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(358) Can saju read one's vocation?

By Janet ShinCould it be really possible to predict one’s occupation by reading their saju? Most people are not convinced when it comes to the rationale of saju and its translation. One may even be cynical deeming it a mere farfetched speculation.It is actually hard to be completely free of any kind of preconceptions derived by people’s facial impression, how they are dressed, their way of speaking and other bearings when we are to read one’s situation without even mentioning destiny. As a professional saju expert, I also analyze information presented by the person, which is actually one of the skills of a fortuneteller. However, more and more people are having online saju consultations nowadays without a face-to-face meeting. In this case, it is truly the saju master’s competence to read the client’s situation under the veil of ignorance only with their birth records. Saju, composed by one’s birth year, month, date and hour, is the core information we have to make a judgment.Recently one of my students on our study group chat asked questions about

"어렸을 때 아이큐 높을수록 더 오래 산다"

(서울=코리아타임스) 우지원 인턴기자 = 아이큐가 높은 아이일수록 나중에 어른으로 성장했을 때 심장병, 뇌졸중, 호흡기 질환, 치매 등 죽음을 초래하는 질병에 걸릴 확률이 낮다는 연구결과가 나왔다. 영국 에딘버러 대학의 연구진들이 11살 아동들을 대상으로 한 지능검사와 79세까지의 사망 원인을 연구한 결과, 지능이 높을수록 사망률이 낮았으며 그 원인은 흡연과 같은 생활습관의 차이 때문으로 드러났다고 메디컬 익스프레스가 28일(현지시각) 보도했다. 조사 자료는 1936년 스코틀랜드에서 출생한 33,536명의 남성과 32,229명의 여성을 대상으로 했다. 연구진은 이들이 11살에 친 지능검사와 2015년 12월까지의 사망 통계를 바탕으로 한 결과 위와 같은 결론을 도출했다. 연구 결과는 지난 28일자 발행된 영국의학저널(BMJ) 인터넷판에서 소개됐다. 나이, 성별, 사회적 위치 등 결과에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 여러 요인을 고려한 결과 어린 시절 지능이 높을수록 79세까지는 사망 가능성이 낮았다. 가령 점수가 높을수록 호흡기 질환으로 인한 사망률이 28%, 협심증, 심근경색 등 관상동맥 질환으로 인한 사망률은 25%, 뇌졸중으로 인한 사망률은 24% 감소했다. 이 같은 현상은 남성과 여성 모두에게 동일하게 나타났다. 그러나 어린 시절의 지능과 흡연과는 무관한 암 사이에는 별다른 관련성이 나타나지 않았다. 이번 연구는 생애주기 전체에 걸쳐 사망 원인을 추정하는 연구 중 가장 큰 규모로 눈길을 끌었다. 또한 흡연과 같은 생활습관이 지능과 사망률의 관계에서 중요한 역할을 차지한다는 것을 보여준다. 결과적으로는 아이큐가 낮을수록 암과 같이 우리가 이미 알고 있는 사망 요인들로 인해 죽을 가능성이 높음을 시사한다. 연구진들은 IQ가 죽음을 유발하는 더 고차원적이고 유전적인 원인이 될 수 있을지는 두고 봐야 한다는 결론을 내렸다.

'Lifting': the perfect solution for a slimmer face

 By Lee Han-soo/ Courtesy of M Aesthetic Surgery ClinicKorea has seen rising interest in looking young and attractive in a rapidly aging society. This interest, which was limited to people in their 30s and 40s, has changed in recent years.Now people in their 20s, who are also looking to become more attractive, are seeking a simple but effective treatment to fulfill their needs.“We have seen a steady increase in women in their mid-20s who want to have a thin chin line in recent years,” Park Jung-soo, head of the M Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, said.Lifting, which is a procedure that tightens skin that has drooped with age, is one of the best and simplest ways, Park said.Initially, patients considered lifting was risky because it required a precise incision in the face. But with recent developments, the procedure has become more of a treatment than surgery.Treatments include “thread lift,” a minimally invasive method that inserts special threads to lift and contour the face, and “laser lift,” which induces protein degeneration by applying heat at a

DAILY FORTUNE - JUNE 29, 2017

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

By Ko Dong-hwanColonoscopy / Korea Times fileA 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 the Hankook Ilbo on Monday.The transplants will only be available to patients with clostridium difficile infection, caused by the spore-forming bacterium clostridium difficile, which can lead to watery diarrhea, fever, nausea and abdominal pain.“The method has proven highly effective in practices in the U.S. and Europe,” Prof. Park, of the hospital’s gastroenterology department, said. “After our substantial treatment records are accumulated, the method could later become an alternative treatment for infectious enteropathy patients suffering from ulcerative colitis or irritable bowel syndrome.”The transplant has been hailed in North A

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