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Fri, October 20, 2017 | 08:44

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For many, Chuseok is the season of rage

“Hwa byung,” a uniquely Korean cultural syndrome that translates roughly as “rage virus” affects more than 10,000 people each year, especially during or after Chuseok, the Thanksgiving holiday season. With this year’s extended holiday of almost 10 days now over, the number of people stricken with the heart-wrenching mental illness is expected to soar.

Healthcare | 2017-10-09 14:36

More foreigners visit Korea to 'upgrade' looks

According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the combined medical expenditures made by foreigners in South Korea last year came to 860 billion won. Of the amount, the patients spent 221 billion won and 44.8 billion won on plastic surgeries and dermatology treatments, respectively.

Healthcare | 2017-10-01 13:48

The era of global medical services

It is probably around 2014 that I received the first message. At that time, I didn’t actively use SNS, but I used it occasionally to share information about oral surgery diseases and operation and to use it to scrap foreign cases. Foreign friends who found that I’m an oral and maxillofacial surgeon began to ask about their condition in messages. It was the case that they didn...

Healthcare | 2017-08-25 10:35

Green Cross supplies hypertension, hyperlipidemia drug

Green Cross Corp., a Korean company noted for vaccines, has begun to supply a hypertension and hyperlipidemia drug, a company spokesman said. The medicine, Rotacand, is a compound of condesartan and rosuvartatin, which show a proven efficacy in treating hypertension and hyperlipidemia, respectively. The spokesman said condesartan helps patients lower their blood pressure, whi...

Healthcare | 2017-08-06 18:30

Green Cross WellBeing launches vitamin D supplement

Dr. PNT (Personalized Nutrition Therapy) of Green Cross WellBeing, a health and functional brand for clinics, has launched Every D, a high-vitamin spray product, a company spokesman said last week. He said Every D is a vitamin D supplement for those who lack outdoor activity. The product’s major component is activated vitamin D3, which contains 1,000 IU, 2.5 times the recomme...

Healthcare | 2017-08-06 18:29

Warmer climate causes 29% rise in cockroach infestations

Warmer climate and urban development has caused a spike in the number of cockroaches being caught in South Korea, a local pest control company said Sunday. According to Cesco, it counted over 2.39 million cockroaches in 2016, up a sharp 18.1 percent from around 2.02 million in the previous year.

Healthcare | 2017-08-06 13:41

Employees of Green Cross Corp. donate blood at its headquarters in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. The company said 150 workers took part in the blood donation campaign aimed at helping cancer-stricken children. It also said over 14,000 employees have joined the annual campaign since 1992. / Courtesy of Green Cross Corp.

Healthcare | 2017-07-26 22:30

Kwangdong markets new multivitamin product

Kwangdong Pharmaceutical has started marketing a new multivitamin product, Mymega 100, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

Healthcare | 2017-07-19 10:00

Jump rope to lose fat, increase strength, reflexes, balance

Confucius said that “life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” I think this includes exercise. Modern fitness centers contain dozens and even hundreds of exercise machines, many of which claim to target specific areas of a particular body part. However, some of the best exercises require little if any equipment. This summer, if you are looking for a cheap and time-efficient way to increase fat loss, jumping rope may be the answer. Jumping rope burns more calories per minute than many forms of exercise. A person who weighs 150 pounds will burn approximately 200 calories ...

Healthcare | 2017-07-09 16:19

The art of tattoo removal

Tattoos are becoming increasingly popular in Korea - but conversely this also means more people are seeking to remove them. But this is not an easy task, as it may leave a permanent scarring if not done properly. Park Jai-oong, 48, a doctor at the SeRoi Clean Tattoo, a clinic that specializes in tattoo removal, explained the process and offered cautionary advice in an intervi...

Healthcare | 2017-07-07 17:54

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