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NHI to cover schizophrenia drug

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.

Oct. 6, 2011

Less known than lung cancer, COPD could be just as deadly

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

Oct. 6, 2011

Neuromodulation ?- Restoration of brain function by modern technology

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

Oct. 6, 2011

More than 1 in 10 parents skip, delay kids’ shots

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

Oct. 6, 2011

Soviet-era pill from Bulgaria helps smokers quit

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

Oct. 6, 2011

CDC: Miners, construction, food workers smoke most

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

Oct. 6, 2011

Samsung seeks to void iPad design rights in Europe

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that it has asked a European Union (EU) agency to invalidate the iPad's design rights in Europe, as the world's No. 2 mobile phone maker seeks to resume sales of its tablet computers in the pivotal market.Samsung filed an application w

Oct. 5, 2011

LG to release 4G smartphone in S. Korea

SEOUL (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., the beleaguered world's No. 3 mobile-phone maker, said Tuesday that it will launch in South Korea a fourth-generation (4G) smartphone that will run on a faster network. The company will roll out this week the Optimus LTE smartphone through the leading mobile ca

Oct. 4, 2011

Some exercises yield more damage than progress

KANSAS CITY, Missouri ― Maybe the biggest barrier to working out is time. Barrier, challenge, excuse?So fitness trainers hate to see anyone frittering away precious workout periods or filling them with less-than-effective exercises. Actually, it makes them crazy.We asked a few trainers to point out

Oct. 3, 2011

Samsung Electronics may post 3.5 trillion won in profit for Q3

Samsung Electronics, Asia’s largest technology company, pulled off record earnings last year, but its revenue and operating income for 2011 might underperform heightened expectations, analysts said on Friday.Samsung posted an operating profit of 17.3 trillion won ($14.7 billion) on revenue of 154.6

Sept. 30, 2011

Samsung Electronics may post 3.5 trillion won in profit for Q3

NASA identifies 90% of largest near-Earth asteroids

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If you're worried about a killer asteroid wiping out Earth, NASA has some good news.The space agency said Thursday it has identified more than 90 percent of giant, potentially Earth-threatening asteroids, including ones as big as the one thought to have killed the dinosaurs eons

Sept. 30, 2011

NASA identifies 90% of largest near-Earth asteroids

Three medical students sentenced to prison for sexual abuse

Three former medical students from one of South Korea's most prestigious universities were sentenced to jail on Friday for sexually harassing an inebriated female schoolmate during a trip. (Yonhap News)The Seoul Central District Court sentenced a 23-year-old male student surnamed Park, one of

Sept. 30, 2011

Three medical students sentenced to prison for sexual abuse

'Alarm clock' gene identified

The human body has a so-called alarm clock gene that wakes up even if one hasn’t set the bedside alarm, U.S. researchers say.Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., said they identified a new component of the biological clock, a gene responsible for starting the

Sept. 30, 2011

If you're happy and you know it, did you tweet?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter confirms it: People tend to wake up in a good mood and are happiest on weekends.The fast-paced forum is offering scientists a peek at real-time, presumably little-filtered human behavior and thoughts. Cornell University researchers turned to the microblog to study moo

Sept. 30, 2011

China launches module for space station

BEIJING (AP) — China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station on Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power over the coming decade.The box car-sized Tiangong-1 module was shot into space from the Jiuquan launch center on the edge

Sept. 30, 2011

Scientists warn of carcinogens in fruit juice

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

Sept. 29, 2011

Dads less likely to die of heart problems

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

Sept. 29, 2011

Dads less likely to die of heart problems

How to eat just the right amount

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.

Sept. 29, 2011

Build resistance to flu-type illnesses

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

Sept. 29, 2011

Suicide more common in smokers, short people

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

Sept. 29, 2011