미국에서 50대 남성이 에너지음료를 마신 직후 뇌출혈로 쓰러지는 일이 발생했다.30일 메디컬익스프레스 등에 따르면, 앨러배마대학병원 신경과 팀은 57세 남성이 에너지음료를 마시고 뇌출혈 증상으로 입원, 수술받은 사례를 학계에 보고했다.이 남성은 정원 손질을 하러 나가기 전 유명 에너지음료를 마셨는데 15분 뒤 손발이 저리고 마비되는 등 감각 이상과 보행실조 증상을 보여 응급실에 실려 왔다. CT 촬영 결과 뇌 왼쪽 시상부위에서 작은 출혈이 발견됐다. 에너지음료, 특히 술을 섞은 에너지음료의 경우 자칫 건강에 크게 해로울 수 있다는 연구결과들이 속속 나오고 있다. 사진 속 음료는 기사의 특정 내용과는 무관함. (사진=연합)보고서 주 저자인 애넌드 뱅커트러먼 박사는 음료엔 고농도 카페인을 비롯해 베타-페닐에틸라민 염산염, 요힘빈, 녹차추출물 등 다양한 성분이 들어있었는데 모두 교감신경을 자극하고 혈압을 상승시키는 것과 관련 있다고 밝혔다.교감신경계는 잠재적으로 위험할 수 있는 응급 상황

배우 엄태웅(42)에게 성폭행당했다며 허위 고소한 혐의로 기소된 마사지업소 여종업원이 업주와 짜고 엄씨와의 성관계 장면을 녹화한 사실이 재판 과정에서 드러났다.여성은 무고를 비롯한 몰카 촬영 혐의에 대해 부인하고 있지만, 업주는 혐의를 대부분 인정했다.법원은 검찰측 신청을 받아들여 엄태웅을 이번 무고 사건의 증인으로 채택했다. 경찰에 출석한 엄태웅 (사진=연합)29일 수원지법 성남지원 형사6단독 김영환 판사 심리로 열린 권모(35·여)씨와 신모(35)씨 첫 공판에서 마사지업소 여종업원 권씨는 모든 혐의를 부인한 반면, 업주 신씨는 대부분의 혐의를 인정했다.권씨는 올해 1월 경기도 성남시 소재 한 오피스텔 마사지업소에서 엄씨와 성매매를 한 뒤, "엄씨로부터 성폭행당했다"며 7월 엄씨를 허위 고소한 혐의로 기소됐다.권씨와 신씨는 성매매 이후 수차례에 걸쳐 엄씨에게 1억5천만원을 요구한 혐의를 받고 있다.권씨 등은 올 1월 엄씨가 권씨를 지명해 예약한 사실을 알고 미리 업소 안에 차량용

자신이 짝사랑하는 여자를 가로챈 동네 선배에게 휘발유를 뿌리고 불 지른 남성이 경찰에 붙잡혔다.인천 계양경찰서는 살인미수 혐의로 A(30)씨에 대해 30일 구속영장을 신청했다.A씨는 28일 오전 2시 20분께 인천시 계양구의 한 식당 앞에서 B(32)씨에게 휘발유를 뿌리고 불을 붙여 얼굴과 손에 2∼3도 화상을 입힌 혐의를 받고 있다. (사진=연합)그는 "술을 마시자"며 B씨를 불러낸 뒤 미리 주유소에서 산 휘발유 2ℓ를 얼굴과 몸에 뿌리고 라이터 불을 붙인 것으로 조사됐다.이들은 평소 같은 동네에 살며 오래 알고 지낸 선후배 사이로 8월부터 최근까지 같은 직장에서 일한 것으로 조사됐다.A씨는 경찰에서 "B씨에게 3달 전 한 여자를 좋아한다고 털어놓고 조언을 구했는데 갑자기 B씨가 그 여자와 사귄다고 해 화가 났다"고 진술했다. (연합뉴스)

The US State Department on Tuesday withheld comment on South Korean President Park Geun-hye's offer to step down over a corruption scandal, only repeating a previous statement that the alliance between the two countries remains firm and the US supports the right to peaceful protests.Park, who has been under mounting pressure to resign, said in a nationally televised address earlier Tuesday that she will leave her fate to the National Assembly and step down if the ruling and opposition parties pu

Loan guarantees among affiliates of South Korea's large business groups sank in 2016 from a year earlier, the country's corporate watchdog said Wednesday.The total corporate debt payment guarantees made among units of 27 conglomerates reached 321.2 billion won ($274.5 million) as of April 1, down 24.8 percent from 426.9 billion tallied a year ago, according to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC). Corporate images of South Korea's 30 large business groups.The total number of conglomerates eligible to

Convenience stores have become the largest market for selling alcohol drinks, a market report showed Wednesday, apparently due to more people choosing to drink alone or with their families.The retail index provided by information analysis firm Nielsen Korea said convenience stores ousted discount chains to become the biggest seller of alcohol for the first time in the first half of this year.Sales increased across the board at convenience stores compared with previous years. For low alcohol cont

