[health pick] tzu-tsugamushi-induced hair mite warning... "cold and fever accompanied"

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The number of children suffering from precocious puberty, a disease in which secondary sexual characteristics appear early, has increased 2.6 times in the past decade.

This year, by July, more than 194,000 people have already been diagnosed.

The causes of precocious puberty are westernized eating habits, childhood obesity, and environmental hormones, and girls accounted for 80.7% last year.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it will block the entry of the recently released obesity treatment "Wigobi" into Korea through direct overseas purchases.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said that obesity treatment should be taken according to the doctor's prescription and pharmacist's guidance, and that it was difficult to confirm the authenticity of the drug if purchased directly from overseas, and there was a concern of misuse.

In addition, it was explained that we set Hugo Bee, Saxenda, and diet pills as prohibited search terms for major online shopping malls.

The anti-obesity effect of kimchi was confirmed for the first time through human application tests by domestic researchers.

The World Kimchi Research Institute said it has concluded that consistent consumption of kimchi is effective in alleviating obesity symptoms by controlling the intestinal microbiota.

In addition to anti-obesity, he added that he will focus on research to prove the efficacy of kimchi in the future, such as improving intestinal health, improving immunity, and anticancer effects.

A vaccine for infants and toddlers to be introduced to respond to the COVID-19 variant has been urgently approved.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 21st that it has approved the emergency use of the COVID-19 JN.1 mutation vaccine for infants and toddlers from 6 months to 4 years old.

Emergency use authorization is a system that allows the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to manufacture or import unauthorized products if requested by the head of the relevant agency to respond to a public health crisis.

Health authorities have urged people to be careful not to get bitten by hair mites that cause tsutsugamushi.

He also emphasized that preventive measures should be followed, such as wearing long arms and long pants when outdoor activities to prevent hair mites from being bitten, and not taking off clothes in the grass.

Tsutsugamushi is a disease that accompanies chills, muscle pain, fever, and headache, and can be cured quickly if treated early, but if not treated, fever can continue for about two weeks.

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