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Unemployed women in their 50s under heavier stress
Heavier stress is weighing down employed women in their 50s, according to the National Health Insurance Corp. (NHIC).
Data revealed Sunday indicated that in 2011, out of the unemployed female group, those in their ...
Move to ban bottle sales of Panpyrin Q drink provokes protest
The government's move to prevent pharmacists from selling Panpyrin Q drink as a bottle, a common cold remedy, has provoked criticism from pharmacists.
Under the revised regulation, pharmacists are obliged to sell ...
Rep. Chung re-designated as member of Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee
Rep. Chung Mong-joon of the ruling Saenuri Party was re-tapped to be a member of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee on Thursday, while Rep. Lee Hahn-koo was re-designated as a member of Strategy and ...
Sleep disorder victims surge
The number of people suffering from sleep-related problems has increased by 17 percent over the past five years, a government report said yesterday.
According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service ...
Government to award certificate for innovative pharmaceutical firms
The Ministry of Health and Welfare will hold a ceremony today to offer an official certificate for 43 drug companies selected as innovative pharmaceutical firms.
In the ceremony where health related government offi...
25 medicines included in Korea’s Green List
A total of 25 drugs, including Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Baraclude, Dongwha’s Milican. and Chong Kun Dang’s Camtobell, are currently listed in the Green List, according to the data compiled by the Korea Food and Drug Adm...
Bill submitted to scrap upper limit for user contribution
An opposition party lawmaker has submitted a revision bill seeking to scrap the regulation on the upper limit for user contribution in national health insurance, differentiating the amount by breaking up three differe...
Health insurance reform plan to be made public
The National Health Insurance Corp. (NHIC) said Monday that it will soon announce a set of measures, through a 6-month study on the current insurance premiums and patients' doctor fees, to ensure its financial stabili...
Pharmacist given suspended term for lending his license
A pharmacist received a suspended jail sentence of 6 months for two years for lending his license to unlicensed people who run pharmacies in Hwasung City, Gyunggi Province, from December 2010 to March 2012.
The 63-...
Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee to initiate parliamentary operation
As the 19th National Assembly opened its first plenary session Monday from this week, the Health and Welfare Committee completed the designation of three screening sub-committees on law enactment, national budget and ...
