Compared to the generation born before World War II, modern toddlers reportedly have a life expectancy of 20 years longer, according to a report by the Daily Mail. A nurse inspects a newborn baby at a nursery in a hospital in Taipei. (AFP-Yonhap News)Due to remarkable economic development and medical science, as well as healthier lifestyles and working conditions, average life expectancy is up to

Coffee has been demonized and blamed for many ailments including heart disease, but evidence has emerged that the drink might actually help prevent liver cancer.A study done in Singapore has found that the more coffee you drink, the more you lower your risk of liver cancer. If you take three or more cups a day, for example, your risk could be up to 44 percent lower than for a total abstainer. Hot

Health authorities found higher than normal levels of legionella bacteria in 40 bathhouses, saunas and hospitals in Seoul.The bug can lead to Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia, whose symptoms include chills, high fever, cough, fatigue, muscle aches and headaches.  (MCT)Young children, the elderly and anyone with a weak immune system are the most susceptible.The city gove

PARIS (AP) -- Scientists in Australia are reporting encouraging early results from a simple eye test they hope will give a noninvasive way to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease.Although it has been tried on just a small number of people and more research is needed, the experimental test has a solid basis: Alzheimer's is known to cause changes in the eyes, not just the brain. Other scientists in t

When it comes to treatment for obesity, Korean men are most concerned with their abdomen, while women want thinner thighs, a survey showed.365MC, an obesity clinic, released the result of a study of 70,249 clients -- 67,753 women and 2,503 men.A man had bariatric surgery and then transferred his addiction to food to an alcohol. He checked himself into rehab, and has been sober ever since. Here he

 Yoo Jun-hyun With the advancement of civilization, people are now able to control their environment. The term “air-conditioningitis” can often be heard during the summer. Air-conditioningitis occurs when the body cannot adjust properly to the sharp differences in temperature between the cool air-conditioned indoors and the warm outdoors. Air-conditioning in an office building, a bank, a hotel or

SYDNEY (AP) ― Australia’s liquor industry launched a voluntary program to label its products with health warnings Tuesday, possibly to pre-empt future criticism that it is contributing to excessive drinking that is part of the national culture.About 80 percent of alcohol sold in the country - beer, wine and spirits - will carry the warnings, primarily aimed at teenagers and pregnant women, said Tr

Jaseng’s Royer says Oriental medicine focuses on balance of inner energyMany Koreans visit Oriental medical doctors for stamina or chi improvement. Yet, the field is less visited for treatment of ordinary diseases, industry insiders admit.But Oriental medicine is slowly earning a reputation for seeing the disease and the body condition from a larger perspective. It is the hot spot for foreigners s

A new research revealed that children from households with smokers are more likely to develop behavioral disorders and learning problems than those from smoke-free homes.The findings were released in the journal “Pediatrics.”It was traditionally thought that secondhand smoke causes health problems for children including respiratory difficulties. A woman lights a cigarette for a photograph in New Y