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Tue, January 22, 2019 | 15:06

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14% of Koreans use masturbation aids; 69% 'satisfied'

Nearly 14 percent of the surveyed said they had “experience of using masturbation aids” and 69 percent were “satisfied” with their sex lives - 10 percent higher than a 59 percent satisfaction level for non-users.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-01-22 13:31

Nine measles cases in Gyeonggi areas

More cases of measles have been reported, with the latest in areas adjacent to Seoul. Twenty-six cases have been confirmed. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Monday, eight confirmed cases were in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, over the weekend - five toddlers and infants with the remaining three among their parents. One more case was discovered in S...

Diseases & welfare | 2019-01-21 15:13

Measles infections spreading; 8 newly test positive

Fine dust: leading cause of cardiovascular deaths

Fine dust has been smothering the nation as of late and the government was left with no choice but to issue emergency measures in hopes of reducing the fine dust level.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-01-20 16:56

Animal activist leader refuses to step down despite euthanasia scandal

Park So-youn, head of animal rights group Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE), is refusing to resign despite the recent protests from group members and supporters over her euthanasia of hundreds of animals.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-01-20 16:36

Measles infections spreading; 8 newly test positive

Measles infections are spreading here, putting health authorities on high alert. Five infants aged under four as well as three of their mothers were confirmed to have contracted measles in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-01-20 15:59

Nine measles cases in Gyeonggi areas

Korea heading for demographic cliff

Korea's fertility rate is estimated to have hit an all-time low last year after falling below 1 for the first time, according to a presidential committee, Friday, raising concerns that the nation is heading for “demographic cliff” faster than expected.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-01-18 17:22

Fertility rate dips below 1 in 2018: official

South Korea's fertility rate probably fell below the critical level of 1 to an all-time low in 2018, an official said Friday. The country's total fertility rate is estimated at 0.96 to 0.97 for last year, said the official at the Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy. An estimated 325,000 babies were born in 2018. Last year's total fertility rate marks...

Diseases & welfare | 2019-01-18 11:12

Over 50% of mothers suffer postpartum depression

Over 50 percent of mothers suffer from postpartum depression, but many of them are unable to get any help to relieve it, a report showed Thursday. According to the report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare that surveyed 2,911 women who gave birth in 2017, 50.3 percent of them suffered from the condition within six weeks of childbirth.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-01-17 16:24

Only 2.9% of unmarried women consider marriage 'necessary'

Is this a grim indicator that the already sagging birth rate will sink further? Only three out of 100 unmarried women in Seoul consider marriage necessary and merely 5.8 percent are willing to have children, a Korea Women's Development Institute survey showed.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-01-16 15:09

Fine dust ups risk of lung cancer by 20%

The team analyzed the correlation between fine dust and the development of respiratory-related diseases and concluded that long-term exposure increases the risk of lung cancer by up to 20 percent.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-01-15 14:59

97% of Koreans suffer 'physical or mental' distress due to fine dust: survey

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