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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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Defense ministry denies special treatment for BTS’ V amid phone use allegations
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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Teen smoking, drinking decline, while mental health, dietary habits worsen
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Gardasil approved for males aged 9 to 26
MSD Korea said Monday that its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil has been approved by the Korea Food and Drug Administration for use on men and boys aged between nine and 26 against genital warts.The agency has approved Gardasil against HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18 for women and men aged between nine and 15. The expansion of the target age group makes Gardasil, the only HPV vaccine available to both men and women, more accessible to a wider range of people, the vaccine maker said. According to
Jan. 19, 2012
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Ministry authorizes 14 cord blood banks
The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Tuesday said it has authorized the operation of 14 cord blood banks nationwide. After authorization, the 14 facilities will be able to save the cord blood that remains in a baby’s umbilical cord after the cord has been cut. The cord is a rich source of unique stem cells that can be used in medical treatments.Cordblood.com notes that cord blood banking is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save your baby’s cord blood stem cells for potential medical use. Sav
Jan. 19, 2012
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U.S. obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking
CHICAGO (AP) ― America’s obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.“It’s good that we didn’t see increases. On the other hand, we didn’t see any decreases in any group,” said CDC researcher Cynthia Ogden.Early in the decade, slight increases w
Jan. 19, 2012
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Marathoners show low heart incident risk
NEW YORK (AP) ― It’s dramatic news when a marathon runner collapses with no pulse. Now a big study finds such calamities are rare and usually due to a pre-existing heart problem.The study also found such incidents are increasing as more runners try to go the distance.“You hear about this more and more,” said Dr. Aaron Baggish, senior author of the study.Baggish, who runs a program for athletes with heart issues at Massachusetts General Hospital, and co-authors present their analysis in Thursday’
Jan. 19, 2012
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Panic disorder
Case vignette: “When returning home, I suddenly had a cold sweat, felt dizzy, felt my heart tighten and felt like I could die. Also, I felt like I had difficulty breathing. Also, I not only had numbness in my hands and feet but also felt my heart beating. This was intolerable. I was very nervous that such things would happen again.” An office worker, Mr. K, experienced a sudden onset of the above symptoms. Now he is worried that he will again have a sudden onset of panic symptoms that are both f
Jan. 19, 2012
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Three steps to deal with strokes
Strokes remain one of the biggest causes of death in Korea, and signs of onset are vagueAs Korea continues to become an aging society, more attention should be placed on the possibility of and risk factors leading to strokes, since they are more common among the elderly.According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, cerebral diseases were the No. 2 cause of death among Koreans in 2008, with 73.6 deaths per 100,000 people. Among cerebral diseases, strokes are the single largest cause of death,
Jan. 19, 2012
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Women too often tested for osteoporosis, researchers report
Many women who get screened for osteoporosis may not need it, according to a study that suggests current guidelines result in too many unnecessary tests, increasing costs and sometimes spurring unnecessary treatment. Osteoporosis, a loss in bone density that can cause breaks and injuries, develops i
Jan. 19, 2012
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Protest exposes Silicon Valley-Hollywood rivalry
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ In a move that heightens the growing tension between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, Wikipedia and other websites went dark Wednesday in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs. The Wikipedia website is a
Jan. 19, 2012
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Lack of sleep makes your brain hungry
New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that a specific brain region that contributes to a person's appetite sensation is more activated in response to food images after one night of sleep loss than after one night of normal sleep. Poor sleep habits can therefore affect people's risk of
Jan. 19, 2012
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Samsung denies blog report on takeover of RIM
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of smartphones, said Tuesday that it does not have any interest in taking over Research In Motion Ltd., the BlackBerry maker.The Boy Genius Report, a tech blog, said that RIM is pushing to sell part of its divisions or even the whole company. It said that RIM’s co-chief executive Jim Balsillie has been actively contacting companies and Samsung is the most likely to be interested in the takeover.“The report is groundless, and we’ve not considered
Jan. 18, 2012
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Apple files design suit against Samsung phones in Germany
Apple Inc. filed another suit in Germany, seeking to ban sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s smartphones, including the Galaxy S Plus and the S II, extending the global legal dispute between the two companies.The action targeting 10 smartphone models was filed in the Dusseldorf Regional Court and is based on Apple’s design rights, court spokesman Peter Schuetz said by phone Tuesday. Apple also started a separate suit against five Samsung tablet computers related to a September ruling banning the
Jan. 18, 2012
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Robust growth expected for IT giants
Analysts paint rosy outlook for Samsung, LG, SKT, KT, NHNKorea’s information technology firms are expected to either see robust growth or get back on track in 2012.They will continue to take a leading position in the industry by rolling out new and innovative premium electronic goods like smartphones and 3-D capable smart televisions, while local mobile carriers will move to quickly adapt to the upgraded fourth generation network technology.Online portals are also expected to center their attent
Jan. 18, 2012
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Apple files design suit in Germany seeking to ban 10 Samsung smartphones
(Bloomberg)Apple Inc. filed another suit in Germany, seeking to ban sales of Samsung Electronics Co.'s smartphone models, including the Galaxy S Plus and the S II. The suit targeting 10 smartphones was filed in the Dusseldorf Regional Court and is based on Apple design rights Apple in Europe,
Jan. 18, 2012
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Scientists confirm rocks fell from Mars
WASHINGTON (AP) -- They came from Mars, not in peace, but in pieces.Scientists are confirming that 15 pounds of rock collected recently in Morocco fell to Earth from Mars during a meteorite shower last July.This is only the fifth time in history that scientists have chemically confirmed Martian
Jan. 18, 2012
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US may be behind Mars probe failure: Russia
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Tuesday said the failure of its Phobos-Grunt probe for Mars could have been caused by radiation from US radars, in its latest allegation of Western interference in its space programme."There is such a theory," Yury Koptev the head of the scientific committee of state technol
Jan. 17, 2012
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UK scientists find lost Darwin fossils
LONDON (AP) — British scientists have found scores of fossils the great evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his peers collected but that had been lost for more than 150 years.Dr. Howard Falcon-Lang, a paleontologist at Royal Holloway, University of London, said Tuesday that he stumbled up
Jan. 17, 2012
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Study: Babies try lip-reading in learning to talk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. New research suggests they're lip-readers too.It happens during that magical stage when a baby's babbling gradually changes from gibberish into syllables and eventually into that first "mama" or "dada."Florida scientists di
Jan. 17, 2012
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India reports new TB strain resistant to all drugs
Indian doctors have reported the country's first cases of ``totally drug-resistant tuberculosis,'' a long-feared and virtually untreatable form of the killer lung disease. (MCT)It's not the first time highly resistant cases like this have been seen. Since 2003, patients have been documented in Italy
Jan. 16, 2012
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Cable operators stop airing KBS2 TV
Cable TV operators stopped airing programs by KBS 2TV nationwide at 3 p.m. on Monday as they failed to reach an agreement on retransmission fees with the nation’s three terrestrial broadcasters MBC, KBS and SBS. (Yonhap News)An emergency council of some 94 cable stations originally threatened to hal
Jan. 16, 2012
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Australia experts call for energy drink warnings
SYDNEY, Jan 16, 2012 (AFP) - Researchers in Australia on Monday called for health warnings on caffeine-loaded energy drinks following a spike in the number of people reporting medical problems after drinking them.Health professionals from the University of Sydney's Medical School and the New South W
Jan. 16, 2012
