SEOUL, KOREA – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) announced that it will launch M-prescription, a mobile application that will supplement paper prescriptions, on February 24.M-prescription is expected to significantly improve patients’ convenience by allowing them to store/manage prescriptions in their smartphones and access detailed information on the prescribed medicine including effects, side-effects, dos

SEOUL, KOREA — The Ministry of Health and Welfare informed that the “Executive Program between the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Rep. of Korea and the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed an agreement which involved Healthcare and Medical Science on February 8. This proved to be a successful visit to Saudi Arabia. The Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

SEOUL, KOREA ― The National Cancer Center President, Lee Jin-soo introduced the Bridging & Development Cancer Program Therapeutics with System Integration as a research foundation for a new anti-cancer drug. Kim, In –cheo is the manager of this organization. This program was designated by the ministry of Health and Welfare on January 26th and a material transfer agreement (MTA) with Sanofi Aventis

SEOUL, KOREA — Ministry of Health and Welfare informed that Abu Dhabi Health Authority sent the second patient that needs kidney transplant to Seoul Asan Hospital. The first patient that had vocal cord disorder was transferred to Seoul National University Hospital by Abu Dhabi Health Authority on 20 Dec. last year after the agreement with four Korean medical institutions was made on 25 Nov.  The

SEOUL, KOREA ― An agreement on training of 68 Mongolian medical workers reached between Mongolian Ministry of Health and Samsung Seoul Hospital which is worth USD one million. Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Rim Chae-min) informed that the agreement on a training program for Mongolian medical workers was reached as of 16 Jan. 2011 between the Mongolian Ministry of Health and Samsung Seo

Everybody wants to feel young again, to clear up their health problems, and to please their wives. Cures for these problems are all over the news, the stores, and junk email too.  Spanish conquistadors searched the New World high and low for hundreds of years, looking for the fabled Fountain of Youth to fix these problems.  They never found it, but if someone ever did, it would probably be full of

People have more and better options than they used to, when it comes to choosing their favorite outdoor activities. Some go climbing, some bike riding and some play sports with friends and family. And it is true, all these plays are utterly fun and pleasant, and they make people forgetful and let them feel like they are off the hook from being in danger of several different unexpected accidents. B

Hundreds of years ago, the average human life expectancy was only 20 to 30 years. Three out of 10 newborns failed to survive their first birthday and 5 ended up dead before the age of 10, mainly due to fatal diseases such as smallpox, measles, malaria, cholera, dysentery, diarrhea, pneumonia, and septicemia. For centuries, causes of the diseases remained unknown but were only guessed at as being e

High accuracy and precision allows for no more than a one percent rate for re-operation You must have seen it on TV, the entire process of a robot performing surgical operations was broadcast live to many relevant officials and professionals who gathered at Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital (http://www.cnuhh.com), in late November. 'Live surgery' is a term which refers to operations fo

The Gachon Brain Health Center at Gachon University Gill Hospital was accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI), a US-based leading international evaluator of hospital quality. On March 24, Gachon University Gill Hospital announced that the Gachon Brain Health Center successfully passed JCI accreditation standards on February 12 of this year, and held a ceremony to celebrate its winni

Jade is a gemstone. Its name may remind you only of jade rings on the fingers of beautiful women in traditional costumes.So you may wonder how natural jade stones can be used for building houses. The answer was given by Lim Tae-hyun, president of Oksegae (Jade World) (www.oksegae.co.kr), a jade stone developer. Oksegae has developed new kinds of healthful indoor building materials using the powd

There is an aesthetic particular to Korea: the most interesting places are to be found nestled on the side of a mountain. In traditional Korea, Confucian academies, Buddhist temples, and beautiful hidden gardens are subtly positioned in unassuming places in the slopes of hills. The Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) is a treasure of the same caliber, but with a modern