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Thu, November 21, 2019 | 09:24

Light, sound pollutions affect citizens' health

Light, sound pollutions affect citizens' health

People living in populated metro areas are familiar with sensory irritations such as continuous light and noise pollution, which are often called an “environmental nuisance.”

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-11-20 23:48

'Stop selling wool products'

'Stop selling wool products'

Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a nonprofit organization for animal protection, hold placards calling on Forever 21, a fast fashion retailer, to stop selling wool products, in front of the retailer's shop in Myeong-dong, Seoul, Wednesday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-11-20 23:48

Winter, peak season of pneumonia

Winter, peak season of pneumonia

Pneumonia was the cause of the third-largest number of deaths in Korea last year, according to Statistics Korea. In 2018, 298,820 deaths from the illness were reported in the country, up 4.7 percent from a year earlier. While cancer was the No.1 cause of deaths for Koreans, pneumonia climbed up by one notch from the previous year.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-11-17 16:43

Briquettes for underprivileged

Briquettes for underprivileged

Volunteers work to carry briquettes to be delivered to poor and elderly residents in Baeksa Village, Nowon-gu, northeastern Seoul, Nov. 9.

Park Yoon-bae2019-11-12 17:00

Korean men smoke less, but weigh more

Korean men smoke less, but weigh more

The number of male smokers in Korea has halved over the last 20 years, but the obesity rate has significantly risen during the same period, according to a national survey.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-11-10 20:20

Gov't still vigilant over African swine fever

Gov't still vigilant over African swine fever

Since the last confirmed case of African swine fever (ASF), Oct. 9, the deadly animal disease has not been reported for a month. However, the quarantine authorities still remain vigilant as more wild boars infected with ASF have been found.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-11-08 17:43

Elementary school student saves eight lives through organ donation

Elementary school student saves eight lives through organ donation

Choi Dong-won, a nine-year-old elementary school student, passed away Tuesday after a severe head injury sustained three days prior left him brain-dead. His mother decided to donate Choi's heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and corneas saying that although her son cannot survive, his organs can save several others.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-11-08 17:41

Protesting government's warning against e-cigarettes

Protesting government's warning against e-cigarettes

Members of the Korea E-Cig Industry Association protest the government's recent strong warning against the use of liquid e-cigarettes over health concerns, during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday. They demanded the government present scientific evidence to show e-cigarettes are more harmful than combustible ones. / Yonhap

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-11-06 18:55

Celebrities to be banned from alcohol packaging

Celebrities to be banned from alcohol packaging

The government is seeking to ban local distilleries from promoting their products through the use of photographs of celebrities on their bottles. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it would revise the National Health Promotion Act to ban all images of celebrities from alcohol containers in an effort to prevent glamorizing its consumption.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-11-04 17:40

Law to be revised to allow non-relatives to hold funerals

Law to be revised to allow non-relatives to hold funerals

The government is seeking a law revision to allow friends or cohabitants of a person, who dies without surviving family, to hold a funeral. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Monday, it is working to change the administrative regulations on funerals for people without any remaining relatives.

Kim Rahn | 2019-11-04 16:09

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