Samsung Seoul Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, Asan Medical Center and Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. This is the first agreement between Korea and another country regarding official referral and transfer of foreign patients. The deal paves the way for patients recommended and directed
Nov. 27, 2011
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Abu Dhabi envoys see Korean medical service
Before signing a milestone pact with the Korean government on Friday, Abu Dhabi health envoys visited the four hospitals that will be at the forefront in the treatment of patients from the Arabic state. The four hospitals are Seoul National University Hospital, Samsung Seoul Hospital, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital and Asan Medical Center.On Thursday morning, they spared time to experience the state-of-the-art health checkup at the Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center i
Nov. 27, 2011
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Hospitals hope ‘K-Medicine’ will bloom in Abu Dhabi
The following articles are introductions presented to The Korea Herald by the heads of three of the four hospitals that have signed the patient referral deal with Abu Dhabi.Samsung Medical CenterSamsung Medical Center consists of 40 departments, eight special centers and more than 110 special clinics. The medical institution is a tertiary hospital with 1,996 sickbeds where approximately 7,000 staff work, including 1,355 doctors and 2,380 nurses. Famous for its outstanding performance in lung can
Nov. 27, 2011
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Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital
Seoul St. Mary’s hospital is a flagship medical institution of the Catholic Medical Center, which boasts one of the largest medical networks containing eight subsidiary hospitals and seven research centers in Korea. It has 1,320 beds, 43 clinical departments, 756 doctors and 1,700 nurses seeing 6,000 outpatients a day. The hospital is known for its optical, joint and bone marrow transplant surgeries. To enhance patient safety, the hospital has acquired ISO 9001 certification on product safety, a
Nov. 27, 2011
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Seoul National University Hospital
There is no doubt that Seoul National University Hospital has been a leader here with its top-tier workforce stressing research and development as well as clinical practice. It is now committed to providing world-class medical education, research and patient care. Having led in diagnosis for almost a century, the hospital has stepped up efforts to lead the medical field as well with its cutting-edge equipment and the brand new cancer treatment center next to the main building. With the new build
Nov. 27, 2011
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UAE seeks to expand medical infrastructure
Medical envoys of Abu Dhabi expressed Friday hope that their government’s pact with Korea on patient referrals and transfers will help improve their country’s infrastructure for better medical healthcare. According to the World Health Organization, the population of the United Arab Emirates reached 4,599,000 in 2009, and is growing 4.1 percent annually. About 78 percent of the population resides in urban areas. The majority of the population is quite young ― 79 percent are aged between 15 and 59
Nov. 27, 2011
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Cyworld hopes to make comeback with redesigned global service
Cyworld, once a social networking phenomenon in South Korea before losing ground to Facebook and Twitter, vowed to make a comeback with its redesigned global service which could fill a niche rivals have yet to exploit: users’ desire for self-expression.Earlier this month, Cyworld launched a test version of its revamped Cyworld social networking service for international users, making a second entry into the global market since shutting down its U.S. service two years ago.Armed with lessons from
Nov. 27, 2011
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LG Uplus pins hopes on LTE
Telecom carrier to commercialize world’s first all-IP based networkJEJU ― LG Uplus, the nation’s third-largest telecom carrier, on Friday unveiled a plan to introduce a new high-speed network integrating voice, data and other media.“We will open a new era of telecom service, which has never been experienced thus far,” LG Uplus CEO Lee Sang-chul said during a news conference at the Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel. The First All-IP Seamless Total Network, or FAST, enables the multiple use of telecom servi
Nov. 27, 2011
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NASA launches super-size rover to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- A super-size rover zoomed toward Mars on an 8{-month, 354 million-mile (570 million-kilometer) journey Saturday, the biggest, best equipped robot ever sent to explore another planet.NASA's six-wheeled, one-armed wonder, Curiosity, will reach Mars next summer and use i
Nov. 27, 2011
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Samsung sells 300,000 LTE smartphones in Korea
Samsung Electronics Co. sold more than 300,000 units of smartphones running on long-term evolution networks, the high-speed wireless data service, in about one month of their debut, according to industry data released Friday. Since sales began on Oct. 27, Samsung’s Galaxy S2 LTE smartphone accounted for around half of South Korea’s burgeoning LTE phone market that is estimated at 600,000 units, according to data from South Korea’s three mobile operators. The data was gathered up until Nov. 22.Tw