The US Defense Department said Tuesday the planned deployment of the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea will move forward regardless of the political situation in the Asian nation."Our THAAD deployment continues. The effort to do that as quickly as possible continues forward, and I'm not aware of any plans to alter that at this point," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said at a briefing in response to a question whether the impeachment or resignation of President Park Geun-hye would

South Korea's industrial output dropped for the second consecutive month in October on a sharp drop in mobile devices and cars, government data showed Wednesday.Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries fell 1.6 percent last month from a year ago, according to the data by Statistics Korea.The figure continued its minus growth for two months in a row, following a 1.7 percent on-year drop in the previous month.From a month earlier, industrial output also backtracked 1

For the players on the humble Brazilian club from an out-of-the-way city known for its agribusiness plants, these were going to be the games of their lives.Chapecoense was having the best season in its 43-year history, heading to the first of two matches in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, the continent's No. 2 club tournament. The once-downtrodden club and its itinerant players were enjoying the heights of soccer glory.It all ended suddenly late Monday night on a muddy Colombian hillside. Th

South Korea's opposition parties on Tuesday recommended two former prosecutors as candidates for the independent counsel to investigate an influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her confidante.The main opposition Democratic Party and the splinter People's Party said they have picked lawyers Cho Seung-shik and Park Young-soo.The president is supposed to select one by Friday. Her spokesman said she will finalize the appointment without any delay.Prosecutors have named the

President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday said that she would let the National Assembly decide the fate of her presidency.  “I shall lay my course of action, including a curtailment of my presidential term, to the decision of the National Assembly,” Park said in an address to the nation.“Should the political circles suggest a way in which I may hand over power so as to minimize chaos and the vacuum in state affairs, I shall step down from the presidency according to the given time line and legal proced

Bank lending rates on new household loans edged up in October and interest rates paid by banks on new deposits also increased, central bank data showed Tuesday.The average interest rates on fresh household loans extended by local banks came to 3.08 percent last month, up 0.05 percentage point from the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).The BOK data came a week after the government vowed to introduce the debt service ratio in early December, a new early warning system for potent

A South Korean human rights organization is pushing for the publication of a report on mass graves of the victims of North Korea's human rights violations next year, a U.S. broadcaster monitored here reported Tuesday. The Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) plans to publish its first report on the collective graves in April or May, insisting it has gotten a grasp of 12 places believed to have such mass graves through interviews with 277 North Korean defectors and satellite imag

A former presidential secretary was questioned by prosecutors Tuesday over his alleged involvement in a corruption case surrounding the ongoing construction of a skyscraper in the southern port city of Busan.Hyun Ki-hwan appeared before the Busan District Prosecutors' Office as a suspect to undergo questioning over the case surrounding LCT, a 101-story building under construction in South Korea's second-largest city.The 57-year-old, who served as senior presidential secretary for political affai

The level of received school education matters most when it comes to reducing the risk of high blood pressure, a medical study suggested Tuesday, breaking the conventional notion that illnesses are closely tied to income.A research team led by Lee Hae-young of Seoul National University Hospital looked into health conditions of 7,089 people from 2001-2007 to find correlations between hypertension and the level of education and income.The study discovered that the number of patients with high bloo

South Korea's imports of Iranian crude oil soared in the third quarter of this year from a year earlier following the lifting of international sanctions against the Middle East country, government data showed Tuesday.A total of 29.8 million barrels of crude oil was imported from Iran during the July-September period, soaring 147.7 percent from 12 million barrels tallied over the same period last year, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.Iran had been one

All new cars launched in South Korea over the past 12 months have satisfied government standards on vehicle interior air quality, the transportation ministry said Tuesday.The government test checked the interior air quality of six new cars launched here between July 2015 and June 2016, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The new cars include the Sportage SUV and the K7 midsize sedan from the country's No. 2 automaker Kia Motors Corp. and the SM6 midsize car from Renau

South Korea's opposition parties said Tuesday they tentatively agreed to put the impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye up for a vote later this week."We will quickly move to complete the impeachment this week," Woo Sang-ho, the floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, said during a party meeting Tuesday. Park Jie-won, floor leader of the splinter People's Party, also said the opposition parties agreed to hand in the motion to parliament by Thursday to proceed with the v

South Korean manufacturers' business sentiment will remain unchanged next month, though they expect an increase in domestic demand and exports, central bank data showed Tuesday.The business survey index (BSI) of manufacturing firms came to 72 in December, unchanged from a month earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).A reading above 100 means optimists outnumber pessimists, while a reading below the benchmark means the opposite.An index measuring local firms' sentiments toward exports came

One would have to have an annual income of 360 million won ($306,252) to be in the top 0.1 percent rank, a social segment made up mostly of CEOs, business owners and doctors, a report said Tuesday.By individual group, shareholders were the top earners with an average 1.35 billion won.The report, drawn up by researcher Hong Min-ki of the Korea Labor Institute, is based on an analysis of statistics from the National Tax Service and the Ministry of Employment and Labor from 2011-2014.CEOs accounted