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Wed, June 28, 2017 | 21:27

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Chronic bowel pain? 'Stool transplants' might give you new hope

A major Seoul hospital has performed Korea’s first fecal microbiota transplants, also known as stool transplants, giving new hope to people suffering bowel discomfort. Yonsei University Health System in Seodaemun-gu recently launched a team of experts from the departments of gastroenterology, laboratory medicine and infectious diseases dedicated to the treatment, according to...

Healthcare | 2017-06-28 13:56

Seoul gets tough on soda sales to students

Seoul Mayor Park Won-sun is getting serious with his bid to protect children from obesity - through a brake on soda sales at schools and other facilities for students. Park said Wednesday he will introduce a city-specific regulation to limit soda sales at 62 public facilities for students from elementary, middle and high schools.

Healthcare | 2017-06-21 17:35

Korean medicine help treat chronic cough

This year, the number of chronic cough patients appears to be higher than usual, be it children or adults. Some may have contracted colds a couple of weeks ago and after taking the medications all other symptoms have alleviated except for coughing. Others may have consistent light coughs as a symptom of allergic rhinitis due to all the pollen and micro-dust of the season. When the coughing is severe, it can also trigger gag reflexes. Although most cough symptoms do get better naturally with the passage of time, if you are experiencing consistent coughing for more than three weeks, it is advi...

Healthcare | 2017-06-11 18:07

Drug-free childcare blog blasted over home remedies

A blog promoting unchecked home remedies over prescribed drugs in treating children’s illnesses has been criticized for putting youngsters in jeopardy. The “Raising Baby Without Drugs” blog, known by the Korean acronym “Anaki,” claims to be operated by a Korean medical doctor. It was established in 2013 and has some 60,000 members, many of them mothers without medical qualifi...

Healthcare | 2017-05-03 17:38

Doctors begin to think about long-term health, happiness of cancer survivors

When I was a resident, my father was unexpectedly diagnosed with a brain tumor. Despite surgical resection and multiple rounds of radiation therapy, the tumor recurred five years later. The painful experience of battling cancer and coping with the treatment brought our family closer together. However, in general, the overwhelming stress that cancer patients and their families...

Healthcare | 2017-04-30 15:57

Acute Dyspepsia

At one time or another, we have all experienced indigestion to varying degrees. Generally, it is from an excessively indulgent lunch or dinner as many readers would have experienced themselves as I have. However, there are those of us who are prone to frequent indigestion which does not necessarily have anything to do with what or how much they have eaten.

Healthcare | 2017-04-30 15:55

Kwangdong unveils low-calorie drinks

Kwangdong Pharmaceutical has unveiled low-calorie soft drinks as part of a campaign to reduce sugar consumption, a company spokesman said Friday. The two new bottled products are called HP and MP. HP represents Healing Point and MP is Mind Point, the spokesman said.

Healthcare | 2017-04-23 19:43

Nbio markets effective hangover drink

A new beverage maker, Nbio, has started marketing a hangover-relieving product to help drinkers ease the symptoms of headache, dizziness and drowsiness. The company’s hangover drink, K-cool, is different from products of other firms, Nbio CEO Kim Yong-hak said. “The striking difference is our product contains ingredients extracted from more than 13 herbs, including the flower...

Healthcare | 2017-04-02 20:12

Oriental Treatment of Spinal Stenosis

Spinal stenosis is one of the more common spinal illness and according to the National Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of patients is on the increase. There were 1.311 million patients treated for spinal stenosis in 2014 compared to 830,000 in 2010, showing a 58 percent increase in just four years. Ninety-four percent of such patients were in or past their 50s and female patients outnumbered males by almost 2 to 1. Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the open space called the “intervertebral foramen” through which nerves travel, leading to pain and various other co...

Healthcare | 2017-04-02 19:23

Air pollution aggravates Parkinson's disease: study

Exposure to air pollution increases risk of aggravating Parkinson's disease and may cause neurological disease progression, a study showed Friday.

Healthcare | 2017-03-24 11:36

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