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(213) Dreams with memorable figure's visit

By Janet ShinDreams are good indicators for advising what to do. They have an impact on the very day for most big occasions. Sometimes their influence lasts for a week or even longer. Significant dreams, such as provisional ones, may continue in effect through one’s life.People receive important messages from their dreams in times of eagerness. There are many anecdotes concerning correlation between dreams and historical inventions ― Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity inspired by a dream. In dreams, Dmitri Mendeleev completed the periodic table and Edgar Allen Poe saw the synopsis of mystery stories. Many unparalleled musicians, such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Anton Josef Bruckner found inspiration for their masterpieces. Paul McCartney of The Beatles wrote “Yesterday” after a dream. When Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, was agonizing over how to make the shape of the needle, he dreamed of Indians holding spears. Howe saw a small hole at the point of the spears and realized ways to design and completed his invention.Dreams may have als

Nov 22, 2012
(213) Dreams with memorable figure's visit

Politics of candidates' style

By Rachel Lee, Jun Ji-hye, Baek Byung-yeulFashion is certainly not the deciding factor influencing voter opinion, but as with other beneficiaries of the cult of celebrity, politicians know the importance of looking their best, especially during this election season.For members of the electorate with a complete absence of political sense, what politicians wear can be as important as what they say.With less than 30 days to go before the presidential election, three hopefuls ― Park Geun-hye, Moon Jae-in, Ahn Cheol-soo ― are under ever closer scrutiny from the public and the media. Their clothing, hair styles, shoes and, oh yes, their words represent different facets of who they are and what they represent.Image, it seems, is increasingly important to political campaigning. Fashion and image projection are used to sell aspects of each candidate’s personality, and is also used to gloss over misperceptions or negative images.“In this multimedia age, creating an appealing, reliable image for a candidate is ever more important,” said Jo Hye-jin the director of Jo

Nov 20, 2012
Politics of candidates' style

Green Cross to supply varicella virus strain to Kaketsuken

Rhee Byung-geon, left, president of Green Cross Corp. (GCC), poses with Seiji Miyamoto, director general of Kaketsuken, at the latter’s office in Kumamoto, Japan, Tuesday, after signing an agreement on the transfer of GCC’s varicella virus strain to the Japanese pharmaceutical firm for vaccinedevelopment and production. /  Courtesy of Green Cross Corp.Green Cross Corp., Korea’s leading vaccine maker, has agreed to supply the varicella virus strain to Kaketsuken, a Japanese pharmaceutical firm, for vaccine development and production.A company spokesman said Green Cross President Rhee Byung-geon and Kaketsuken Director General Seiji Miyamoto signed the agreement at the latter’s office in Kumamoto, Japan, Tuesday. He said the agreement enables Kaketsuken to develop and manufacture its own vaccines against varicella and herpes zoster by making use of the strain supplied by Green Cross. Kaketsuken is a leading company in the field of human and animal vaccines, and blood plasma products. Green Cross will be paid royalties from Kaketsuken in return for

Nov 16, 2012By Park Yoon-bae
Green Cross to supply varicella virus strain to Kaketsuken

Gums decide fate of teeth

By Yoon Ja-youngNot a few patients visit two or three dentists before they get expensive prosthodontics or implant treatments. After diagnosis, dentists tell the patient of the treatment plan, including how many teeth should be treated or even removed, and how much it will cost. However, patients get confused as the plan and cost differ greatly between dental clinics. They can’t understand why one dentist tells that the tooth should be pulled while the other says it is okay, and come to suspect that dentists are trying to rip them off.Kim Hyung-guen, a dentist practicing in Yeoksam-dong, southern Seoul, said that the evaluation of problematic teeth will differ among dentists due to a lack of standards. “Many of the patients seeking prosthodontics or implant treatments have not only one but a number of problematic teeth. It has to be determined which tooth can be saved and which tooth has to be pulled to be substituted with implants or bridges,” Kim said.However, there have only been a few scientific and objective evaluations to determine the fate of the tooth. Hence

Nov 16, 2012By Yoon Ja-young

Price hike key to fighting smoking

College students perform to encourage people to quit smoking at a campaign organized by the Korean Association of Smoking and Health in this May 31 file photo. / Korea Times fileBy Yoon Ja-youngAs governments around the world enact diverse measures to induce smokers to quit, the most effective method appears to be raising prices.“Price increases are effective both in the short- and long-term,” said Sung Myung-jae, a senior fellow at the Korea Institute of Public Finance.He said that initially only a small portion of smokers would quit when the government raises prices; but the ratio of smokers would plunge dramatically among the younger generations as they grow up. “Many people start smoking illegally during adolescence and continue afterward. But when it becomes expensive, they quit,” Sung said.In the United Kingdom, the ratio of male smokers dropped to 22.3 percent in 2010 from over 60 percent in 1960. “There are some studies that show raising tax on tobacco isn’t effective, but it is seen to be effective over the longer term,” he said

Nov 16, 2012By Yoon Ja-young
Price hike key to fighting smoking

Should I come clean about treatment history?

