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Green Cross supplies hypertension, hyperlipidemia drug
Green Cross Corp., a Korean company noted for vaccines, has begun to supply a hypertension and hyperlipidemia drug, a company spokesman said. The medicine, Rotacand, is a compound of condesartan and rosuvartatin, which show a proven efficacy in treating hypertension and hyperlipidemia, respectively. The spokesman said condesartan helps patients lower their blood pressure, whi...
Green Cross WellBeing launches vitamin D supplement
Dr. PNT (Personalized Nutrition Therapy) of Green Cross WellBeing, a health and functional brand for clinics, has launched Every D, a high-vitamin spray product, a company spokesman said last week. He said Every D is a vitamin D supplement for those who lack outdoor activity. The product’s major component is activated vitamin D3, which contains 1,000 IU, 2.5 times the recomme...
Kwangdong markets new multivitamin product
Kwangdong Pharmaceutical has started marketing a new multivitamin product, Mymega 100, a company spokesman said Tuesday.
'People-centered growth'
By Park Yoon-bae One of the top priorities of the Moon Jae-in administration is to narrow the widening income disparity to usher in a fair and equal society.Since taking office on May 10, President Moon has been striving to promote “income-based economic growth” as part of efforts to help people earn more and receive a fair share of the nation’s economic fru...
3 medical professors win cancer research award
Three medical professors have won the Kwangdong Award for Cancer Research for their achievement in the study of oncology, Kwangdong Pharmaceutical said Thursday. The awardees are Kim Jeong-seon, oncology professor at the National Cancer Center; Lee Hyuck, international medicine professor at the Samsung Medical Center; and Lim Myong-cheol, gynecology professor at the National ...
Kwangdong provides cyber tour service for internet users
Kwangdong Pharmaceutical has started providing a cyber tour for internet users to visit its cultural complex, Gasan Millennium Garden, through a virtual reality (VR) platform. A company spokesman said Monday that the service is designed to allow PC and mobile users to take a close look at every nook and cranny of the garden. It offers 360-degree images. Anyone can visit ekdp....
New leadership style
President Moon Jae-in appears to have made a successful debut as the nation’s new leader despite having no transition period. It is good to see that he has gotten off to a good start by reaching out to the people.
Kwangdong unveils low-calorie drinks
Kwangdong Pharmaceutical has unveiled low-calorie soft drinks as part of a campaign to reduce sugar consumption, a company spokesman said Friday. The two new bottled products are called HP and MP. HP represents Healing Point and MP is Mind Point, the spokesman said.
Lying, betrayal and corruption
One of the most popular news items on April Fools’ Day was certainly an article about the 10 worst lies in modern Korean history. It was not a story that anyone can just laugh off on such a funny day. Atop the list is Oxy Reckitt Benckiser’s humidifier disinfectant ad stating, “Our product is safe for anyone, even for babies.” According to an online survey of 700 Korean adult...
No replay of 1987 mistake
The present political turbulence bears a resemblance to that of 1987 when people staged the pro-democracy movement to call for the end of harsh military rule. One of most striking similarities between the two episodes is the people power that led to the downfall of the Chun Doo-hwan regime in 1987 and the parliamentary impeachment of President Park Geun-hye in 2016. Thirty ye...
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