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Flavorful raw milk cheese

Food&BeverageApr 1, 2011

People who love raw milk cheeses and those who make them say what sets the cheeses apart is the distinctive flavors and the way they can change from season to season.Whether the taste is tangy, sweet, grassy or creamy, aficionados say, it’s almost always memorable.The flavor develops through a required 60-day aging process designed to kill harmful bacteria. Now, that process faces possible reregul
Camarata holds fundraiser for kids’ music lessons

Expat LivingMar 31, 2011

Seoul’s Camrata Music Company is putting on a fundraiser in Itaewon on Saturday.The non-profit music outfit is raising money to provide instruments and free music lessons to low-income children, and to help fund future concerts.The night will include bands, a date auction and a raffle. Bands playing include Kachisan, The 401s and Zee, and the first band starts at 7:30 p.m.The event will take place
Econo-pop creator lectures to companies

PeopleMar 31, 2011

Leader of ’80s band Five Fingers uses jazz to teach economic flairLee Doo-heon is no ordinary music star of a bygone era.He not only continues to play but also keeps himself busy as a lecturer to companies.Since 2009, Lee has given lectures to big Korean companies including Samsung, GS Construction, Hyundai Motor, LG Display, Hanhwa and Motorola Korea. A zesty blend of economics and music has made
Korea, Australia to celebrate 50 years of ‘mateship’ in Sydney

CultureMar 31, 2011

First Korean Culture Center in Oceania to openSouth Korea and Australia plan to hold cultural events in Sydney next week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said a delegation of Korean government officials including Culture Minister Choung Byoung-guk and Australian leaders in politics, culture and media will attend the cultural performan
Google co-founder’s mom gives cells

PeopleMar 31, 2011

Cells donated by Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s mother are helping the search for a cure of Parkinson’s disease.According to San Jose Mercury News, a Silicon Valley daily, there have been no witnesses to the death of brain cells in people with Parkinson’s disease. But Stanford University scientists say they have re-enacted the death process in a petri dish by growing neurons from the donated skin
Irvine Mayor Kang gets honorary Ph.D.

PeopleMar 31, 2011

Irvine City Mayor Kang Suk-hee, the first Korean-American mayor of a major U.S. city, will receive an honorary doctoral degree in business management from Dongseo University.The Busan-based school said that the degree recognizes Kang’s devotion to the economic growth and educational development of Irvine City in California as well as his achievements in raising the status of Korean-Americans.Born
Six high school students receive IELTS scholarship

PeopleMar 31, 2011

The Korea Herald, the British Council Korea and IDP Education awarded scholarships to six Korean high school students Wednesday under their joint program to help students prepare to study in the U.S. through IELTS.IELTS, or International English Language Testing System, is the world’s leading test of English for higher education, recognized by schools worldwide, including those in the U.S., Britai
Rheumatism drug Embrel price slashed

HealthMar 31, 2011

Wyeth Korea said Wednesday that it has reduced the price of its rheumatism medication, Embrel, by 5 percent.As the Ministry of Health and Welfare has decided to cover 90 percent of the medication fee through the national health insurance, the price of the drug will be set to less than 100,000 won a month, the drug distributor said. Previously, the national health insurance covered 90 percent of th
SNU hospital opens new cancer center

HealthMar 31, 2011

Seoul National University Hospital opened a new cancer center last week. The SNU hospital is the latest addition to the boom in cancer-centers. With SNU famed in Korea for its advanced diagnostic techniques, the center is expected to raise the overall medical service level here. The six-storey building has 26 units, including 15 specialized cancer sections and nine comprehensive units. The center
More young males seek hair loss help

HealthMar 31, 2011

Hair loss has long been considered a problem of middle-aged men, but nearly half of those visiting medical facilities for the condition are from the younger generation, according to the National Health Insurance Corporation.The public body said the number of those treated for hair loss, which is classified as dermatological disorder, reached 181,000 in 2009, up about 24.8 percent from 145,000 in 2
Less-invasive prostate surgery available

HealthMar 31, 2011

CHICAGO ― A new minimally invasive procedure designed to shrink the prostate could offer an alternative to surgery for a benign condition that affects millions of men in America.However, doctors cautioned that the benefits found in the small clinical trial presented here need to be duplicated in a bigger, more rigorous study.“The main thing they are showing is that it is safe,” said William Rillin
‘Folk remedies for colic don’t work’

HealthMar 31, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) ― That nonstop crying of a baby with colic has some parents turning to popular folk remedies. Unfortunately, there’s no good evidence they work, according to a review of 15 studies.The results don’t surprise New York City mom Leni Calas, 32. She tried many treatments studied, including fennel extract, sugar drops and massage, and says nothing worked for baby Roxy, who cried almost non
New drug hope for hepatitis C sufferers

HealthMar 31, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― A cocktail of three drugs, including a new class of antiviral agent, has shown encouraging results in treating hepatitis C, a disease which attacks the liver, a study said Wednesday.“This study represents a remarkable advance and a potential cure for people with hepatitis C who have not responded to previous therapy,” said co-author Stuart Gordon, from the Henry Ford Hospital in
Exploring Seoul, one subway stop at a time

Expat LivingMar 30, 2011

Founders of Speakeasy magazine for creative people launch urban exploration blogWith over 2 billion passenger rides per year, Seoul’s metropolitan subway system is one of the busiest in the world. But how many people venture beyond the stations they use for work, school or home?This is the question that drives Seoul Sub-Urban, a blog aiming to explore the less-traveled stops on the sprawling subwa
Young adventurer takes on Korea

PeopleMar 29, 2011

One of youngest Britons to climb Everest finds new challenges in SeoulAlmost five years ago, James Hooper was standing at the summit of the tallest mountain on Earth, with best friend and fellow explorer, Rob Gauntlett. Aged 19, they were the youngest Britons ever to scale Everest.But the adventure did not stop there. The teenagers’ 35,406 kilometer pole-to-pole expedition in 2007, just a year lat