The Korea Herald

French perfumer, family team up for Jackson scents

Jan 17, 2011

NICE, France (AFP) ― Thanks to an autograph hunter in Las Vegas who asked to borrow a pen, a French perfumer is poised to launch his-and-hers fragrances in memory of Michael Jackson. Inspired by pla...
Natalie Portman, a muse for the new Miss Dior Cherie

Jan 17, 2011

Natalie Portman, who recently starred in the movie “Black Swan,” has posed topless wearing only a black bow hair band and perhaps the new scent of Miss Dior Cherie. (Dior) Portman, pregnant with he...
Healthy dose of fun key to a fitter you in 2011

Jan 13, 2011

Put away the eggnog and break out the sneakers ― it’s New Year’s resolution time, and no doubt millions have made the pledge to get fit. Many of them will join a gym only to find they’re bored with t...
Japanese firm invents mirror to spot the flu

Jan 13, 2011

TOKYO (AFP) ― A Japanese technology firm on Tuesday unveiled a mirror-like thermometer that can identify a person who is feverish. “Thermo Mirror,” which looks like a table mirror, measures the skin...
Take time to revere life’s perfect gift: A perfectly flawed human body

Jan 13, 2011

All too often, we look at our bodies as a white-elephant offering rather than as a treasured gift. We’d happily pass to someone else our varicose veins, oversize nose, frizzy hair, extra-wide feet. W...
Protect your teeth from gum disease

Jan 13, 2011

Periodontal disease, or gum disease, is chronic inflammatory disease which leads to the destruction of the supporting bone around natural teeth. According to Korea National Health and Nutrition Exami...
Rabbits, time to shine for Chinese New Year

Jan 12, 2011

There is more to the Chinese Zodiac than a hippety hop into year 4708 for people born under the sign of rabbit. Rabbit babies are private, introverted and withdrawn. Or quietly charismatic, thoughtf...
Take on a cha-cha challenge for fitness

Jan 12, 2011

Salsa and cha-cha build endurance, and the tango improves muscle control and posture. Any doubts about the transformative abilities of ballroom dance should be quashed after watching one season of “...
Purely platonic relationships: mythical or misunderstood?

Jan 12, 2011

SAN JOSE, California ― Until Amy met the man of her dreams, and the two of them had publicly sanctified their love ― going into escrow together on a house ― it never occurred to her that the greatest...
How to keep feet soft and odorless in winter

Jan 12, 2011

‘More than half of Korean women had athlete’s foot’ Many women hesitate when ushered into a room with floor-seating instead of to a table when having dinner at a Korean restaurant, especially in the...
Fight against ‘superbug’: never-ending story

Jan 7, 2011

News reports from many countries, including Korea, recently cover the rapid spread of “super bug,” which produces the NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1). These bacteria are resistant to most...
New findings help explain baldness

Jan 7, 2011

A 38-year-old businessman surnamed Lee, who declined to give his full name, has done almost everything to slow down his hair loss. Having long used a special shampoo made of natural ingredients, he ...
Nordic patterns charm winter fashion

Jan 6, 2011

For a New Year gift, 25-year-old Nam So-hyun picked out a pullover with a line of reindeer patterns for her sister and a pair of leggings that give out a similar Nordic vibe for herself in Myeong-don...
More producers make green cleaning solutions

Jan 6, 2011

LOS ANGELES ― Maybe 2011 is the year a clean start means returning to Grandma’s scrubbing ways and getting down on hands knees with simple baking soda and vinegar. Or maybe it means staring down that...
Cheap new tinnitus treatment music to some sufferers’ ears

Jan 6, 2011

It drives people nuts. Ringing. Buzzing. Hissing. For people with tinnitus, a phantom sound only they can hear plagues their every waking moment. Imagine a Salvation Army bell ringer camped out in ...