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Clinical studies for Lantus, a new insulin preparation presented.
Sanofi-Aventis has developed a long acting insulin called Lantus (insulin glargine) made by the DNA recombinant technology, showing an efficient blood sugar control for most of Asian diabetic patients including Korean...
Dr. Kim Seong-deok to name acting KMA head.
The Korea Medical Association appointed vice president Kim Seong-deok as a KMA acting president in the standing director's meeting on April 26 to replace the vacant position of former president Chang Dong-ik, who rece...
President Chang Dong-ik of KMA resigned in a year of his terms.
President Chang Dong-ik of the Korea Medical Association (KMA) has resigned by internal and external pressures since he was inaugurated as the top position of KMA.
Chairman Kim Hong-yang of National City and Provin...
Prof. Kang named multinational clinical test PI for Pfizer Sutent.Prof. Kang Yun-goo of Ulsan Univ. College of Medicine Oncology Department was appointed as the PI, a joint chief researcher of the multinational clinical studies for Sutent in t...
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Three medical workers protest medical reform
Three medical organizations - The Korea Medical Association, the Association of Korean Oriental Medicine, and the Korean Hospital Association will vow to protest the government-led revision of an old medical law, acc...
88% of netizens favor health insurance
Seven out of 10 netizens say the national health insurance should cover hair loss due to the fact that baldness is a dermatological disease and becomes growing due to stress and environmental factors, according to a r...
Medical law revision faces backlash
The government's plan to set up a new medical information law, which will allow hospitals to run other businesses, including funeral services and parking lots, has triggered a backlash from a civic group.
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Yongdong Severance and SNU hospital to prescribe few antibiotics and injectables.
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) reported a survey covering the prescriptions for outpatients and injectable medication in 2Q of 2006 at 23,495 medical institutes across the nation that Yonsei Yongdong Severa...
Doctors avoids joint facility tax
The government abandoned its plan to levy a joint facility tax on the acquisition of real estate by a medical institution, as the National Assembly rejected such taxation bill at the end of last year.
Last October,...
Quit smoking of adult men shows ever declining trend.
The MOHW surveyed the smoking rates of adult men of Korea in Dec. 2006 and found 44.1% of still smoking, which was 8.2% points lower than the previous year of 52.3%.
The smoking rates by year revealed 44.1% in 20...
