Men's death risk rises in extramarital sex

So-called sudden coital death is more common when a man has sex with a mistress outside than when he had sex with his wife, researchers in Italy said.(MCT)Dr. Alessandra Fisher of the University of Florence and colleagues reviewed existing research on the context in which men experience sudden death during or after sex.They found both fatal and non-fatal heart attacks were relatively rare when a m

May 24, 2012

KT provides ‘3W plus LTE’ network services at Yeosu Expo

Visitors experience KT’s ‘Olleh’ anytime, anywhere in YeosuKT is pulling out all the stops to make sure visitors to the Yeosu Expo have access to high-speed Internet anywhere they go during the three-month event.The Korean mobile carrier, chosen as the international event’s main telecommunications service provider, has implemented the “3W plus LTE” strategy for the Expo. This refers to providing the fastest-ever wireless services in 3G WCDMA, Wibro and WiFi as “3W,” as well as long-term evolutio

May 23, 2012

Evernote powers up relationship with Korea

U.S. mobile app start-up opens local office in SeoulEvernote, a U.S. mobile app start-up, is diving into the Korean market to provide local support in Korean for local users and deepen relations with its developers, its chief executive said Wednesday.As an initial step, the California-based firm opened a Korean office in southern Seoul on Tuesday, following the establishment of a Beijing office last month, according to Phil Libin, founder and CEO of Evernote.“We come to Korea because we think Ko

May 23, 2012

Vitamin C helps babies of smoking moms

Pulmonary function of babies born to women who smoked during pregnancy was significantly improved if the women took vitamin C, U.S. researchers say.Dr. Cindy McEvoy, associate professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital, said the study involved newborns of 159 smokers and randomized them to daily vitamin C -- 500 milligrams or placebo -- before 22

May 23, 2012

Chances of nuclear accident put higher

Catastrophic nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima are more likely to happen than previously assumed, German researchers say. (MCT)Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz have calculated that given the operating hours of all civil nuclear reactors and the number of nuclear meltdowns that have occurred to date, such disasters may occur once every 10 to 20 years.Tha

May 23, 2012

LG Display builds panel plant for Chinese market

LG Display has joined a project to build a joint venture panel plant for emerging Chinese LCD television makers in Guangzhou in southern China.Committing to its MOU signed in 2009 with Guangzhou officials, the Korean display panel manufacturing giant said Tuesday that the plant, to be equipped with eighth-generation lines, will be in full production in the second half of 2014. In 2009, LG Display signed a non-binding agreement to build such a plant in Guangzhou’s economic zone, which offers tax

May 22, 2012

Metal-covered cloaked device “sees without being seen”

  A scene from the movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"To conceal an object, it might be common sense not to put it under shiny materials; but according to a study, that is exactly what one must do to make it invisible.U.S. scientists have developed a virtually invisible photodetector by covering it with reflective metal, Science Daily reported Monday.Researchers from Stanford University

May 22, 2012

Web site offers 'girlfriends' for hire

A Florida university student who designed a Web site for men to pay women $5 to perform "girlfriend-like" tasks said he now has 1,600 users.Cody Krecicki, 22, a student at Edison State College in Fort Myers, said he was inspired by a girl in his class who was working multiple jobs to stay afloat while attending school and came up with Girlfriendforhire.com, the Naples (Fla.) Daily News reported Mo

May 22, 2012

Athletes have higher pain tolerance: study

  Athletes can withstand more pain than those who do not exercise, a recent study says.German researchers reviewed 15 previous studies on athletes and pain to find that although athletes feel pain to a similar degree to non-athletes, their pain tolerance -- the point when pain becomes unbearable -- is higher.The study also found that pain tolerance levels varied according to the type of sport. For example, endurance athletes who participate in prolonged athletics showed moderate pain tolerance w

May 21, 2012

Hospital meals less healthy than Big Macs: study

  A Big Mac burger is healthier than 75 percent of NHS hospital meals, a recent study conducted in the UK has revealed.The study examined twenty five different meals provided by an NHS food supply chain to find that sixty percent of hospital food contained more salt than the popular McDonald’s burger. Seventy five percent had more saturated fat.The survey was carried out by Sustain, a campaign group demanding that the government bring compulsory minimum food standards into the NHS.“Without stand

May 21, 2012

Partial solar eclipse dims sky

The moon slides across the sun, showing a blazing halo of light, during an annular eclipse at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Monday. (AP-Yonhap News)A partial solar eclipse was witnessed across the world on Sunday and Monday.In Seoul, the event started around 6:23 a.m. and ended around 8:48 p.m., peaking at 7:32 a.m., when 80 percent of the Sun was covered.It was the first time since J

May 21, 2012

Doctors accidently kill baby

Doctors accidently killed a baby during delivery at a hospital in Aracaju, northeastern Brazil.The tragedy occurred after at least five doctors had tried for six hours to deliver the baby naturally.They struggled as the baby boy’s shoulders became stuck, inadvertently tearing off his head.The 22-year-old mother told her family that she knew something was wrong when one of the doctors shouted “Marcos, are you crazy?”The baby‘s dead body remained inside the mother and had to be removed by Caesaria

May 20, 2012

Losing sunglasses puts eyes at risk

More than 55 percent of U.S. adults lose or break their sunglasses each year, putting their eyes at risk of sunburn or eye disease, eye experts say.The Vision Council found for those who lost their sunglasses, and the 27 percent of adults who do not wear sunglasses, exposure to ultraviolet radiation could result in result in short-term damage from bloodshot or sensitive eyes, or painful conditions

May 20, 2012