Hi, Dr P,I’ve visited a small psychiatrist in my neighborhood, in Seoul twice this year. Prior to this, I had never visited a psychiatrist before. The first time I was prescribed Alprazolam, and the second time I was prescribed Alprazolam and Paxil.I will be starting a new job next year, and one of the questions that I have to answer as part of the visa application is, “Have you ever received treatment for mental, neurotic or emotional disorders?”I’d prefer to check the “No” box, but I am a little concerned that whoever processes my information at the Seoul Immigration Department may have access to a record of my visit to the psychiatrist here in Seoul.Do you know if Immigration officials are able to check this information? As the medication is strictly PRN, and I have used it very seldom, I’d rather not disclose this information. But I don’t want to have any problems with my visa application, either. Can you advise on the best way to handle this situation?Thanks. Dear Sender,Many foreigners used to ask me about the similar issue b

Nov 16, 2012
Should I come clean about treatment history?

Iraqi children to get heart surgery at Gil Medical Center

Humam Hamoudi, fifth from left, chief of the Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee of Iraq, visits an Iraqi child waiting for cardiac surgery, with Incheon Mayor Song Young-gil, third from left, Gachon University Gil Medical Center President Lee Myungchul, fourth from left, and Park Soon-ja, Korea-Iraq Friendship Goodwill Ambassador, right, at the hospital in Incheon, Tuesday. / Courtesy of Gachon University Gil Medical CenterBy Yoon Ja-youngHumam Hamoudi, chief of the Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee of Iraq, had a hospital to visit during his trip to Korea. He visited Iraqi children who are waiting for cardiac surgery at Gachon University Gil Medical Center in Incheon, Tuesday.The hospital currently has six children from Iraq waiting for surgery, which isscheduled after some additional examinations. Gachon Gil Foundation Chairwoman Lee Gil-ya, who also founded the hospital, invited the children suffering from congenital heart disease, at the request of former lawmaker Park Soon-ja, who has been named a goodwill ambassador for friendship between Korea and

Nov 16, 2012By Yoon Ja-young
Iraqi children to get heart surgery at Gil Medical Center

Recipe for diabetes patients: perilla sea mustard (miyeok) soup

Courtesy of Vita BooksIngredientsYou will need 5 grams of dried “miyeok,” or sea mustard, 200 milliliters of “myeolchi” (Japanese anchovy) broth, 1.5 grams of “gukganjang” (traditional soy sauce), 0.2 grams of salt, and 3 grams of ground perilla seed.To make “myeolchi” broth, you will need 5 grams of dried “myeolchi,” 2 grams of dried “dasima” (sea tangle), 10 grams of radish, 5 grams of spring onion, and water.Step by step1. Soak dried “miyeok” in cold water. Then put it in a strainer to get rid of excess, and cut into two or three centimeters slices. 2. Put the ingredient for “myeolchi” broth in a pot and boil them to make broth.3. Mix the “miyeok” with “gukganjang.” 4. Put the “miyeok” in “myeolchi” broth and boil them. Season with salt if necessary and add the ground perilla seed.This is an excerpt from “Best Recipes to Fight Diabetes” by professor Cha Bong-soo at the Severance Hospital of Yonsei University Health Sy

Nov 16, 2012By Yoon Ja-young
Recipe for diabetes patients: perilla sea mustard (miyeok) soup

Health tips for kimchi-making season

By Song Sang-hoThe cold weather, which began earlier than usual this year, is pushing housewives to prepare kimchi. Making kimchi for the upcoming winter and spring before it gets too cold is an annual event in Korea. Housewives can’t be negligent in this with kimchi now globally known as a healthy fermented food.In this important time of the year, we need to pay attention to body posture. Most housewives squat down while making kimchi. However, in November, when they usually make it, the weather is cold enough to be called early winter. If the housewives stay in a crouched posture for a long time in this cold weather, their joints will be silently shouting in pain.The joints get abused from the beginning of the kimchi making, which starts with salting the cabbage. One head of salted cabbage weighs about two kilograms, which is twice as heavy as an unsalted one. When the joints are used excessively to move salted cabbage, the tendons around the wrist and elbow can easily get injured and infected.Squatting and working for a long time can cause knee pain. Seasoning the cabbage in

Nov 16, 2012
Health tips for kimchi-making season

'Doraji' for atopic dermatitis

Herb used for cooking and medicine found to decrease lesions in miceBae Hyun-suBy Yoon Ja-young“Doraji,” or balloon flower, is used a lot in herbal dishes in Korea. The herb is effective in treating atopic dermatitis, according to a research team at Kyunghee University’s Oriental Medicine College. The research was published in the latest edition of “Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin,” an international journal.The team led by professor Bae Hyun-Kim Jeong-jinsu and doctor Kim Jeong-jin at the school noted that incidences of atopic dermatitis have increased dramatically recently, now affecting up to 20 percent of children in industrialized countries. Until recently, steroid therapy was widely used for treatment, but it causes side effects. There have been clinical trials on complementary or alternative medicines, though their efficacy and safety remained mostly unclear.The researchers at Kyunghee noted that the “doraji” root has been used as a traditional oriental medicine for the treatment of pulmonary and respiratory disorders such as b

Nov 16, 2012By Yoon Ja-young
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