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Panel advises against prostate cancer screening

HealthOct 13, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― No major medical group recommends routine PSA blood tests to check men for prostate cancer, and now a government panel is saying they do more harm than good and healthy men should no longer receive the tests as part of routine cancer screening. The panel’s guidelines had long advised men over 75 to forgo the tests and the new recommendation extends that do-not-screen advice to ...
80 percent of US boys use condoms the first time

HealthOct 13, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) _ A surprising 80 percent of teenage boys say they are using condoms the first time they have sex, a government survey found in a powerful sign that decades of efforts to change young people's sexual behavior are taking hold. But another promising trend _ a drop since the 1980s in the number of teenagers having sex _ has leveled off. Boys' condom use may mean they are taking more r...
World’s biggest fair of publishers eyes safe future for books

BooksOct 12, 2011

FRANKFURT (AFP) ― The world’s biggest book fair, which opened Tuesday, wants to put paid to fears for the survival of the book in its traditional, bound form in the face of its digital rival’s growing popularity. While electronic books and other gadgets have been all the talk of the Frankfurt Book Fair in recent years, industry movers and shakers say the future of ebooks and printed books is saf...
Sarkozys unusually mum about First Baby

PeopleOct 12, 2011

PARIS (AP) ― Their early courtship was hardly discreet: President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni visited Disneyland Paris together, then jetted off to Jordan with cameras in tow. Weeks later, they were married. Now, Bruni-Sarkozy is about to have a baby, and the pending birth has taken on the air of a state secret ― revealing the caution within Sarkozy’s political team as the unpopular presiden...
Little Free Libraries lets neighbors share books and a bit of themselves

BooksOct 12, 2011

MINNEAPOLIS ― They look like large birdhouses and act like water coolers. But the sustenance stored inside the wooden, windowed boxes is a blend of knowledge and recreation. Little Free Libraries, the brainchild of Stillwater, Minnesota, native Todd Bol, are popping up all over Minnesota, from tony Lowry Hill to St. Paul’s rough-and-tumble East Side to placid Detroit Lakes. Usually planted near...
Breast cancer pinkwashing questioned

HealthOct 12, 2011

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) ― The country is awash in pink for breast cancer awareness month, and some women are sick of it. While no one is questioning the need to fight the deadly disease, some breast cancer activists are starting to ask whether one of the most successful charity campaigns in recent history has lost its focus. “The pink drives me nuts,” said Cynthia Ryan, an 18-year survivo...
Jolie visiting Libya in personal capacity: U.N.

PeopleOct 12, 2011

GENEVA (AP) ― The U.N. refugee agency says goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is currently visiting Libya, though in a personal capacity. A spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Adrian Edwards, said Tuesday that the U.S. actress nonetheless plans to meet with aid groups and UNHCR representatives in the country. The Geneva-based agency said last week that it was discussing a big...
Korea ruled ancient Japanese state: scholar

BooksOct 12, 2011

Professor presents new interpretation of ancient Chinese historical texts During ancient times in what is now Kyushu in southern Japan, people had tattoos, made a living by farming silkworms, and buried their dead in earthen jars and portal tombs. And they were described as being afraid of “Daesol.” The term has been widely perceived as an adverb or an administrative institution by many histori...
Vitamin E pills linked with prostate cancer risk

HealthOct 12, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) — There is more evidence that taking vitamin E pills can be risky. A study that followed up on men who took high doses of the vitamin for about five years found they had a slightly increased risk of prostate cancer — even after they quit taking the pills. Doctors say it's another sign that people should be careful about using vitamins and other supplements. "People tend to think of...
Walkerhill, W Seoul name new GMs

PeopleOct 11, 2011

SK Networks Co., the operator of Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, said it has named Kim Yeon-soo the new general manager of the hotel. Kim, 55, has been working in the hotel industry since 1986 when he joined Grand Hyatt Seoul as sales manager. He served as director of sales and marketing for The Westin Group, director of marketing for The Westin Philippine Plaza, director of Oakwood Premier Coex Ce...
Tissue-donor doctor could help 150 patients in death

PeopleOct 11, 2011

A local medic could help up to 150 people start new lives with his donated tissues following his death. The Korea Organization for Sharing Tissue said Tuesday that it had received the donation by the late Dr. Park Joon-chul, head of the surgery department at Hana Hospital Clinic. He died of a myocardiac infarction on Oct. 6. Park left his skin, bones, joints, marrow, veins, valves and other tis...
Singer Rain joins Army

PeopleOct 11, 2011

UIJEONGBU (AP) ― South Korean pop star Rain is temporarily giving up his entertainment career to join the military. The 29-year-old singer and actor gave a military salute to tearful fans Tuesday before walking into a boot camp in the city of Uijeongbu north of Seoul. Many of the hundreds of fans gathered in front of the base were from Japan and China. All able-bodied South Korean men are requ...
Busan women gather for charity, cameraderie

Expat LivingOct 11, 2011

This is a series introducing associations and clubs that expats can get involved in. This week, Expat Living spoke to Lynn Baratta of Busan Int’l Women’s Association ― Ed. ● Name of Club: Busan Int’l Women’s Association (BIWA) ● Location(s): Busan area ● Number of members: 120 Started: In 1965. BIWA was founded by women from several different countries including the wife of the mayor of Busan...
GIC offers cycling tour of Gwangju

Expat LivingOct 11, 2011

Gwangju International Center is offering a cycling tour hosted by a foreign guide on Oct. 23. The tour will take in Daein Market, the Curtis Memorial Hall, Woo Il Seon’s house and a missionary grave site before travelling back along the Gwangju Stream. Daein Market is an art market in the center of town currently going through a renaissance. The next two sites after lunch are dedicated to two ...
Huffington Post launches first non-anglophone edition

CultureOct 11, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― The U.S. news and opinion portal Huffington Post will next month launch a French-language edition, its first foray into non-anglophone Europe with plans for similar sites in Spain, Italy or Germany, its co-founder said Monday. “We see this as our first foray into (the) euro zone,” Arianna Huffington, the president and editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post Media Group, told AFP her...

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