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Koreans cut back on binge and heavy drinking

In 2016, the combined amount of alcohol unloaded from domestic liquor suppliers’ warehouses was 3.995 million kiloliters, according to Statistics Korea data. This was a 1.9 percent down from a year earlier. The fall was led by reduced consumption of popular alcoholic beverages such as soju (down 2.6 percent), beer (down 3.7 percent) and makgeolli (down 7.2 percent).

Diseases & welfare | 2018-01-15 13:56

Caution required over side effects of oral contraceptives

A 26-year old woman surnamed Han gave up taking oral contraceptives after experiencing severe migraine and nausea. The combination birth control pill that contains two hormones _ estrogen and progestin _ to prevent pregnancy _ is known to be a safe and effective method of birth control for most women, and is also used to help the regulation of periods. She decided to take what seemed to be a bothersome daily routine, to help treat her irregular menstrual cycle. “I always had irregular menstrual cycles since I was in high school,” she said. “Doctors told me that I was too stressed out over st...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-01-14 19:07

Four newborns died from blood poisoning: police

Four newborns that died last month in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Seoul, had blood poisoning from a bacterial infection, police said Friday. “Blood tests on the infants showed, all four were infected with Citobacter freundii, which could be fatal to immunocompromised patients, including premature babies,” said the Seoul metropolitan Police Agency, quoting the fina...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-01-12 20:10

Triplets born two months apart

Most people are aware that giving birth is an intense experience, but giving birth to triplets is another story. The brave mother Son Ji-young, 35, naturally gave birth to three healthy boys. However, it was not an average delivery process. The triplets were born in different months, the first in November and the other two in January.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-01-12 19:59

Dirty air degrades Korea's quality of life

The exposure to air pollutants at the PM 2.5 density level and an insufficient water supply will undermine the quality of lives for Koreans, according to the OECD. In “How's Life 2017?” released by the organization, high household debt and low trust in the national government also affect people's life satisfaction.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-01-07 17:02

Long-term childcare measures to help working moms

More working moms will be able to concentrate on their work without the anxiety about hiring and keeping a nanny following a government measure to increase the number of state-run workplace childcare centers. Stay-at-home moms will be able to send their children to daycare centers that are not only affordable but also just as competent as private kindergartens.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-01-05 16:57

BBQ vows to actively counter BHC lawsuit

Genesis BBQ has pledged to more actively counter a lawsuit filed by chicken franchiser BHC over a disputed supply contract. One of Korea’s leading fried chicken franchisers also plans to bolster communication between its headquarters and franchisees to better deal with a range of pending issues. Yoon Kyung-joo, who became the company CEO last June, recently sent a message to franchisees explaining two major scandals involving the company in an effort to drum up support from them.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-01-04 16:58

Corruption scandals take toll on Korea's spirit of giving

The spirit of giving that warms Korean society this time of the year seems to be losing its steam rapidly in the wake of the protracted economic slowdown and corruption scandals involving charities.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-01-04 15:13

No. of Korean men with sexual disease up 8.3%: data

The number of South Korean men with condyloma, a type of genital wart caused by a sexual disease, has grown by an average 8.3 percent annually in recent years, data showed Thursday. Condyloma refers to an epidermal manifestation attributed to the epidermotropic human papillomavirus (HPV).

Diseases & welfare | 2018-01-04 11:14

Bird flu detected at chicken farm in Gyeonggi Province

The farm with 197,000 laying chickens in Pocheon, 45 kilometers north of Seoul, reported that about 30 birds have died since Tuesday, and the preliminary test showed that they were infected with AI, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-01-03 16:48

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