Everyone must have had a cold. And flu is one of the most common acute diseases, which can easily strike a whole family at once. However, not many people can tell how to prevent flu-type illnesses easily. Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of viruses. They are composed of millions of tiny germs that can hardly be seen through microscopes. Due to the fact that in...

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Federal health officials said Wednesday more illnesses and possibly more deaths may be linked to an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe in coming weeks. So far, the outbreak has caused at least 72 illnesses ― including up to 16 deaths ― in 18 states, making it the deadliest food outbreak in the United States in more than a decade. The heads of the Centers for Disease Control an...

Public uproar over sexual assault against disabled leads police to reopen 2005 case A local box office hit about the true story of sexual abuse of disabled students by teachers in a special school has reignited public outrage over lenient court rulings. It has prompted police to reopen the case, lawmakers to devise measures for the vulnerable, with some demanding the shutdown of the school, and...

The country’s current account surplus fell to a 7-month low in August as exports fell on slowing demand from advanced nations, the central bank said Thursday. The current account surplus, the broadest measure of trade encompassing goods, services and investments, came in at $401.3 million in August, down from a revised $3.77 billion in July, the Bank of Korea said. The figure is the smallest net...

Electronics giant to sign deals with Microsoft, Intel on licensing, OS Samsung Electronics’ latest decision to cement a cross-licensing deal with Microsoft and jointly develop a new operating system with Intel was interpreted as a move designed to strengthen the company’s software competitiveness and keep rivals at bay. Industry watchers on Thursday said the contracts were significant in severa...

HOUSTON (AP) ― Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals completed one of baseball’s greatest comebacks, clinching the NL wild card Wednesday night with an 8-0 win over Houston and a later loss by Atlanta. The Cardinals got their playoff spot when the Braves fell to Philadelphia 4-3 in 13 innings. St. Louis trailed Atlanta by 10 1/2 games on Aug. 25. The Cardinals won 23 of their last 31 game...

Lionel Messi moved into a tie for second place on Barcelona’s career scoring list, getting a goal in each half Wednesday night to lead the defending champions to a 5-0 victory at BATE Borisov of Belarus in the European Champions League. Messi scored in the 38th and 55th minutes to give him 14 goals in 10 games this season and 194 in his career, matching Laszlo Kubala. Just 24, Messi is closing i...

Participants in IAIS conference discuss macroprudential surveillance The 18th annual conference of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors kicked off at the COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, Thursday. About 500 regulatory officials and chief executives in the insurance industry from 70 nations attended one of the world’s three major financial supervisory meetings, which will run thro...