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Tue, October 24, 2017 | 05:48

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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

How to treat constipation

It is said that everyone experiences being constipated at some point in life. While the old adage of “You are what you eat” represents how important the food we consume is for our health, how well our body disposes of the consumed food is also important for the general well-being.

Healthcare | 2016-10-09 18:05

Green Cross releases new antipyretic analgesic

Green Cross Corp. has released a new antipyretic analgesic. The medicine, Taksen 400 Ibuprofen, contains 400 milligrams of ibuprofen, an anti-inflammatory drug that is highly effective in reducing fever and has few gastrointestinal side effects.

Healthcare | 2016-10-09 17:59

Do parents need a limit on screen time?

A while back, I wrote about regulating screen time for my kids. But as much as I hate to admit it, I am realizing more and more that maybe it is me and my husband - the mom and dad - who need to set stricter limits on how much we’re plugged in throughout the day.

Healthcare | 2016-10-09 17:58

Transitioning to the toddler bed

As kids grow up, there are certain things parents often contemplate whether to buy or not. From toddler tricycles to best-selling children's book sets, these random things - which at that moment look absolutely necessary for the child's physical, emotional and intellectual well-being - just keep popping up, one after another.

Healthcare | 2016-10-02 16:49

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