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Professor arrested over illegal impotency drugs

 A university professor who allegedly sold dietary supplements he illegally made to treat male impotency was arrested Wednesday. He was identified only as Choi, 60.Choi allegedly made supplements that contained sildenafil, tadalafil and amino-tadalafil and sold them to distributors in 2009 when he was teaching at a private college. He sold about 250 million won worth of the supplements.Sildenafil and tadalafil are used in erectile dysfunction medications such as Viagra, but they should only be used with a doctor’s prescription.The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said the ingredients can cause heart attacks when taken by people with cardiovascular problems.Cho was arrested five years and five months after he fled police in 2010.  

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Harmful substances in foreign supplements sold online

By Bahk Eun-jiHazardous chemicals were found in one out of five dietary supplements bought on foreign websites recently, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Monday.The regulator surveyed 109 products sold via foreign websites over the three months since April, and found that 20 contained harmful substances.Twelve of the 20 were dietary products, five were to enhance sexual performance, and three were for strengthening muscles.The regulator said dietary supplements such as Supergenic and Max-Slim contained harmful chemicals, including reductil and yohimbin.Reductil is known to cause high blood pressure and constipation. The government has banned distribution since 2010. Yohimbin is used on animals recovering from anesthesia.The five for sexual enhancement products, including MACA Man and TestoJack 200, contained icariin, which is used as an aphrodisiac. SuperLean and Testogen-XR, which are for muscle enhancement, contained yohimbin and icariin.The ministry has blocked access to websites selling the dietary supplements.  

Acupuncture helps rejuvenate skin

By Lee Seung-hun Throughout history, we humans have always desired to stay young, both mentally and physically.Among that desire to stay young is the wish to appear younger than one’s age.As such, most of us wish to maintain clear and firm skin, which is associated with health and youth.In recent years as interest in esthetic beauty has increased, demand for cosmetic surgical options has increased and along with it, interest in the non-surgical Oriental cosmetic treatments have been peaking.For centuries, Oriental medicine has treated facial asymmetry from Bell’s palsy with acupuncture to bring back the symmetry.Acupuncture has been applied to treat the drooping half of the face caused by the facial nerve paralysis.The treatment techniques have been fine-tuned and developed in more recent years to be used for cosmetic and treatment purposes.Cosmetic acupuncture utilizes the needles to stimulate the acupuncture points in the 6 meridian systems present in the face as well as the muscle layer according to the human anatomy to induce the rejuvenation of the skin and to r

Vitamin C helps prevent blood vessels ageing, promotes healthy skin

Researchers at Yeungnam University conduct a test to find correlation between vitamin C intake and blood vessel ageing in the university lab. / Courtesy of Kwang Dong PahrmaceuticalBy Lee Kyung-minVitamin C intake helps prevent blood vessels ageing and promotes healthy skin, a recent study showed. In the study jointly conducted by Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical and Yeungnam University, the team analyzed data on 42 people who took 1,250 milligram of vitamin C daily from September 2013 through June 2015. All participants reported increased levels of antioxidant capacity by between 30 to 50 percent, measured by Ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) assay, a scientific method to determine the antioxidant capacity of foods, beverages and nutritional supplements. Liver damage, indicated by levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), also decreased by up to 30 percent, the study added. The intake also helps prevent high-density lipoprotein (HDL) from being damaged. HDL is known as good cholesterol, which helps the body remove unnecessary fat. All partic

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(309) Cooking shows - expression of a basic human instinct

By Janet ShinEating and drinking have been mentioned as humans’ major instincts in some oriental classics. Underneath the current trend of public interest in eating shows, there is a desire to subvert the social compulsion about custom and beauty, especially slim figures and temperance. People have been obsessed by the sense of guilt about a plump body and gluttony. In our culture, however, those who eat well were considered healthy and even courteous. They were full of drive. The feeling of appetite has often been compared to sexual pleasure. With the popularity of the eating shows, vogue words related to food and dining have been composed, such as “chosiknam” and “yoseknam,” meaning a sensitive, gentle and sexy man. They literally represent herbivore men and attractive guys who are also good at cooking. Various cast members, especially handsome chefs, present eating and cooking and they are catching great popularity. It is annoying for some people, however, to watch Internet broadcasts in which the hosts are munching colossal amounts of food

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Letter to twins on 2nd birthday

Ellen, left, and Ann celebrate their second birthday with cakes and balloons at their home in Dallas, Texas. For the twin toddlers, every day is an adventure as the two welcome another year of friendship, surprises and excitement ahead of them. / Courtesy of Jane Han By Jane HanGirls, what a year it's been for us. I can't believe it's already been two years since I've been your mom and you've been my daughters.After you two fall asleep at night, I often tell your dad that I can't remember how my life was before you girls came into this world.That's how much your existence alone defines who I am now.And seriously, I don't know what I could have possibly done with all that time and energy.It feels like not long ago when I first held you ― Ellen and Ann ― in my arms at birth.Both of you, so tiny and fragile back then, now climb me like I'm Mount Everest.Over the past year, you grew so much.You began talking, expressing your emotions, showing independence and started blooming into young ladies with the happiest smile I know.I'm honestly surprised at how much a human being can g