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Fatty heart increases heart disease risk

HealthMay 12, 2011

Having a lot of fat around your heart leaves you susceptible to cardiovascular diseases even if you are not overweight, a group of local doctors said. According to research by Prof. Chun Eun-joo and Choi Sang-il of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital on 402 people, those with a lot of fat around their heart were 10 times more likely to get coronary artery stenosis, a narrowing of the caro...
Lupus awareness campaign in Seoul

HealthMay 12, 2011

The Korean Lupus Support Group is holding a campaign to raise awareness about lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, at Cheonggye Plaza in central Seoul on Friday. The event marks World Lupus Day that fell on Tuesday. According to the Lupus Foundation of America’s definition, lupus is disease that can affect any part of the body as the “malfunctioning” immune system turns the body against itself....
St. Mary’s Hospital adds sickbeds

HealthMay 12, 2011

Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital added 161 beds to its 1,159 sickbeds in the main building on Wednesday. A total of 44 beds and 16 armchairs will be located at the cancer center for use by chemotherapy outpatients. About 87 percent, or 125, of the beds will be allocated to wards that have five beds covered by the national health insurance. “The increase of sickbeds will enable more patients to receiv...
U.S. schools debate chocolate milk ban

HealthMay 12, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Chocolate milk has long been seen as the spoonful of sugar that makes the medicine go down, but the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic has a growing number of people wondering whether that’s wise. With schools under increasing pressure to offer healthier food, the staple on children’s cafeteria trays has come under attack over the very ingredient that made it so popular ― sug...
Study: Prostate cancer surgery helps younger men

HealthMay 12, 2011

Men under 65 with early prostate cancer had better survival odds if they had surgery right away instead of waiting for treatment only if their cancer got worse, a study in Sweden found. That was true even for tumors thought to be low-risk because they didn’t look very aggressive under a microscope. Doctors have long debated whether and how to treat such early cases, and the study shows “there c...
Over-the-counter drug danger rises

HealthMay 12, 2011

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida ― Raids on South Florida pill mills have drawn attention to the dangers of prescription drugs. But also life-threatening can be the aisles of over-the-counter medications at drug stores, where seemingly harmless pain relievers and other products account for a growing number of overdoses. Calls to the Florida Poison Information Center Miami, which handles all of South Flo...
Dizziness: Look into your ears

HealthMay 12, 2011

Dizziness covers a whole range symptoms of unsteadiness when one is in a perfectly stable environment. From a floating sensation and lightheadedness to breakdown and unconsciousness, someone who feels dizzy faces various symptoms. In the case of vertigo, the sufferer feels his or surrounding environment to be spinning around constantly. By Dr. Chung Won-ho The author is a doctor of Otorhinoloa...
Eat rice rather than bread

HealthMay 12, 2011

Rice provides more energy, research suggests More people are enjoying bread or pastries for breakfast for convenience’s sake. Thirty-two-year-old office worker Kim Sang-il is one of them. Single, living alone in his studio and eating out everyday, Kim barely makes anything at home. He eats toast with jam and yogurt for breakfast. “If I try to have steamed rice with side dishes, the Korean trad...
S. Korea unlikely to face fast spread of 'unidentified virus': gov't agency

HealthMay 11, 2011

The unidentified virus that might have caused the death of a South Korean woman earlier this week does not seem to be spreading quickly, the nation's disease control agency said Wednesday. The 36-year-old woman died on Monday in the intensive care unit at a Seoul hospital after being admitted last month for tuberculosis. Her infection and death were caused by an unidentified virus, the first of ...
Ministries, Seoul City take on fashion

FashionMay 11, 2011

Two government ministries and the Seoul local administration agreed Wednesday to join forces to promote Korea’s fashion industry. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Knowledge Economy and Seoul Metropolitan Government pledged to cooperate on fashion-related projects under the agreement signed at Seoul Palace Hotel. The three governmental organizations will run a Fashion Ind...
Rice makes you stronger, healthier than bread: study

HealthMay 11, 2011

Rice allows one to work out nearly 50 percent longer than bread and is more effective in reducing cholesterol, a new study suggested. The Korea Food Research Institute unveiled the result of its recent research on the health effects of Koreans’ staple food in a public forum on Wednesday. In a test on university students, researchers measured how long they can perform exercise after eating rice ...
Questions linger about last ‘Oprah Winfrey’ shows

PeopleMay 10, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) ― Oprah Winfrey has given the world 25 years of poets and politicians, A-list actors and musicians and talk show topics that defined and reflected American culture. As “The Oprah Winfrey Show’’ ends, with 16 episodes left as of May 4, her millions of fans around the globe are waiting to see how she will close out a show that engineered a media empire. Winfrey’s producers plan a sta...
Chanel Cruise collection jump-starts Cannes

FashionMay 10, 2011

CAP D’ANTIBES (AP) ― Two days before the Cannes Film Festival opens, the glamour got pumping on the French Riviera at Chanel’s 2011-12 Cruise show ― worthy of a screen siren from Hollywood’s golden age. Would-be Marlene Dietrichts sauntered the catwalk Monday in bias-cut gowns of ivory silk that twinkled at the neckline with oversized pearls, their sultry gaits reflecting the very easygoing geta...
Tango fever sweeps capital

CultureMay 10, 2011

The sultry South American tango is winning a big following in South Korea, and Seoul’s third festival celebrating the passionate dance drew an international cast of enthusiasts. Dancers from Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Canada and Argentina got into the swing with scores of Koreans for the Seoul Tango Festival from May 5-9. “I didn’t know so many dancers would come fro...
Korea promoter to release ‘Four Seasons’ theme song

CultureMay 10, 2011

The Corea Image Communication Institute, which promotes Korea’s brand home and abroad, said it will release a theme song “Four Seasons of Love” on May 24. As the title suggests, the song depicts Korea’s four seasons with an easy-to-sing-along melody and rhythm, the CICI said. Architect and singer Yang Jin-seok composed the song and wrote the lyrics. The launching ceremony will be held at the G...