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Microplastics threaten dinner table in Korea

Korea has been struggling to ban plastic use at cafes and restaurants, but even without plastic cups or straws, the material is already on the table, in an invisible way. Recent studies have shown that microplastics are in seafood and even in salt. Microplastics are small plastic debris, less than 5 millimeters long, according to the definition by the U.S. National Ocean Serv...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-07 17:19

Child abuse cases soar twelvefold over four years

The number of child abuse cases in Korea has increased twelvefold over the past four years. According to Justice Ministry data revealed Sunday, the number of cases reported to the prosecution last year was 5,456, as against 459 in 2013.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-07 16:29

Facts and rumors about MERS

Fears of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak has resurfaced for the first time in three years after a 61-year-old man contracted the virus during a business trip to Kuwait earlier this month.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-05 09:37

Korea to revise health insurance for foreigners

South Korean authorities said Thursday they are pushing to revise relevant laws governing the management of state health insurance schemes amid growing criticism that some foreigners are taking advantage of the system.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-04 15:27

Korean adoptee on journey to find birth parents

Zum-lye Incontrera was two years old when she was adopted from Korea to Italy. More than 40 years later, she has returned to the land of her birth for the first time. “I felt it was time to find the missing part of myself,” Incontrera, now 45, said in an interview in Seoul last week. “For my whole life I tried to ignore it and convince myself that it wasn't important. But the...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-04 14:18

KCDC to look into Koreans' gambling addiction

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) will conduct a nationwide survey next year to find out the severity of gambling addiction in the country, the first of its kind here. The move is part of the “regional health survey,” which is the only local statistics gathered under the Regional Public Health Act that surveys local residents' health conditions. The survey is undertaken every two years, but the gambling addiction questions will be newly added.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-03 17:26

Use of opioids in pregnancy may stunt child development

CHICAGO (AP) _ Learning disabilities and other special education needs are common in children born with opioid-related symptoms from their mother's drug use while pregnant, according to the first big U.S. study to examine potential long-term problems in these infants.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-03 17:25

Beware of ticks and poisonous mushrooms in fall

Many people enjoy outdoor activities in the mild fall weather. But there are diseases easily caught in the season, so the health authorities are urging people to take caution. Trombiculiasis is one of the leading infectious diseases prominent during the fall season, which is a rash caused by trombiculid mites, also referred to as a chigger bite.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-03 17:25

MFDS cracks down on falsely advertised 'cleanse juice' products

Health officials are warning consumers not to purchase “cleanse juice” products as their makers were found to have falsely advertised them as having health benefits. The overpriced products, which manufacturers claim help remove fat and detoxify the body, have been a hit item at online shopping malls.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-02 16:36

Money most important in old age: survey

Four out of 10 people said money would be most important in their old age, which was more than good health and family, a report showed Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare report submitted to Rep. Yoon Jong-pil of the Liberty Korea Party, 82.8 percent of 2,000 adults surveyed in 2017 also said the country's aging issue was a serious problem.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-01 17:39

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