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Big siblings play big influence

A few days ago, the unthinkable happened.

Healthcare | 2016-11-13 18:33

Dentist obtains patent for toothpaste

Recent studies show oral diseases can affect the health of not only the mouth but also the whole body. It is also known that a bacterium, Streptococcus gordonii, can cause blood clots and trigger life-threatening endocarditis, or inflammation of the heart.

Healthcare | 2016-11-13 09:18

Health economy to make Korea a leader in healthcare

Minister of Health and Welfare Chung Chin-youb / Courtesy of Ministry of Health and WelfareBy Chung Chin-youbThe main theme of this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) was the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which also happens to be the title of the book written by Klaus Schwab, president of the WEF. In this book, Schwab predicted that the fusion of a wide range of sectors ...

Healthcare | 2016-11-01 15:33

How much clothes do kids need?

This past weekend, I almost suffocated. I almost suffocated from my children’s ginormous and monstrous pile of clothes that seemed to have taken on a life of its own and reproduced like mushrooms. Seriously, where did all these clothes come from?

Healthcare | 2016-10-30 18:52

How can herbal medicine be of help?

Acupuncture is administered almost everywhere around the globe these days and its natural and non-invasive properties make it more preferable for various kinds of disorders from a sprained ankle to insomnia.

Healthcare | 2016-10-30 18:49

How to manage shoulder pain

Today’s Koreans exercise and play sports more often than they ever did before, and among those who enjoy leisure activities, the number of patients with shoulder pains have been increasing especially with those that engage in lots of shoulder movements by doing sports such as golf, baseball, tennis and lifting weights.

Healthcare | 2016-10-23 16:19

Becoming room mom

As I raise my three children, I find myself learning new words and lingo I never knew before. The latest one to add to the list - room mom. I found out what it was after I became one.

Healthcare | 2016-10-23 16:17

Belief as reflection or distortion of truth

A 30-year-old Korean woman 164 centimeters tall who weighs 65 kilograms without metabolic disease tried to lose weight for years after being diagnosed as overweight due to her body mass index (BMI) of 24.1.

Healthcare | 2016-10-16 16:48

Insomnia: sleeping without pills

The recent earthquake made many people wary and sleepless. A middle aged lady visited my clinic a few days after the incident. She had been using sleeping pills for over a year, and it became harder to fall asleep after the earthquake. Her medication use had increased from half a pill a day to a whole pill to no avail. She wanted sleep, but she also wanted to get off the slee...

Healthcare | 2016-10-16 16:45

Lesson for mom with 3 sick kids

I remember reading somewhere that having three kids meant the chance of parents losing sleep due to someone being up at night goes up by 33.3 percent. Well, that scary statistic also applies to sickness.

Healthcare | 2016-10-16 16:41

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