From August all medical institutions should post patients’ rights and responsibilities on a wall or on LED panels inside their main building, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday. According to a relevant law revision that will come to effect from Aug. 2, rights and responsibilities should be exhibited on the walls of reception sections, emergency rooms and websites. The patients have the right to be treated, notified and decide their own treatments; to have their personal information

A group of medical doctors here said they have identified the mechanism causing delirium, or sudden severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function that occur in physical or mental illness, a first internationally.According to professor Kim Jae-jin and his team at Gangnam Severance Hospital, one of the main mechanisms causing the mental disease is the incongruity of the basal ganglion of the cerebrum and the midbrain. Lack of congruity allows only one of them to operate actively to cause th

ATLANTA (AP) ― Aimee Copeland, a Georgia grad student, is fighting for her life because of the flesh-eating bacteria that infected her after she gashed her leg in a river two weeks ago. One of her legs was amputated and her fingers will be too, her father says, because of the spreading infection.She has a rare condition, called necrotizing fasciitis, in which marauding bacteria run rampant through tissue. Affected areas sometimes have to be surgically removed to save the patient’s life.● How oft

 One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf doesn't matter.The study of 400,000 people is the largest ever done on the issue, and the results should reassure an

Street lights along Jongno in central Seoul will temporarily go out Saturday night during the procession of lanterns for Yeondeunghoe, the lotus lantern festival, held in advance of Buddha’s Birthday later this month.The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Jongno Ward will turn off street lights from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. along the section of road stretching from Dongdaemun (East Gate) to Boshingak to allow the citizens to better see the lanterns, a Buddhist committee for the celebration of Buddha’s

VERSAILLES, France (AP) ― As some of the world’s most glamorous women prepare for the Cannes Film Festival later this week, Karl Lagerfeld has shown again that he’s a step ahead of the game on the Riviera’s red carpet.The celebrated designer rolled out a baroque-tinged cruise collection on Monday at the seat of French opulence, Versailles Palace, with film stars and other celebrities such as actress Tilda Swinton and singer Vanessa Paradis in appearance.“The palace is the perfect place for Chane

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce will host a feast Saturday fit for kings, featuring the finest surf and turf the “Great White North” has to offer.At its first annual Delicious Canada Spring Celebration, CanCham will host a formal dinner featuring Canadian beef and lobster.A honey salad dressing and maple mousse will also be served to dazzle diners. The first-class dinner will be accompanied with live entertainment by a jazz band and a traditional maritime-style band to bring the mood into full