Shops dish out blue cheese scrambles, 11 kinds of cream cheese and more At La Fromagerie, the egg scramble sandwich is above and beyond. Never mind the pillowed hunks of house-made bread it comes cradled in. It is the bits of melted blue cheese the diner stumbles upon with each fluffy bite that makes the experience worth repeating. Run by two sisters who love cheese, the new shop specializes in...

This is the fourth in a series of articles on international clinics at major medical centers in Seoul. ― Ed. Chung-Ang University Medical Center in Heukseok-dong, Seoul, may have not been the first choice for foreigners in the past. But recently, with several renovations and the support of business giant Doosan, the hospital has been treating more foreign patients from Seoul as well as around th...

Thomas is a 58-year-old manager at a pharmaceutical company. One spring morning after jogging, he noticed a slight fluttering in his chest. He decided to ignore it. But next morning he noticed he could not move his left arm and leg. Upon careful questioning, Thomas revealed that he had had several episodes of fluttering for the last few months. Thomas was diagnosed with a stroke and a type of ar...

Performed correctly, resuscitation can buy time until professional help arrives It is spring, time for people to put on their trainers, get out of the house and start working out again. But for those who have weak hearts, the sudden exercise regime could cause extreme pain or even cardiac arrest. “If your heart stops beating for more than four and a half minutes, you might spend the rest of yo...

Mariah Carey hasn’t even given birth to her twins yet, but she’s already dismissing the idea of more children. The expectant mother talked about her pregnancy to Life & Style magazine in an issue that hits newsstands nationwide Friday. When asked if she would like to have more children, Carey admits it would require “a much stronger person’’ than her to go through pregnancy again, adding she’s ...

Chung Chung-kil took office as president of the Academy of Korean Studies on Wednesday, as outgoing Kim Jung-bae finished up his three-year term. Chung, who studied law at Seoul National University and obtained a Ph.D in politics at University of Michigan, had worked as professor at Seoul National University until 2008. Chung also served as presidential chief of staff last year before he was ap...

Lee Kwang-hee seeks donations for Sudanese to ease hunger with mangos Fashion designer Lee Kwang-hee has made clothes for the richest in society, including former and current first ladies. Two years ago, she rolled up her sleeves not to sew dresses but to grab a garden trowel in Africa. She planted mango trees in one of Sudan’s poorest areas to help people living in the troubled Sudanese villag...

NEW YORK (AP) ― Teenage girls largely live in a lookalike culture, wearing the same styles that they got in the same stores as their friends. On prom night, though, the idea is to stand out, making sure no one arrives to the big dance in the same outfit. To ensure their uniqueness ― after they’ve shopped in faraway malls and tapped into store registries ― girls are using social media to claim di...

Used toys are notoriously difficult to recycle; most end up in trash bins LOS ANGELES ― Americans bought 2.9 billion toys last year. As I stumble through the house after play dates, it sometimes feels as if my 8-year-old son owns all of them. Our living room is exploding with Lego bricks, Nerf weaponry and rubbery bounce balls. My son’s bedroom is, more often than not, carpeted with Pokemon car...