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Not brushing teeth can bring on dementia: study

/ Courtesy of Mypicassodental blogNot brushing your teeth can cause dementia and heart disease, research shows.According to the University of Birmingham, a participant had not brushed his teeth for two weeks, damaging his immune system. As a result, an infection in his gums caused inflammation in his body. At a chronic level, this inflammation is linked with illnesses including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s.When “the gum is left with disease for significantly longer, you will be doing yourself chronic, irreversible damage,” the Daily Mail quoted Professor Iain Chapple, who did the research, as saying. 

Jun 2, 2015

Not brushing teeth can bring on dementia: study

'스폰'에 보낸다는 반라사진이 그만...

/ Courtesy of Facebook한 여성이 자신의 반라사진을 찍어 자신의 “스폰”에게 전송하려 했다가 실수로 비슷한 이름을 가진 한 남성에게 전송한 사실이 알려졌다.2일 한 국내언론사에 따르면 이 남성은 한밤중 문제의 여성으로부터 반라사진을 카카오톡으로 전송받았다. 자정이 다되어 전송된 사진에는 여성이 팬티만 입고 침대 위에 앉은 체 자신의 가슴을 양손으로 감싸고 있다.여성은 곧이어 메신저 어플을 통해 사진을 잘못 보내어 죄송하다고 사과를 했다. 여성은 “스폰서한테 보낸다는게 이름이 너무 비슷하셔서”라고 이유를 설명했다.스폰서는 여성이 금전적 대가를 받은 뒤 성접대를  하는 대상을 지칭한다.남성은 여성과의 카카오톡 대화창을 스크린샷으로 찍은 뒤 자신의 페이스북 계정에 올렸다. 그는 “스폰서...험한 세상일세”라고 덧붙였다. 

Jun 2, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan

Actors marry

Actor Won Bin, 38, and actress Lee Na-young, 36, are seen during their wedding in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon Province, Saturday. The wedding was held in a wheat field in Won’s hometown. One of the 40 guests ― all family members ― said the wedding was “humble” and “like a scene from a romantic movie.” The couple made their nuptial vows in a quiet, pious atmosphere. They offered bowls of hot noodles to their guests. / Yonhap

Jun 1, 2015

Thank you, senior citizens

A member of the Youth Forum, a group of college students, presents a bouquet at a press conference in front of the Korean Senior Citizens’ Association building in Seoul, Monday. The association earlier agreed that the government should raise the minimum age of “elderly people” from 65 to around 70, saying this would help channel taxes spent on their welfare to create jobs for young unemployed people./ Yonhap

Jun 1, 2015

Billiards star to wed author

Billiards star Cha Yu-ram will, left, and bestselling author Lee Ji-sung./ Korea Times fileBy Lee Min-hyungBilliards star Cha Yu-ram will marry bestselling author Lee Ji-sung on June 20.“I was fascinated by her beauty, and then I fell in love with her intelligence and personality,” Lee wrote on his fancafe.They started dating last year after Cha, 27, attended a book club and met him there.“We met and fell in love with each other through books. Books, donations and serving others will be central to our lives.”Cha, better known by her nickname “Billiards Goddess,” has won many titles since becoming a professional player in 2001. She played in the national team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. In 2011, she won the BSD World 9-Ball Open Tournament in Beijing.Bestselling writer Lee published his first poetry book in 1997, and has since published more than 30 books crossing genres ― including poems, novels and humanities books.“Lead by reading,” published in 2010, has sold more than 500,000 copies.Cha went public with her relationsh

Jun 1, 2015

JYJ's Yoochun to get military training

Singer-actor Park Yoo-chun / Korea Times fileBy Lee Min-hyungYoochun of the K-pop boy band JYJ will get military training from Aug. 27 as part of his mandatory military service, his agency, C-JeS Entertainment, said Monday.He will receive weeks-long military training before serving as a public service worker instead of an active soldier.Details of his enlistment have yet to be revealed.Since making his debut as a member of five-member idol group TVXQ in 2004, the singer-actor, 28, has become one of the most popular hallyu stars.Last weekend, he held a fan meeting at Korea University, Seoul, where he greeted about 8,000 fans from around the world.“I am so happy to show you who I am,” he said before wrapping up the meeting. “I always appreciate your support.”Yoochun, whose real name is Park Yoo-chun, has also had success as an actor, appearing in many hit dramas, including “Rooftop Prince” in 2012 and “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” in 2010.He recently appeared in the drama “The Girl Who Sees Smells,” and will hold a fan meeting i

