The Korea Herald

Scientists warn of carcinogens in fruit juice

Sept 29, 2011

Scientists from the University of Copenhagen warned that fruit juices drunk by millions of children each day could contain a harmful chemical linked to cancer, the Daily Mail newspaper quoted Tuesday. Researchers have found high levels of antimony ― which can be lethal in large doses ― in many popul
Dads less likely to die of heart problems

Sept 29, 2011

Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are.The study ― by the AARP, the government and several universities - is the largest ever on male fer
How to eat just the right amount

Sept 29, 2011

Have you ever kept eating even when you are full?Overeating can cause not only weight gain but also gastroesophageal reflux, which can damage the internal organs. Prof. Kim Jong-gab of Konkuk University Institute of Body Culture Study said people nowadays are more likely to overeat than in the past.
Build resistance to flu-type illnesses

Sept 29, 2011

Everyone must have had a cold.And flu is one of the most common acute diseases, which can easily strike a whole family at once. However, not many people can tell how to prevent flu-type illnesses easily. Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of viruses. They are composed
Suicide more common in smokers, short people

Sept 29, 2011

Smokers, short people those with light builds are more likely to die by suicide, research suggested Tuesday. According to professor Ji Sun-ha of Yonsei University and the National Health Insurance Corporation which tracked 1,329,525 people from 1992, 389 men and 83 women committed suicide.Men shorte
Study: Dialysis 3 times weekly might not be enough

Sept 29, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A major study challenges the way diabetics and others with failing kidneys have been treated for half a century, finding that three-times-a-week dialysis to cleanse the blood of toxins may not be enough.Deaths, heart attacks and hospitalizations were much higher on the day after
Study: Dads less likely to die of heart problems

Sept 29, 2011

Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are.The study -- by the AARP, the government and several universities - is the largest ever on male fe
Scores got sick, 1 died trying to kill bedbugs

Sept 29, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) -- Bedbugs don’t make you sick. But the poisons used to kill them can.A government study released Thursday found that dozens of Americans have fallen ill from the insecticides, and a North Carolina woman died after using 18 cans of chemical fogger to attack the tiny blood suckers.Becaus
Build resistance to flu-type illnesses

Sept 29, 2011

Everyone must have had a cold.And flu is one of the most common acute diseases, which can easily strike a whole family at once. However, not many people can tell how to prevent flu-type illnesses easily. Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of viruses. They are composed
Eating just the right amount

Sept 29, 2011

Have you ever kept eating even when you are full?Overeating can cause not only weight gain but also gastroesophageal reflux, which can damage the internal organs. Prof. Kim Jong-gab of Konkuk University Institute of Body Culture Study said people nowadays are more likely to overeat than in the past.
Coffee linked with lower depression risk in women

Sept 27, 2011
Doctor in Brazil sends patient to morgue a bit too soon

Sept 26, 2011

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - A Brazilian woman in her 60s being treated in hospital for pneumonia was given up for dead by her attending physician, and sent to the morgue too soon, O Globo newspaper reported Sunday.The doctor felt no vital signs, ran tests and pronounced her dead. She was sent to the morg
Irritable bowel syndrome

Sept 22, 2011

Irritable bowel syndrome often is called “spastic colon.” It probably is the result of abnormal muscular activity of the intestinal wall. Chronic stress and depression may be the primary cause or at least contribute to flare-ups of symptoms. IBS may begin with an infection such as acute gastroenteri
Uh-oh: Scientists say film ‘Contagion’ may be a reality

Sept 22, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) ― Yes, it could happen. But it’s a stretch.“Contagion,” a Hollywood thriller that opened last weekend, rocketed to No. 1 at the box office through its gripping tale of a fictional global epidemic driven by a new kind of virus. Audiences have gasped in horror at what happens to Gwyneth P
Psychologists to hold international seminar

Sept 22, 2011

The Korean Association of Psychoanalysis Study group and Allied Center of the IPA said Monday that it will host an international symposium and psychoanalysis treatment master class at Seoul National University Hospital on Friday and Saturday. The event is to mark the 31st anniversary of the academic