- Medical Data Privacy Protection Act should be Reappraised
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Park YD
- KMID: 2184800
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):204-206.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.204
The government had a plan to set up a new medical information law last October, which allows hospitals to share medical records of patients with given consent. The aim of... -
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- Role of Beta-blockers in Treatment of Heart Failure
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Kim DK, Kim SJ
- KMID: 2184810
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):274-278.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.274
Anti-adrenergic medication is very important to the treatment of chronic heart failure because a failing human heart is adrenergically activated. The increase in cardiac adrenergic drive and circulating norepinephrine are... -
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- Biology of Aging: Medical Perspective
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Kim KI
- KMID: 2184802
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):216-220.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.216
Aging is the most familiar yet least understood aspect of human biology. It is usually defined as the time-dependent progressive loss of function leading to disability, dependence, morbidity, and mortality.... -
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- Pros and Cons of Antiaging Medicine
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Lee EJ
- KMID: 2184804
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):228-233.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.228
Recent scientific progresses in understanding the aging process have led to an increasing interest in antiaging medicine. In contrast to the conventional medicine for the treatment of specific diseases, the... -
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- Clinical Assessment of Aging
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Roh YK
- KMID: 2184803
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):221-227.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.221
There are two ways to assess aging: to evaluate the function and to estimate the biological age. The biological age is estimated objectively by measuring the level of biological aging,... -
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- Understanding of Aging
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Kwon IS
- KMID: 2184801
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):208-215.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.208
There is no consensual definition of aging, at present. Aging is said to be all the changes of organism from its birth to death including maturation, development and adulthood and... -
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- A New Treatment Strategy for Asthma: SMART (Symbicort(R) Maintenance And Reliever Therapy)
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Park HS, Ye YM
- KMID: 2184811
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):279-283.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.279
Asthma is characterized by chronic inflammation of the airways with variable airflow limitation resulting in recurrent wheezing, chest tightness, and cough. Long term management is essential to prevent symptom and... -
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- Antiaging Efforts in Endocrine Aspects
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Yoo HJ
- KMID: 2184805
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):234-239.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.234
Although there are many definitions of successful aging in gerontology, no single consensus thereon exists. Successful aging is defined not by longevity alone but also by sufficient wellbeing (in multiple... -
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- Antiaging and Exercise
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Jin YS
- KMID: 2184806
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):240-251.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.240
Aging decreases independent daily activity and reduction in physical activity level by decreasing the functional level of the body. Additionally, a sedentary lifestyle has been confirmed as an important risk... -
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- Safety of Influenza Vaccine
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Cheong HJ
- KMID: 2184809
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):267-273.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.267
Influenza vaccination is increasing with the concern of pandemic advance. Worldwide, two types of influenza vaccines are available; inactivated, trivalent, intramuscular vaccine (ITIV) is approved for use among children (>... -
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- Prevention and Treatment of School Myopia
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Oh SY
- KMID: 2184808
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):259-264.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.259
Myopia is the most common refractive error throughout the world. Exact and relative etiologies of myopia have not been investigated in detail, although the high prevalence rate of myopia in... -
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- Multiple Sclerosis
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Kim KK
- KMID: 2184807
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Mar;50(3):252-258.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.3.252
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common demyelinating disease affecting the central nervous system of young adults living in western countries. The clinical suspicion of demyelination, as a pathological process,... -
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