DALLAS ― Michael Decker is always reachable. The 42-year-old creative director from Dallas sleeps with his phone nearby on his nightstand. From when he wakes up and checks it until he sets it down before bed, his phone is constantly with him.“It’s an intrusion into your own private life,” he says. “It leads to burnout if you can never turn it off.”Decker, who owns an iPhone, a laptop and an iPad,

July 20, 2011

Compared to the generation born before World War II, modern toddlers reportedly have a life expectancy of 20 years longer, according to a report by the Daily Mail. A nurse inspects a newborn baby at a nursery in a hospital in Taipei. (AFP-Yonhap News)Due to remarkable economic development and medical science, as well as healthier lifestyles and working conditions, average life expectancy is up to

July 20, 2011

A new study revealed that people who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to blame others depending on the outcome as lack of sleep leads to skeptical and negative judgments, MSNBC reported. (MCT)Associate professor of psychology at the University of Arkansas, David Mastin presented the abstract of his research which linked sleepiness to alteration in people’s thoughts, at SLEEP 2011, the 25th a

July 20, 2011

Samsung Electronics appeared to be full of confidence as it launched its second-generation tablet PC, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, in Korea on Wednesday at the company’s headquarters in southern Seoul. (Samsung Electronics Co.)Shin Jong-kyun, chief of the global electronics company’s mobile business unit, pledged to sell more than five times more tablets than last year, despite the first Galaxy Tab not ha

July 20, 2011

Class action suit against U.S. giant set to be filed next month over location trackingKorea’s class action suit against Apple Inc. is taking shape as a team of lawyers from the Miraelaw law firm are gearing up to file thousands of suits together next month.So far, more than 23,000 people have taken part in the class action spearheaded by the law firm’s 36-year-old lawyer Kim Hyeong-seok.Kim was th

July 19, 2011

People with personality traits of high neuroticism and low conscientiousness are likely to go through cycles of gaining and losing weight throughout their lives, according to an examination of 50 years of data in a study published by the American Psychological Association.Impulsivity was the strongest predictor of who would be overweight, researchers found. Study participants who scored in the top

July 19, 2011

Coffee has been demonized and blamed for many ailments including heart disease, but evidence has emerged that the drink might actually help prevent liver cancer.A study done in Singapore has found that the more coffee you drink, the more you lower your risk of liver cancer. If you take three or more cups a day, for example, your risk could be up to 44 percent lower than for a total abstainer. Hot

July 18, 2011

Health authorities found higher than normal levels of legionella bacteria in 40 bathhouses, saunas and hospitals in Seoul.The bug can lead to Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia, whose symptoms include chills, high fever, cough, fatigue, muscle aches and headaches.  (MCT)Young children, the elderly and anyone with a weak immune system are the most susceptible.The city gove

July 18, 2011

PARIS (AP) -- Scientists in Australia are reporting encouraging early results from a simple eye test they hope will give a noninvasive way to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease.Although it has been tried on just a small number of people and more research is needed, the experimental test has a solid basis: Alzheimer's is known to cause changes in the eyes, not just the brain. Other scientists in t

July 18, 2011

It's tough at the top for alpha males: studyWASHINGTON (AFP) -- If you're feeling envious of your boss's paycheck, a study out Thursday shows that success comes with high stress, possibly as much as faced by those who have to struggle to find a bite to eat.The results of nine years of research on wild baboons, published in the journal Science, suggest that despite perks like easy access to mates a

July 15, 2011

Drinking a lot of water has long been thought to be good for your health.But according to Glasgow-based GP Margaret McCartney, drinking eight glasses of water a day can be harmful, the Daily Mail reported.(MCT)Writing in the British Medical Journal, McCartney said the benefits of drinking a lot of water are groundless and that drinking too much water can even lead to poor concentration.She also sa

July 15, 2011

When it comes to treatment for obesity, Korean men are most concerned with their abdomen, while women want thinner thighs, a survey showed.365MC, an obesity clinic, released the result of a study of 70,249 clients -- 67,753 women and 2,503 men.A man had bariatric surgery and then transferred his addiction to food to an alcohol. He checked himself into rehab, and has been sober ever since. Here he

July 15, 2011