Nov. 25, 2011
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Facebook, HTC building Android smartphone: report
Facebook has allied with Taiwan's HTC to build a customized smartphone powered by Google's Android mobile operating system, according to technology blog All Things Digital.The project, code named "Buffy," is aimed at making a handset tailored for the California-based social networking platform, acco
Nov. 25, 2011
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‘HRT improves quality of life’
Doctor says increase in breast cancer risk, most serious side effect, is very lowEvery woman experiences menopause. Menopause is defined as when menstruation has ceased for more than a year.Menstruation ceases for Korean women at an average age of 49.7 years old. Early menopause occurs between 45 and 49 and premature menopause before 45. Menopause brings a variety of symptoms, including hot flushes, insomnia, night sweats, muscle pain, weight gain, skin troubles and an increased prevalence of os
Nov. 24, 2011
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Getting a successful dental implant
Dental implant placement has recently become one of the most popular treatment options for tooth loss. An increasing number of patients are undergoing dental implant placement, and many more are carefully considering it a solution.However, not all patients can be ideal candidates; those suffering from advanced bone loss may require a surgery called bone grafting to build up the jawbone. The success rate of implant placement hinges on the condition of the gums and the underlying bone that holds a
Nov. 24, 2011
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Future cancers from Fukushima plant may be hidden
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Even if the worst nuclear accident in 25 years leads to many people developing cancer, we may never find out.Looking back on those early days of radiation horror, that may sound implausible.But the ordinary rate of cancer is so high, and our understanding of the effects of radiation exposure so limited, that any increase in cases from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster may be undetectable.Several experts inside and outside Japan told the Associated Press that cancers c
Nov. 24, 2011
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Is economy best birth control? US births dip again
ATLANTA (AP) -- The economy may well be the best form of birth control.U.S. births dropped for the third straight year -- especially for young mothers -- and experts think money worries are the reason.A federal report released Thursday showed declines in the birth rate for all races and most age groups. Teens and women in their early 20s had the most dramatic dip, to the lowest rates since record-keeping began in the 1940s. Also, the rate of cesarean sections stopped going up for the first time
Nov. 24, 2011
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Blood type may affect stroke risk, study finds
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Your blood type might affect your risk of stroke. People with AB and women with B were a little more likely to suffer one than people with O blood - the most common type, a study found.The research can’t prove such a link. But it fits with other work tying A, B and AB to more risk of blood clots in the legs and heart attacks. Blood type O also has been tied to an increased risk of bleeding, which implies less chance of clots, the cause of most strokes.“There’s increasing
Nov. 24, 2011
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Blood type may affect stroke risk, study finds
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Your blood type might affect your risk of stroke. People with AB and women with B were a little more likely to suffer one than people with O blood - the most common type, a study found.The research can’t prove such a link. But it fits with other work tying A, B and AB to more risk of blood clots in the legs and heart attacks. Blood type O also has been tied to an increased risk of bleeding, which implies less chance of clots, the cause of most strokes.“There’s increasing
Nov. 24, 2011
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MSD releases implantable contraceptive
Korea MSD released Implanon NTX, an implantable contraceptive for women. Implanon NXT is a radiopaque, non-biodegradable, progestagen-only, flexible implant preloaded in a sterile, disposable applicator. It contains 68 milligrams of etonogestrel and is effective for three years, According to the pharmaceutical, Implanon should be inserted just under the skin of the arm. It is removable and should be re-implanted when further contraceptive effect is needed. Those willing to be inserted with the d
Nov. 24, 2011
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Samgyetang highest-calorie restaurant dish
The Korea Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday disclosed the average nutritional value of some popular Korean restaurant dishes. According to its report on 130 foods, the highest in calories was “samgyetang” at 918 kcal in a serving of 1,000 grams of the chicken broth. It was followed by japchaebap, or fried rice with mixed vegetables and noodles, at 885 kcal; ganjjajang, or noodles served separately with black bean paste, at 825 kcal; jajangmyeon, noodles in black bean paste, at 797 kcal,
Nov. 24, 2011