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Smartphones can make you look older

Smartphones have become daily necessity, but using them too much in bad posture may negatively affect how you look.By Yoon Ja-youngThe National Institute of the Korean Language announced newly coined words of 2012 last month, which will be registered in the online Korean dictionary. Among them was “smartphone old face,” which refers to the symptom in which people look older than their actual age due to saggy jowls as a result of looking down the smartphone screens for a long time.Dr. Seo Il-beom, a plastic surgeon at the Grand Plastic Surgery, said that people might end up having saggy jowls when they lower their head for a long time to look at the smartphone screen and that creases can also form around the lips. Once formed, they make people look grumpy and older.“You can lift the face through surgery which includes incising from the front of the ear to scalp, or treat the crease and saggy cheeks through surgery using special thread and needle, but it is more important to prevent them through correct daily life,” the doctor said.He picked maintainin

Apr 5, 2013By Yoon Ja-young
Smartphones can make you look older

Korea Univ. Medical Center stresses research

Kim Leen is president and chief executive of Korea University Medical Center.By Yoon Ja-youngThe task of the big hospitals is to treat patients, of course, but another major task is to lead research in medical science for the better health of people. The country’s top hospitals, however, have somewhat lagged behind in research, as assigning doctors to research meant a decrease in revenue from clinics. Korea University Medical Center, however, has announced it will bolster its research and development (R&D) to be among Asia’s top 10 hospitals.The Ministry of Health & Welfare recently designated 10 hospitals in the country as R&D-focused hospitals. Korea University Medical Center had two of its hospitals — in Anam and Guro — make the list, the only organization with two hospitals on the list.“Despite our 75 years’ history, we have been somewhat under-evaluated as people focused on the size of the hospital. We are glad we had our R&D capability recognized,” said Kim Leen, president and chief executive of Korea University Medical

Apr 5, 2013By Yoon Ja-young
Korea Univ. Medical Center stresses research

Arbor Day pains

By Song Sang-hoEvents for Arbor Day, which falls on April 5 here, already started a week ago. People are planting trees and seedlings are being distributed in many places. To plant trees is of course good for nature conservation but it is also good for our own health. People have to use almost every part of their bodies to plant a tree, making it a whole body exercise.But if you feel pain all over your body after tree planting, you may have to check whether you hurt yourself with too much enthusiasm. It could just be simple muscular pain but it could also be some other injury, such as a sprain, that needs to be treated.Delayed onset muscle soreness, more commonly expressed as muscular cramp or stiffness, frequently takes place if office workers who aren’t used to physical exercise suddenly take up shovels without any warm-up or carry items that are too heavy. Most of the pain is caused by the sudden use of muscles that have barely been used previously, and may last for five to seven days. The pain is due to microruptures of muscular fibers inside the muscles, which creates infl

Apr 5, 2013
Arbor Day pains

Tummy Talk: Under the spotlight, literally

By Jane Han I don’t know when it all began, but at one point, maternity photos somehow became a pregnancy must-do. For those of you who aren’t familiar with what maternity photos are, they are basically portraits of moms-to-be proudly presenting their round, bulging bellies in the most beautiful and almost sacred way possible.The big camera day usually takes place somewhere between 32 and 36 weeks to make sure the tummy is downright obvious. But mine was possible this past weekend, at just 25 weeks, thanks to my twins who make mommy’s stomach already plenty big.Now I’ve seen tons of these pictures of my friends so I was given enough exposure and was pretty confident that I could deliver the right poses — or so I thought. Let’s just say what I envisioned did not exactly translate into reality.I imagined myself striking a peaceful and relaxed pose, looking down at my stomach with a refined smile and a loving eye, up against a brightly-lit white backdrop. I’m embarrassed to admit it but, yes, a sort of a heavenly look.But when the photograp

Apr 5, 2013
Tummy Talk: Under the spotlight, literally

Colonoscopy essential for stomach cancer patients

By Yoon Ja-young Prof. Park Cho-hyunProf. Yoo Han-moStomach cancer is the most common cancer in Koreans, and patients have one more thing to be concerned about - colorectal cancer. Research by professors at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital revealed that gastric cancer patients are 13 times more likely to have colorectal cancer than their peers. The doctors thus recommend that those who are diagnosed with stomach cancer should have a colonoscopy before surgery.According to research led by Prof. Yoo Han-mo, Prof. Song Kyo-young and Prof. Park Cho-hyun at the hospital, 48.9 percent of the 495 patients who were diagnosed with stomach cancer at the hospital from 2009 to 2010 also had colorectal polyps. The research team compared that figure with the ratio of such polyps in the control group — those who underwent colonoscopies for health screening at the hospital.It showed that stomach cancer patients had more incidences of polyps and colorectal cancer. While 48.9 percent of the gastric cancer patients had polyps, the ratio was only 34.7 percent in the control group. The average

