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Recognizing tightening in elbow first step toward treatment

By Kang Tae-hwanMany patients who visit the clinic with elbow pain usually self-diagnose their symptoms as “tennis elbow” or “golf elbow” Internet sources or word of mouth. However,  elbow pain is a result of not only these two conditions, such rash diagnosis may be dangerous. Many other diseases, such as nerve entrapment syndrome, calcific tendinitis, synovitis,   and rheumatoid arthritis, exhibit similar symptoms and cause elbow pain.Patients who suffer from these diseases may also have tennis elbow, golf elbow,  or both.  Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis, and golfer's elbow, also known as medial epicondylitis, have an onset rate of  one to three percent and are most commonly found in patients in their 40s and 50s. Tennis elbow is more common, and golfer's elbow occurs in about 20 percent of patients with tennis elbow.These conditions derive their names from the fact that they affect many athletes.Tennis elbow is so named from the injuries caused by repeatitive  backhand posture in tenni

Oriental medicine may help treat MERS

By Lee Seung-hun Right now, it would not be an exaggeration to state that the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak is the single largest issue in Korea. Unfortunately, it looks like the outbreak is not going away anytime soon. We will be dealing with this for quite some time.Repeated cases of so called “super spreaders”  who infect a substantial number of people are especially worrying, as they may indicate that the disease can spread outside of hospitals.Hopefully, the crisis will not come to that and will be contained in the coming weeks.The MERS is caused by MERS-CoV, a type of coronavirus.Coronaviruses, in general, cause respiratory illnesses, such as the common cold, in mammals and birds.Some readers may recall the swine flu (H1N1) outbreak several years ago; such flu illnesses are caused by influenza viruses. A vaccine as well as medicines are available for the swine flu. In contrast, no vaccines are available for diseases caused by coronaviruses, as they tend to transform very rapidly. Accordingly, there are no known vaccin

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(307) Face reading - an interesting way of appreciating people

By Janet Shin When people consider a session of saju reading, many of them want to have their face read along with their palms. Even those who request e―mail consultations enclose some photos of themselves so that the readings take their faces into consideration. Obviously, one of major reasons is for their upcoming plastic surgery. It is not a surprise that many people try to get expert advice from outside the medical profession before they get their operations done. A fair number of foreigners consulted me to have their faces read on their way to Korea for plastic surgery. The face reading, as you know, is not mainly for something like double eyelid surgery or other types of surgical operations.There is plenty of information we can get from one’s face. Not only the face, but body posture, gestures and even voice tones should be observed. Before I talk further about face readings based on oriental teachings, we must make it clear that its value criterion is different from the conventional beauty standards. So, if one considers plastic surgery, he or she has to unders

Drinking alcohol to overcome heat harmful to joints

By Song Sang-ho Alcohol consumption is one of the leading means to quench thirst for people who get exhausted by the summer heat.However, since excessive alcohol consumption for refreshment and pleasure can damage joints, you must be careful.Among joint diseases caused by alcohol are "gouty arthritis" and “femoral head avascular necrosis.”Gouty arthritis is typified by severely swollen skin around the big toe joint and it causes excruciating pain.This disease is prevalent among many male patients, mainly over 40 years of age.The higher incidence of this disease is shown when people have the following diseases: hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis and diabetes.Gout is a disease in which uric acid produced during the decomposition of the purine component of alcohol and high protein food causes inflammation around the joints and cartilage.Among liquor beverages, beer contains significantly higher amounts of this component, while chicken, pork and other meats contain the same high amount as well.Middle-aged men who usually enjoy drinking alcohol or eati

Tips to power through jetlag with kids

By Jane Han Jetlag is never fun, so imagine fighting it with three young kiddos.Yes, brutal is the word.I've already been through this a few times with my twins and it was definitely no cakewalk, so I knew factoring in another five-month-old infant couldn't make things any easier.Well, this is one of those rare situations when I'm downright glad to be wrong.Once back in the U.S., we all expected to stay up nights for at least a good three weeks.That's roughly how long it took my twins to overcome jetlag in their past three time zone-crossing travel experiences.This time, just one week.Seriously.It took pretty much just one single week to get them in tune with the local time.I couldn't believe it either.That first night when the three girls slept through the night from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., I could almost hear the hallelujah chorus.So what made the difference this time?I'd say the biggest one is that me, the mom, learned to loosen up and go with the flow.In our past trips, when my twins were up at 2 a.m. ready to rock and roll, I was frustrated and annoyed, only in a rush to put them

Kwang Dong Pharm releases new antiperspirant

Sweatrol, left and Sweatclor are antiperspirants released by Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical last week. / Courtesy of Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical said Thursday it was releasing two new antiperspirants.Sweatclor, a roll-on type product is alcohol-free and proven suitable for sensitive skin, even children, according to the company.The advised usage is simply apply the amount needed underarm, or on the palms and soles three to four times at night and leave it until the next morning.   The deodorant not only eliminates perspiration but also odor for up to 72 hours with one application.A combination of natural herbs neutralizes perspiration odor as well as preventing yellow stains, the company added. The content is anti-bacterial and without harsh chemicals.Sweatrol, a pad-type product is for facial use. For maximum effect, after thoroughly cleansing the face removing daily make-up, the user is advised to put the pad on the face for 2 to 30 minutes.The treatment will curb profuse sweating of the face without clogging pores, thereby lessening the chanc

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