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Strangers in their homeland

Seen is part of a publication by Cindy Hwang, a U.S.-based Korean-American photographer, in which she took pictures of over 200 “gyopo” or those of Korean descend living abroad in what she called “Kyopo (Gyopo) Project.”By Baek Byung-yeul, Rachel Lee, Jun Ji-hye Many ethnic Koreans with foreign citizenship live here and their number is growing steadily. Do these “gyopo,” who were raised abroad feel comfortable in their homeland? Does Korean society embrace them heartily?A once homogenous country, Korea is gradually opening up to foreigners but it’s still not as friendly to them as it should be as it moves toward becoming a multicultural society.From language barriers to cultural differences, gyopo experience various hardships because they often find themselves in awkward situations in which they are caught in a conflict between their Korean identity and how people here regard them as foreigners.It’s hard to live in a country as a foreigner but living in Korea as a gyopo, appearing to be the same as the majority but coming from

Dec 18, 2012
Strangers in their homeland

Charity concert for Haiti children

Korea University Medical Center said that it will hold a charity concert to help Haiti children suffering from heart disease on Dec. 22, jointly with Global Imaging Care, an NGO organized by surgeons.The concert features top singers including Yoon Do-hyun, Park Wan-kyu, Baek Ji-young, Ivy, Leessang, and Sohyang, and will be held at Chung- ManHan Church in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. All the proceedings from the concert will be donated for heart operations for Haitian children.Since dispatching an emergency rescue team to Haiti in 2010 when the country was hit by earthquake, the hospital and the NGO have sent medical volunteer teams five times so far.

Dec 14, 2012

Samsung Medical Center accredited as baby friendly

Samsung Medical Center said that it is now accredited by the UNICEF Korea and Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative as a baby-friendly hospital.The initiative launched jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF aims at encouraging breast feeding for babies, which has diverse benefits such as the prevention of infection and providing emotional stability for newborns and lowering the risk of breast cancer for mothers.It examines whether the hospitals are abiding by this criteria, including helping mothers initiate breastfeeding within half an hour of giving birth, feeding newborn infants no food or drink other than breast milk unless medically indicated, giving no artificial nipples or pacifiers to breast feeding infants, and allowing mothers and infants to remain together 24 hours a day.The hospital has been accredited as a baby-friendly hospital for 16 years because it passed reevaluations after it was accredited for the first time in 1997. There are around 20,000 hospitals around the world with accreditation, including 40 in Korea.“Many hospitals aren’t allowi

Dec 14, 2012By Yoon Ja-young

Childbirth class in English scheduled

Seoul Saint Mary’s Hospital is holding a childbirth class for expecting foreign parents, at the hospital in Seocho-gu from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 18.The class, conducted in English, is aimed at guiding foreign future parents in their journey in the country toward the great joy of having a baby.Doctor Ko Hyun-sun at the hospital will be giving a lecture on topics such as the progress of labor and delivery, breathing, relaxation, imaging technology, maternal care after delivery and breast feeding. A tour to the delivery room is also scheduled.For more information, call the hospital’s International Healthcare Center at 02(Seoul area code) 2258-5746.

Dec 14, 2012

Ceragem awarded for CSR in China

Ceragem, a health equipment manufacturer known for thermal massagers, got the top award for corporate social responsibility in China.Ceragem announced Wednesday that it got the award at the health fair jointly held by Renmin Ribao, China’s official daily, and Tsinghua University last month. The company was awarded for contributions it has made in China, including modernization of oriental traditional medicine, job training, and diverse social contribution activities. The company has been funding establishment of elementary schools in rural areas on top of donating 2 million yuan as a scholarship fund every year since 2007.“We are glad that we could contribute to the health of Chinese people and their quality of life. We will continue our efforts in social contribution activities to become a respected company in China,” a spokesperson for the company said. Ceragem has around 1,000 shops in China, on top of manufacturing facilities and a R&D center.

