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High heels deform women’s feet: survey

HealthAug 4, 2011

About 52 percent of surveyed women who wear high heels regularly said they have experienced deformation of their feet, Himchan Hospital said Monday. The hospital surveyed a total of 502 women in their 20s and 30s, of which 77 percent said they wear high heels two-three times a week. Among the heel l
Keeping patients from coming back

HealthAug 4, 2011

PHILADELPHIA ― It took more than a week for doctors and nurses to get Pierre Trombert’s congestive heart failure under control and send him home from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.But the trickier part, in some ways, was making sure he didn’t come back.Enter Joanne Heil, professional nudge.Sh
Are you vaccinated against hepatitis?

HealthAug 4, 2011

Sixty-two-year-old Bae cannot forget the day he had his hepatitis C cured. In 2009, after six months of painful medication, he was declared free from the disease that had haunted him for decades. “I had always felt tired, lethargic and hopeless. People suspected that I had a liver disorder but for a
McIlroy may rejoin PGA Tour

GolfAug 4, 2011

AKRON, Ohio (AP) ― U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy loves playing in America so much that wants to join the PGA Tour again.McIlroy spoke to PGA Tour officials Wednesday morning and said he was leaning toward taking up his tour card next season, meaning he would play at least 15 events on the PGA Tour
Spain books second-round spot

SoccerAug 4, 2011

Surprising Saudi Arabia also advances after routing Guatemala 6-0BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (AP) ― Real Madrid playmaker Sergio Canales sparked Spain to a 2-0 win over Ecuador on Wednesday, booking a second-round spot at the U20 World Cup.Surprising Saudi Arabia also advanced after routing Guatemala 6-0
United, City primed for clash

SoccerAug 4, 2011

Match may give peek into changing balance of power in EPLLONDON (AP) ― Manchester United takes on Manchester City in Sunday’s Community Shield, giving fans another chance to see if the balance of power in English football really is shifting between the clubs.United has played in the traditional seas
[Photo] Super Junior promises to meet more international fans with ‘Mr.Simple’

MusicAug 4, 2011

Super Junior members pose for photo at a hotel in Seoul (Yonhap)Super Junior announced their comeback with a fifth album on Thursday to some 200 international press members gathered at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Nonhyeon-dong, southern Seoul. The new album, containing the track “M
Hyundai Engineering wins $672 mln order from Singapore

IndustryAug 4, 2011

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., South Korea's top builder, said Thursday that it has won a $672 million deal to build two office and residential towers in downtown Singapore.Under the deal with South Beach Consortium, Hyundai Engineering will construct the two complex buildings on Beach Road
Chief prosecutor nominee denies suspected wrongdoing at hearing

PoliticsAug 4, 2011

The chief prosecutor nominee faced tough questions at a confirmation hearing on Thursday over his ethical qualifications for the job, including allegations that he dodged the mandatory military service.President Lee Myung-bak appointed Han Sang-dae, the current chief of the Seoul Central District Pr
Obama, buoyed by debt deal, urges Congress to pass FTAs

Aug 4, 2011

Immediately after resolving a federal debt crisis, U.S. President Barack Obama called Tuesday for lawmakers to work on free trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama."I want Congress to pass a set of trade deals -- deals we've already negotiated -- that would help displaced workers looking f
So Ji-sub to become first male Vivien model

TelevisionAug 4, 2011

So Ji-sub (vivien)A Korean actor is to become the first male model for Vivien, a domestic women’s underwear company.So Ji-sub has through numerous TV dramas and movies built his reputation on an image of masculinity and sincere care for his beloved.“The advertisement barely includes information abou
Police say N. Korean hackers involved in S. Korean online crime

North KoreaAug 4, 2011

More than 30 North Korean hackers are suspected of having helped a South Korean criminal gang attain money by breaking into online game programs and transferring part of their payments to their home country, police said Thursday. The communist regime is known to have launched several cyber attack
HIV epidemic emerging in Middle East

HealthAug 4, 2011

The AIDS virus is spreading like an epidemic in some Middle East and North African countries because of homosexual encounters between men, a study warned on Wednesday."This systematic review and data synthesis indicate that HIV epidemics appear to be emerging among MSM (men who have sex with men) in
Marvel: New Ultimate Spider-Man boasts big changes

BooksAug 4, 2011

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Peter Parker is dead and gone, but Spider-Man’s still slinging webs and fighting crime.A half-black, half-Latino teenager named Miles Morales, as unveiled by Marvel Comics (Yonhap News)And it’s not just a new teenager climbing Manhattan buildings, it’s an entirely new crime
New touch-screen BlackBerrys being launched

TechnologyAug 4, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled five new BlackBerry phones with touch screens, as it hopes to revive the line‘s dwindling appeal in the face of competition from the iPhone and Android smartphones. In this product image provided by Research In Motion, the new Blackberry