Apr 5, 2013By Yoon Ja-young
Colonoscopy essential for stomach cancer patients

GSK providing HPV vaccine for underprivileged teens

A gynecologist who is a member of the Korean Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists gives an HPV vaccine shot to a teenager as a part of the cervical cancer prevention campaign launched jointly by GSK and the association.                                                                                          / Courtesy of GSKBy Yoon Ja-youngGlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that it is providing 1,800 doses of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine for free to inoculate teenagers from low-income households as a part of a campaign to prevent cervical cancer. Around 600 underprivileged teenage girls will benefit from the project as the HPV vaccination needs three shots over a six-month period.The Korean Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists is also participating in the campaign, injecting the vaccine for free.“Cervical cancer is a li

Apr 5, 2013By Yoon Ja-young
GSK providing HPV vaccine for underprivileged teens

(231) Easiest way to read others - simple translation of palm readings

By Janet Shin  I usually state that our face and palms are like our resume. They are parts of our body examined by doctors to diagnose diseases in certain circumstances. In general, people recognize others by their facial features and feel sensation through the touch of hands. It is difficult to hide either and they may suggest sketchy information about people through conventional and experiential perceptions.For physiognomists and fortune tellers, it is quite beneficial to read their clients faces first before continuing on to further readings. They have their own empirical approaches on how to deliver their findings and where to begin. Faces and palms account for important criteria to judge the current mental state of people. Professional physiognomists may identify details of major concerns, such as reputation, wealth or love at a glance.Palms have not been regarded so seriously as other readings. They are not as exposed as a face. Nevertheless, they have been studied for more than 3,000 years both in the West and East. When you think about palm readings, you may simply

Apr 4, 2013
(231) Easiest way to read others - simple translation of palm readings

One size doesn't fit all

 By Kwon Ji-youn, Park Jin-hai, and Yoon Sung-wonKorean farmers have often said that a mother will send her daughter to work under a fall sun, and her daughter-in-law, under a spring sun. Not surprising, considering the dangers of the spring sunlight to your skin.Women and men alike have always feared the spring sun, for its ultraviolet rays are known to damage skin cells that have hibernated for the winter and thus are more vulnerable.People are now rushing to prepare for the spring, lathering on sun-block, whitening essence and moisturizer. But for those who have yet to stock up, here’s a must-read. What people do Common opinion calls for the need to revitalize your skin after the “melancholy” of winter. Winter whisks away all moisture, creating layers of dead skin cells and giving your skin a chapped and dry look. For this reason, many who are keen on caring for their skin concentrate heavily on moisturizing.“I just focus on moisturizing my skin, using lotion, essence and lots of moisturizer,” said Jang Seo-woo, a college student at Ewh

Apr 2, 2013
One size doesn't fit all

'Room salon' culture in Korea

Dear Dr. P,Recently my Korean boyfriend told me that business meetings in Korea take place in special rooms where high-class call girls serve drinks (and more). Apparently the girls’ services are offered by clients and it is considered bad manners to refuse. I heard that seniors make life difficult for colleagues who express unwillingness to do what’s expected. It could even negatively affect their careers.Some time ago, my boyfriend went to one such meeting and ended up sleeping with a girl, despite the fact that he had another girlfriend at the time. I find this practice of forcing colleagues to have sex (in the name of business honor) quite strange. Whateven stranger is that wives and girlfriends are supposed to understand and accept this. Isn’t it possible for someone to refuse and have his decision respected? Doesn’t “commitment” mean anything to them?And doesn’t this kind of work culture encourage adultery? And what about religious people who’d prefer to honor moral values? Although we love each other, what saddens me is that I&rs

Mar 29, 2013
'Room salon' culture in Korea

Who should get HPV vaccines?

By Lee Hye-junIn the United Kingdom, the parents of girls aged 12 are offered HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccination for their daughters at school. In the United States, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) included the HPV vaccine in the official immunization schedule for the 11 and 12 year olds. These widespread changes have been made over the last decade since the revolutionary discovery of the HPV vaccine.Cervical cancer was once a major cause of women’s death. Currently in developed countries, it is on a rapid decline mainly due to the increased Pap smear tests in which a sample of cervical cells is examined for any abnormalities. Earlier detection of lesions by Pap tests helps cure them before they develop into cancer. Still every minute a new case of cervical cancer is diagnosed and every two minutes a woman dies from it.The human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is the most important risk factor for cervical cancer. It is mainly transmitted by direct sexual contact and occurs mostly within five to 10 years from the first sexual experience. Although it oft

Mar 29, 2013
Who should get HPV vaccines?
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