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Children's clinic for Crohn's disease opens

Severance Children’s Hospital in Seoul announced that it has opened a clinic for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.The clinic comprises medical staff from the pediatrics, pediatric endocrine, pediatric surgery, pediatric psychiatry, and radiology units, on top of offering consulting by the nutrition team at the Severance Hospital.“For children and teenagers suffering from Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, it is essential to offer evaluation and control from diverse perspectives, not only giving medical treatment of the disease but also considering their growth,” said professor Koh Hong at the hospital.However, there was no integrated clinic for young patients here. The professor thus expected that the clinic would enhance not only their health but also the overall quality of life.The ratio of patients suffering from Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis has been increasing steeply here during the past decade, and one among four patients are diagnosed when they are children or teenagers. It hasn’t been clarified what causes the dise

Dec 21, 2012

Naver launches childcare information service

NHN, the operator of the country’s biggest portal Naver, has launched a childcare information service in the health service category of its mobile Web.The contents, offered at http://m.health.naver.com/infa ntCare/list.nhn, include taking care of newborns, breast and formula feeding, solid food for babies, other information on childcare, vaccinations and medical exams, and information on disease and safety. It advises parents on how to deal with the diseases often found in babies.The information is provided by Ha Jeong-hun, a podiatrist and author of the “Bbibbo Bbibbo 119 Pediatrics,” the most popular book on childcare in the country.NHN explained that it launched the service on the mobile Web first so that parents can easily check it in emergencies. It added that it would soon offer the service on desktops.“We are offering the medically proved childcare information to guide the parents into the right way in childcare,” a spokesperson for NHN said.

Dec 21, 2012

Severance opens children's clinic for Crohn's

Severance Children’s Hospital in Seoul announced that it has opened a clinic for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.The clinic comprises medical staff from the pediatrics, pediatric endocrine, pediatric surgery, pediatric psychiatry, and radiology units, on top of offering consulting by the nutrition team at the Severance Hospital.“For children and teenagers suffering from Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, it is essential to offer evaluation and control from diverse perspectives, not only giving medical treatment of the disease but also considering their growth,” said professor Koh Hong at the hospital.However, there was no integrated clinic for young patients here. The professor thus expected that the clinic would enhance not only their health but also the overall quality of life.The ratio of patients suffering from Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis has been increasing steeply here during the past decade, and one among four patients are diagnosed when they are children or teenagers. It hasn’t been clarified what causes the dise

Dec 21, 2012

Recipe for diabetes patients: salmon California roll

Courtesy of Vita Books IngredientsYou will need 90 grams of rice, 50 grams of salmon, 30 grams of cucumber, 10 grams of yellow paprika, 10 grams of orange paprika, and one sheet of dried laver for “gimbap,” or Korean roll.For seasoning of the rice, you will need 12 grams of vinegar, 0.6 grams of aspartame, and 0.6 grams of salt.For sauce, you will need 5 grams of soy sauce, 8 grams of ginger juice, 0.5 gramsof aspartame, 30 grams ofonion juice, 30 milliliters of kelp  stock, and 10 grams of cooking wine.Step by step1. Cook rice and mix it with seasoning.2. Slice cucumber and paprika.3. Put the seasoned rice on dried laver, turn the dried laver upside down, put salmon, cucumber and paprika and roll them all.4. Slice the roll in appropriate sizes.5. Serve with sauce. TipYou can get a stronger taste by adding kelp stock to seasoning or sauces. Kelp stock is made by boiling 5 grams of dried kelp and 2 grams of “gadarangeopo,” or dried bonito, in water and straining it through a sieve This is an excerpt from “Best

Dec 21, 2012By Yoon Ja-young

Injuries from slipping on ice

By Song Sang-hoRecently patients injured from falls have greatly increased due to heavy snowfalls and icy roads and sidewalks. Such cases usually increase in December and January.Falling can cause fractures, especially in the wrist and hip joints of elderly people. They have weaker balance and are less able to support their weight so they fall easily on ice.Thirty to 50 percent of senior citizens who fall and fracture bones die within six months if they do not receive the proper treatment. When the elderly patients lie in bed for a long time, their cardiac and lung functions weaken and various complications such as pressure ulcers, sepsis, and deep vein thrombosis increase death risks.To prevent such complications, early treatment is the priority. Hip joint fractures are divided into intertrochanteric fractures and femoral neck fractures. Intertrochanteric fractures refer to damage to the femoral head area between the greater trochanter and the lesser trochanter. This fracture can be treated with metal screw fixation. Femoral neck fractures refer to a break in the femoral head and ar

