The local IT scene on Thursday paid tribute to Apple founder and visionary Steve Jobs following the news of his death. The mastermind behind iMac, iPhone and iPad died from cancer aged 56, the California-based firm announced Thursday. The stock prices of Samsung Electronics, whose relationship with

IndustryOct. 6, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― A prolonged sore throat once was considered a cancer worry mainly for smokers and drinkers. Today there’s another risk: A sexually transmitted virus is fueling a rise in oral cancer.The HPV virus is best known for causing cervical cancer. But it can cause cancer in the upper throat

TechnologyOct. 6, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) ― Construction workers, miners and food service workers top the list of occupations that smoke the most, according to a new government report. Experts say it might have as much to do with lower education levels as the jobs themselves.“There may be other characteristics that are clusteri

TechnologyOct. 6, 2011

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised people to be alert to possible listeria infection as 13 deaths were reported in the U.S. last week. The outbreak is believed to have been caused by contaminated melons produced at a farm in Colorado. The Korea authorities said no melons ha

TechnologyOct. 6, 2011

Janssen Korea said Thursday that its schizophrenia medication Invega Sustenna will be covered by national health insurance from Oct. 1. It means insured patients can buy one month dose of the drug at reduced prices which vary from 12,000 won ($10) to 34,000 won depending on the severity of symptoms.

TechnologyOct. 6, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Although the death of Steve Jobs aroused waves of sadness and condolences among South Koreans on Thursday, his absence is not expected to have an immediate impact on the country's information technology industry or his company's bitter lawsuits with Samsung Electronics Co.,

IndustryOct. 6, 2011

Best prevention is to avoid lung irritants, get ongoing careChronic obstructive pulmonary disease could be just as threatening as lung cancer or any other lung-related disease.According to Statistics Korea, 5,190 people died of COPD in 2010, an almost fourfold increase from 1991. The U.S. National H

TechnologyOct. 6, 2011

We live in an era of technology innovation when many things only seen before in science fiction come true. Treatment of brain disease by delivering electrical pulses through an implanted device is one of those examples.Currently its application in clinical medicine, so-called neuromodulation, is bec

TechnologyOct. 6, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) -- By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. More than 1 in 10 parents reject that, refusing some shots or delaying others mainly because of safety concerns, a national survey found.Worries about v

TechnologyOct. 6, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- A pill developed in Bulgaria during the Soviet era shows promise for helping millions of smokers cheaply and safely kick the habit, the first big study of it shows.It could become a new weapon to combat smoking in poor countries, but it is unclear whether it will ever reach the market

TechnologyOct. 6, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) -- Construction workers, miners and food service workers top the list of occupations that smoke the most, according to a new government report. Experts say it might have as much to do with lower education levels as the jobs themselves.“There may be other characteristics that are cluster

TechnologyOct. 6, 2011

Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea jumped 25.3 percent in September from a year earlier, helped by new car models and importers’ aggressive marketing, a local trade association said Thursday.A total of 10,055 imported vehicles were sold in the country last month, compared with 8,022 units sol

IndustryOct. 6, 2011

South Korean banks and brokerages are expected to rake in record-high profits this year on their aggressive sales strategies, despite ongoing global economic uncertainties, industry data showed Thursday.The combined net profit of 17 local brokerages soared 107.9 percent on-year to 362.3 billion won

Oct. 6, 2011

The Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement could receive approval from the U.S. Senate as early as next week, Deputy Minister of Trade for FTA Choi Seok-young said Thursday. “The House Ways and Means Committee passed the bill for the Korea-U.S. FTA implementation, and at this rate, we expect the bill to be

Oct. 6, 2011