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Sun, January 19, 2020 | 05:05

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.

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.

2019-11-04 16:09

Promoting pork consumption

Promoting pork consumption

Gyeonggi Provincial Governor Lee Jae-myung, left, and Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, right, cook pork with help from actress Kim Su-mi at Seoul Plaza, during an event Friday, to encourage people to eat pork. Pork consumption and sales have declined significantly after the outbreak of African swine fever here as people are shunning pork over safety fears. Yonhap

2019-11-01 16:58

Kolon's 'innovative drug company' status to be revoked

Kolon's 'innovative drug company' status to be revoked

The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday that it is considering revoking Kolon Life Science's certificate as an “innovative drug company” for its mislabeling and false reporting of a key ingredient in its gene therapy drug Invossa.

2019-10-30 16:10

Korea allocates W200 bil. for dementia research through 2028

Korea allocates W200 bil. for dementia research through 2028

The Korean government will allocate a budget worth 198.7 billion won ($167 million) for dementia research over the next nine years, in an effort to tackle the rapid increase of neurodegenerative diseases.

2019-10-29 17:19

Row rises over wearing leggings in public

Row rises over wearing leggings in public

Controversy is rising over whether it is okay for women to wear leggings as daily wear. Some cite freedom to wear what they want and denounce men who sexualize women for their clothing, while others say tight and revealing clothes are inappropriate in public spaces.

2019-10-29 16:27

Yoido Full Gospel Church supports young mothers, children globally

Yoido Full Gospel Church supports young mothers, children globally

Near Dangsan Station on Seoul Metro lines 2 and 9, there is a welfare center for single mothers. Occupying three floors from sixth to eighth in a building there, it's a place where single mothers can rest and get help from the community. The place, the Vine Center, is equipped with a living room, bathroom, private space for mothers and children, and facilities for recovery af...

2019-10-29 14:09

To take or not: cancer patients in dilemma over dog vermicide

To take or not: cancer patients in dilemma over dog vermicide

The dog vermicide's unconfirmed effectiveness in treating cancer has gone viral among online communities of Korean cancer patients following the YouTube video clip about the U.S. cancer patient, Joe Tippens, who was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in 2016. In the video, doctors told Tippens that his cancer had already spread to his body, including the liver, pancreas, b...

2019-10-28 17:18

What to know about shingles and its vaccine

What to know about shingles and its vaccine

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash that lasts for two to four weeks.

2019-10-27 19:29

Smokers confused over gov't warning against vaping

Smokers confused over gov't warning against vaping

The government's recent warning on the use of liquid e-cigarettes is confusing smokers, as they are left without further information on how harmful the products are and whether combustible cigarettes are any safer.

2019-10-27 16:57

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