Dec 21, 2012
Injuries from slipping on ice

Babys' fight against constipation

An infant girl sits on a potty in this file photo. Babies and infants often suffer from constipation.                             / Korea Times fileBy Yoon Ja-youngBok-dong, a 30-month-old boy, finally succeeded in using the blue potty trainer that his mom bought for him several months ago.It was a historical moment for the family. He had been suffering from serious constipation. You might wonder whether babies have constipation but it is more common than you think.Bok-dong had relatively hard stools from the time he started eating solid food but his bowel movements developed a serious problem after his baby sister arrived. Intensely stressed by the sudden arrival of another baby in the house, Bok-dong kept crying and wouldn’t eat. He just drank fresh milk, which hardens the stool.He cried when he felt the urge, and he was taken to a hospital which specializes in constipation. The podiatrist prescribed lactulose to soften the stool. Bok-dong became afraid of going to the toilet because he thought it

Dec 21, 2012By Yoon Ja-young
Babys' fight against constipation

Treating common cold in Oriental medicine

By Lee Sung-hunWinter has arrived in its full force, and with such cold weather, there are many people who are suffering from cold. Recovery could be expedited with a good day’s rest, but with work and household chores to take care of, it’s not that simple. However, understanding how Oriental medicine views and treats the common cold would help you in preventing it, and getting better when you do catch a cold.In Oriental medicine, cold is broadly defined as respiratory symptoms that are caused by declined adaptability along with physiological functions due to various external environmental changes. There are six external elements in Oriental medicine. They are wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness and fire, of which the wind-cold and wind-heat become pathogens causing cold symptoms.Wind-cold types of cold display symptoms of light fatigue, clear nasal mucus, sneezing, and white sputum. Generally referred to as a sinus cold, it commonly occurs in those who live in dusty indoors while frequently exposed to cold wind. Those who are prone to sweating, and diarrhea or sof

Dec 21, 2012
Treating common cold in Oriental medicine

Transplants without anti-rejection drugs

By Yoon Ja-youngAround 1,600 patients receive kidney transplants here. However, that is not the end of their struggle for a healthy life as those who have transplants need to take immunosuppressant drugs their whole life to avoid organ rejection. Medical staff at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital has succeeded in a new transplant method that doesn’t require immunosuppressants.According to the hospital, doctors at its organ transplant center and hematopoietic stem cell transplant center succeeded in a surgery where both kidney and hematopoietic stem cells were transplanted at the same time.Thirty-eight-year-old Ryu Ki-whan, who had been going through hemodialysis due to chronic renal failure, received a kidney and bone marrow of his elder sister. The procedure was a success, inducing immune tolerance.Immune tolerance means the receiver doesn’t show signs of rejecting the new organ. Transplant patients have needed to take immunosuppressant their whole life to prevent their immune system attacking the new organ. Immunosuppressants, however, have a risk of side effects such as

Dec 21, 2012By Yoon Ja-young

Smartphones pose health risks

A man surfs the Internet using a smartphone with his neck bent forward.Dry eyes, turtle neck syndrome on rapid riseBy Yoon Ja-youngIf you look at people on a subway train or bus, over half of them are generally concentrating on smartphones. The number of smartphone users reached 30 million here only three years since the devices were introduced. They now account for 58 percent of total mobile service subscriptions.However, smartphone use is changing people’s postures because they are now leaning forward regularly to concentrate on the small screens. People are especially likely to do so at this time of year because they spend more time indoors due to the cold weather.Kim Ji-sang, an office worker who has been using a smartphone since they were launched, spends around four to five hours a day using his device for diverse activities such as surfing the Internet, playing games and even watching movies when at home. However, he suddenly felt severe pain in his shoulders and visited a clinic. The doctor diagnosed him with “turtle neck syndrome” or forward head posture. D

Dec 21, 2012By Yoon Ja-young
Smartphones pose health risks

Counseling for unfaithful husband

Dear Dr. P,Hello.I am a Korean woman married to a foreigner. We have been married for a few years and we are living in Korea.My husband has cheated on me several times, having relationship with women he met through Internet. When I discover it, he says he is sorry and he would never do it again. Then he becomes really nice to me. However, he has repeated the same process after many months’ interval and I feel devastated each time.We got family counseling, and he seemed to improve but he cheated on me again. I am suffering from continuous suspicion.I think I should get divorced but I am also afraid as I am not sure whether I, who has lived as a housewife after getting married, can raise my son alone. I am also afraid that people in this country will have prejudice against my son, as he is from an interracial family.Do you think there is a possibility of my husband becoming faithful or should I prepare for a divorce? What would be the best for my son? Please give me any advice. Dear Sender,You should get divorced from your husband, if everything will be solved by it. But the

Dec 21, 2012
Counseling for unfaithful husband
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