Dec 14, 2012

Face the sun or else

More people suffering from vitamin D deficiencyA woman is wearing a huge mask and cap in this file photo. Overprotection against sunlight, however, is making people suffer from vitamin D deficiency./ Korea Times fileBy Yoon Ja-youngHuge masks and broad brimmed cap have been the symbol of middle aged women here, who try to avoid sunlight as much as they can while taking a walk for exercise. Ultraviolet rays are harmful, of course, but the people here seem to have gone too far in protection against sunlight.An analysis showed that Koreans are increasingly suffering from vitamin D deficiency, mostly due to their lack of exposure to the sun.According to data by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRAS), around 16,000 people were treated for vitamin D deficiency last year, marking an average 81.7 percent increase each year since 2007 when around 1,800 people were treated.Around 2.1 billion won was spent on treatment last year, up 644.1 percent from 280 million won in 2007.By gender, there were 4,140 men treated last year compared to 613 in 2007. In the case

Dec 14, 2012By Yoon Ja-young
Face the sun or else

Check biological clock before it's too late

By Choi Ji-youngOne out of seven married couples has been reported to be infertile in Korea, and it has become a detrimental social issue along with the noticeable decrease in the number of babies born each year. This is where assisted reproductive technology (ART) kicks in.During the last two decades, great advances have been made in the field of assisted reproductive technology. Fertility treatments including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm insemination (ICSI) have given new hope to many subfertile patients. It has even come to the point where these treatments yield the pregnancy rate of 40 to 45 percent. In order to avoid side effects of ART that may occur due to the use of gonadotrophin injections, there have been attempts to use less of these fertility drugs as well as approaching via single embryo transfer to avoid multiple pregnancies.However, despite such developments in ART, there are yet numerous couples who fail to conceive. Many of these infertile patients who walk into our offices seem rather exhausted and weary owing to stress coming from repeate

Dec 14, 2012
Check biological clock before it's too late

Recipe for diabetes patients: tofu beef sandwich

Courtesy of Vita BooksIngredientsYou will need 20 grams of chopped beef, 60 grams of tofu, some “silpa,” or small green onion, carrot, and some salt and oil.For seasoning of the beef, you will need 5 grams of soy sauce, 5 grams of pear juice and some minced garlic and pepper.For “choganjang” sauce, you will need 3 grams of soy sauce, 3 grams of vinegar, 0.1 gram of aspartame, and 10 milliliters of kelp stock. Step by step1. Season the beef.2. Chop “silpa” and carrot and mix it with the seasoned beef to prepare filling for the sandwich.3. Cut tofu into slices and season it with a small bit of salt.4. Put the filling on a slice of tofu and cover it with another slice of tofu. Roast it until it turns yellowish in a pan with oil.3. Cut tofu into slices and season it with a small bit of salt.5. Serve with “choganjang” sauce.3. Cut tofu into slices and season it with a small bit of salt. TipYou can get deeper taste by adding kelp stock to sauces. Kelp stock is made by boiling 5 grams of dried kelp and 2 grams of “gadarangeopo,

Dec 14, 2012
Recipe for diabetes patients: tofu beef sandwich

Alcohol and joints

By Song Sang-hoAt the end of the year, there are endless get-togethers, which mean that there are more chances of excessive drinking. Despite the recent change in drinking culture, many people are still accustomed to all night drinking sessions.Being carried along by the atmosphere, it is common to drink alcohol exceeding one’s drinking capacity. Excessive alcohol is not good for your health even though you enjoy the party. Especially, you’d better abstain from alcohol at the year-end if you are worried about your joints.Of all the various joint diseases, those affecting the hip are among the most worrisome. The hip joint connecting the pelvic bone with the thigh bone is the main part that enables you to move your lower body, like walking and sitting down. However, its importance is not recognized by most people. Since it might be tough to do every daily activity in the case when the damage of hip joint occurs, it is necessary to pay more attention to it.As an example, a 35 year-old man with no special medical history came to the hospital as his condition was so serious t

Dec 14, 2012
Alcohol and joints

DHA may improve learning ability

Professor Paul Montgomery of the University of Oxford says that intake of DHA helps children improve reading performance.By Yoon Ja-youngAttention deficit hyper activity disorder (ADHD) is increasingly concerning parents around the world. Researchers have estimated that changes in diet, where people eat less fish than before while taking more vegetable oil, may have to do with increasing cases of ADHD.A study by a research team at the University of Oxford may support the estimation: it showed that increased intake of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega 3 fatty acid which is abundant in fish oil, helped children with low reading levels make improvements in reading performance and behavior.“What it shows is that omega 3 improves behavioral symptoms...This was a major advance in the field of ADHD,” said professor Paul Montgomery who led the research, at a meeting with the media in Seoul, Wednesday.The study included 362 healthy children aged between seven and nine, who were in the low 33rd percentile in literacy skills but with other abilities within the normal range.

Dec 14, 2012By Yoon Ja-young
DHA may improve learning ability
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