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News South Korea Health: Dietary Patterns and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Korea: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010–2011

Published on: Monday 03 June 2019
Dietary Patterns and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Korea: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010–2011
News source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-44632-2

Of the 21,527 eligible KNHANES V (2010–2011) participants, 16,528 attended health interviews and underwent examinations ... of early and late age-related macular degeneration in South Korea, based on ...

News South Korea Health: North Korea says it's fighting swine fever with quarantine

Published on: Tuesday 11 June 2019
North Korea says it's fighting swine fever with quarantine
News source: https://www.stltoday.com/news/world/north-korea-says-it-s-fighting-swine-fever-with-quarantine/article_6216d3a3-d0ab-55b8-9bbc-475b5a4b2729.html

South Korean officials say North Korea has not reported an additional case since it said the illness had occurred at a farm in Jagang province to the World Organization for Animal Health in late May. ...

News South Korea Health: North Korea takes steps to prevent the spread of African swine fever: State media

Published on: Tuesday 11 June 2019
North Korea takes steps to prevent the spread of African swine fever: State media
News source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/12/north-korea-to-prevent-spread-of-african-swine-fever-state-media.html

In late May, North Korea reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), South Korea's agriculture ministry said but the North has not made any ...

News South Korea Health: South Korea ramps up disinfection to protect against North's outbreak of African swine fever

Published on: Friday 31 May 2019
News source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever-northkorea/first-case-of-african-swine-fever-reported-in-north-korea-idUSKCN1T01XC

However, South Korea’s agriculture ministry said its neighbor had reported the outbreak to the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Thursday, and took steps to control its spread, ...

News South Korea Health: South Korea braces for African swine fever outbreak after North Korea case

Published on: Thursday 30 May 2019
News source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/south-korea-braces-for-african-swine-fever-outbreak.html

However, South Korea's agriculture ministry said North Korea had reported the outbreak to the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Thursday, and has taken measures to prevent its ...

News South Korea Health: South Korea pollution: Is China the cause of 'fine dust'?

Published on: Wednesday 05 June 2019
News source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48346344

Every year, 18,000 people are thought to die from pollution related illnesses in South Korea, according to the World Health Organization. The issue also seems to drift in and out of newspaper ...

News South Korea Health: African swine fever in North Korea has South on edge

Published on: Thursday 06 June 2019
News source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/06/06/African-swine-fever-in-North-Korea-has-South-on-edge/5651559831988/

June 6 (UPI) --South Korean authorities are concerned an epidemic of African swine fever could sweep in from North Korea. North Korea first publicly disclosed to the World Organization for Animal ...