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Stricter rule introduced over leftover food reuse at restaurants

Buffet restaurants will be strictly banned from reusing leftover food even if the food was only displayed and was not taken by customers, the nation's food regulator said, Tuesday. But they will be allowed to reuse some leftover food that does not have hygiene problems such as raw vegetables, unpeeled fruit and even kimchi.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-16 15:48

Centenary of 20th century's worst pandemic

One hundred years ago, a deadly infectious disease spread across the globe, infecting 500 million people - about one-third of the world's population at the time - and killing at least 50 million. At minimum, the Spanish flu killed three times as many as died in World War I (17 million). At worst (100 million), it was more lethal than World War II (60 million) - and even both ...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-16 12:45

Korea announces end to MERS outbreak

South Korea on Tuesday officially declared an end to the country's first Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in three years, health authorities here said.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-16 09:34

More students commit suicide due to excessive stress

Education officials are on high alert as more students are committing suicide due to excessive stress from study and strained relations with family or friends, among other reasons. Some students as young as elementary school first grade have attempted suicide. The Ministry of Education conducted a psychoanalysis of suicidal students and formed a situation report to better cou...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-14 16:46

Korean prisons crowded 15 percent over capacity: lawmaker

Prisons across South Korea house an average 15 percent more inmates than their legal capacity, a lawmaker said Friday, citing a justice ministry report.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-12 18:05

50,000 foreigners spent W215 bil. on plastic surgery

Nearly 50,000 foreigners came to Korea last year to get plastic surgery, spending 215 billion won ($1.8 million) on their procedures, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Thursday. The data, revealed by Rep. Nam In-soon of the Democratic Party of Korea, showed 397,882 foreigners visited the country for medical treatments of all kinds, spending a total 639.9 billion won.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-11 18:54

Blind people should be allowed on roller-coasters: court

A court has ruled that visually impaired people should be allowed to ride roller-coasters. The Seoul Central District Court ruled Thursday that Everland, a major theme park in Yongin, has to compensate each of three visually challenged customers 2 million won ($1,750) after blocking them from riding its T-Express roller-coaster three years ago.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-11 17:11

Daycare center usage far below gov't 40% target: data

The proportion of children using national and public kindergartens and childcare centers is expected to hover below 40 percent, short of the government's target, official data showed Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in earlier set a goal to expand government support for parents with young children, vowing to more than triple the proportion of infants and toddlers looked after by...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-10 11:20

Concerns rise over possible spread of red fire ants

Quarantine authorities are on alert against the possible spread of foreign red fire ants to inland regions after a swam of the insects was found in a warehouse in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, while they had been found at ports in most previous cases. They have yet to confirm if there was a “queen ant” which lays up to 1,500 eggs a day, in the swarm, and whether it was exterminat...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-09 16:28

Rural areas see preventable deaths due to lack of medical services

Korea's national healthcare plan that provides coverage for key diseases has enhanced the country's medical state. However, there are several rural regions that are not able to receive sufficient medical services, where in some cases patients end up on their death beds. The medical service gap in the nation has been widening between big cities and rural areas, according to government statistics.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-10-08 02:03

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