The Korea Herald

Most sleep on their sides, forget dreams

Jan 1, 2013

Most U.S. adults sleep on their sides, forget their dreams in the morning and often sleep with someone who snores, a survey of 3,700 indicates. A survey for home furnishings retailer Anna's Linens to coincide with National Sleep Foundation found 74 percent of U.S. adults said they wear pajamas to bed, 8 percent said they slept naked, 74 percent said they failed to recall their dreams in the morning, 74 said they sleep on their sides and 47 percent said they shared a bed with someone who snored.
Cough syrup deaths in Pakistan rise to 36

Dec 30, 2012

A batch of toxic cough syrup has killed as many as 36 people in Pakistan, officials said.The deaths have come over the past four days, mostly in Gujranwala where 25 people who used the cough syrup have died, News Pakistan reported Saturday.Among those who died was Chaudhry Irfan, a former councilor for Nadi Pur Town.About a dozen medical stores have been shut down by authorities and 8,000 bottles of tainted cough syrup have been seized, said health adviser Khwaja Suleman Rafiq, who visited Gujra
Winter spa: Restore mind and body for the New Year

Dec 28, 2012

Spa facilities offer programs that hydrate dry skin, relax stiff and aching muscles
Asparagus may help with a hangover

Dec 28, 2012

U.S. food experts remind New Year‘s revelers that researchers found eating asparagus may help guard against a hangover. The Institute of Food Technologists said it published a study in 2009 by researchers at the Institute of Medical Science and Jeju National University in South Korea found the amino acids and minerals found in asparagus extract may alleviate alcohol hangover and protect liver cells against toxins.Lead researcher B.Y. Kim said chronic alcohol use caused oxidative stress on the li
Holding back emotions may reduce lifespan

Dec 28, 2012

German researchers say exercising self-restraint and holding back negative emotions -- what Britons call keeping a "stiff upper lip" -- may reduce lifespan.Researchers Marcus Mund and Kristin Mitte at the University of Jena in Germany said the findings might explain why the generally more emotional Italians and Spanish live almost two years longer than the cool English who "keep calm and carry on," MedicalDaily.com reported.After analyzing more than 6,000 patients, Mund and Mitte found people wh
Better language skills may reduce anger

Dec 28, 2012

Toddlers who have developed language skills are better able to manage frustration and less likely to express anger as they get older, U.S. researchers say.Principal investigator Pamela M. Cole of Pennsylvania State University and colleagues tracked 120 predominantly white children from families above poverty but below middle income from the time they were 18 months to 48 months.Through home and laboratory visits, they measured children‘s language and ability to cope with tasks that might elicit
Cancer patients reach 1 million, survival rate improves

Dec 27, 2012

The number of cancer patients in Korea reached 1 million last year while their survival rates rose from a decade ago, a report showed on Thursday.According to a joint survey by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Cancer Center, Korea had a total of 960,654 patients and survivors ― diagnosed with cancer between 1999 and 2010 ― last year.About 200,000 new cancer cases were found in 2010 alone, up 4 percent from a year earlier, the report add.The statistics showed that both five-yea
Park’s life cycle health, welfare system put to test

Dec 27, 2012

Pledges include full support for patients with four major diseases, differentiated health insurance coverage according to income level
Growth plate injury

Dec 27, 2012

Growing children have growth plates around their joints, which promote growth of the upper and lower limbs. Such growth plates disappear when children pass puberty, and their growth stops. These growth plates are made of cartilage tissue, which is vulnerable to damage by external forces. Therefore, various traumas can lead to growth plate damage. Children enjoy outside activities and sports when the weather becomes warmer. This is why growth plate injuries most frequently occur in the spring and
Smoking may worsen hangovers

Dec 27, 2012

A study of college students found those who smoked while drinking were more likely to report hangover symptoms after heavy drinking, U.S. researchers say.The study, scheduled to be published in the January issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, also found about one-quarter of people who drink enough to spur a hangover in most didn‘t actually develop one, and while no one is sure what that is, the study suggests smoking may be a factor.“At the same number of drinks, people who smok
Too much eating like jet lag to body clock

Dec 26, 2012

Excessive eating and drinking disrupts the body‘s clock similar to jet lag, U.S. researchers say.Dr. Louis Ptacek of the University of California, San Francisco, who is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, said the protein PKC is critical in resetting the food clock if eating habits change.The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed normal laboratory mice given food only during their regular sleeping hours would adjust their food clock o
Expanding waistlines may be due to alcohol

Dec 24, 2012

Those who can‘t lose weight despite exercising and cutting back on high-calorie food may be drinking too many calories from beverages, a U.S. dietitian says.Kari Kooi, a registered dietitian at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, said the empty calories from alcohol can add up fast, and alcohol lowers inhibitions, meaning resistance to high-calorie foods becomes futile.“Reduce or cut out alcohol consumption,” Kooi said in a statement. “Increased alcohol consumption will lead to unwanted pounds an
Don’t smoke if you’re on oral contraceptives

Dec 20, 2012

KFDA’s guide to safe use of birth control pills
Diarrhea in children

Dec 20, 2012

Children have diarrhea in order to protect the body and this is a natural systemic reaction. It is the reaction of the intestine to rid itself of the substances or microorganisms that enter and infect it. However, when diarrhea is severe, electrolytes and water, which are the main composites of the body, can escape as well and cause dehydration. Therefore, it is important to ensure that children are not dehydrated when they have diarrhea. Infants need to continue having breast milk even if they
Gap between real holidays and expectations

Dec 19, 2012

There‘s a gap between what the holidays should be and what they can be and the real holidays we live, a U.S. pediatrician says. Pediatrician Dr. George Askew said there is a big difference between the holidays people experience and the expectations we carry in our minds. “If we can’t do in our real holidays what we‘ve come to believe we should do, what then? If you have 10 holiday must-dos, and you can’t do all 10, shorten the list,” Askew said in a statement.“When you give yourself some room to