Jun 1, 2015

Movie director jumps onto rail track

Movie director Bae Chang-ho / Korea Times fileBy Lee Min-hyungMovie director Bae Chang-ho was hospitalized Monday after suffering injuries in an apparent suicide attempt.CCTV footage shows Bae jumping onto the rail track at Hanti Station, southern Seoul, at around 6 a.m., police said.“He passed out as the train travelled above him,” an officer said. “He survived because there was enough space between the track and the bottom of the subway train.”The station does not have platform screen doors.Bae, whose injuries were not life-threatening, was taken to Yonsei Severance Hospital.Police quoted the train driver as saying Bae threw himself on to the track.“It is highly likely he tried to jump in front of the train, because there was no one else on the scene,” a spokesman said.The train was delayed for 20 minutes.A family member said the director had suffered from a sleep disorder over the past few months.“We are shocked to know that he was in such a difficult and sensitive situation,” he said.Since making his debut in the movie industry in 1

Jun 1, 2015

Does 'medicinal make-up' really work?

/ Courtesy of Code BeautifulBy Rachel LeeThe beauty industry's latest innovation is a range of products that are said to offer cosmetic enhancement as well as caring for the skin.Called “Medicinal make-up,” a blusher is claimed to plump cheeks, a foundation promises to heal spots and mascara is also said to work as a lash-care essence.However, some of the products deliver no such promises, experts say.According to a Daily Mail interview with dermatologist Justine Hextall, Code VLM mascara claims to contain “waxes and vitamins to encourage lash growth,” but does not do this.“The conditioning ingredients in this will protect lashes and reduce breakage, so you may lose fewer lashes, making them appear fuller,” Hextall said.“However, I’m not convinced they will make lashes grow longer. There are products that can aid the growth, but they’re usually a serious medication, for example, eye drops to treat the glaucoma can stimulate lash growth.”Oxygenetix Oxygenating Foundation Acne Control contains the anti-inflammatory and anti-ba

Jun 1, 2015

No betting outlet

A teacher at Sacred Heart Girls’ High School in Yongsan, central Seoul, protests against the opening of an off-track betting outlet near the school during a rally in front of the outlet, Sunday. Residents have argued that the facility is not good for the residential environment including a school, but the facility pushed ahead with operations./ Yonhap

May 31, 2015

Paris to remove love locks from bridges

/ YonhapBy Rachel LeeAbout 1 million “love locks” from the Pont Des Arts in Paris, France, are to be removed, reports said Sunday.Every year, thousands of couples visit the pedestrian bridge, built across the Seine in 1804, to leave padlocks that symbolize the desire for eternal love.“This phenomenon generates two problems: a lasting degradation of the heritage of Paris and also a risk to the safety of visitors, Parisians and tourists,” the London-based Independent newspaper quoted a city official as saying.Painting and plexiglass panels will replace metal grilles, and ribbons will be used as alternatives to the locks.“We want Paris to remain the capital of love and romance.” Paris Deputy Mayor Bruno Julliard told the BBC.Locks on the Pont de l’Archeveche, near the Notre Dame cathedral, will also be removed.Since 2008, couples have declared their love by writing their initials on locks and throwing the keys into the river. 

May 31, 2015

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Not brushing teeth can bring on dementia: study

'스폰'에 보낸다는 반라사진이 그만...

Actors marry

Thank you, senior citizens

Billiards star to wed author

JYJ's Yoochun to get military training

Movie director jumps onto rail track

Does 'medicinal make-up' really work?

No betting outlet

Paris to remove love locks from bridges

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