Therapy of Social Medicine

This book introduces novel and groundbreaking theories on social medicine, social medicine therapy and pharmacogelotology. Aimed at improving the global health care system in terms of cost-effectiveness and efficiency, the research included in this book r

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Therapy of Social Medicine

Therapy of Social Medicine

Byong-Hyon Han

Therapy of Social Medicine

Byong-Hyon Han Independent Scholar Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

ISBN 978-981-287-747-5 ISBN 978-981-287-748-2 DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-748-2

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015956181 Springer Singapore Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Translation from the Korean language editions: ㇠䟀㚱⨀㝴⸨ᶨ㢌⨀㷨᷸G by Byong-Hyon Han, © Seoul National University Press 2014. All rights reserved. © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd. is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

There is not only one right way to living a good life. Just as there are many routes in climbing the top of Mt. Everest, I wish to give hope to people with a “new route” in life, which I will call “Social Medicine.”

Many people in the pharmaceutical field are trying their best to discover and develop new drug products. However, what most people who take on the challenge don’t know is that it takes more than a decade to create a new drug. In Aug. 22, 2013, there came good news. The research level and achievements of the College of Pharmacy at Seoul National University of Korea were evaluated as the world’s best. I feel very proud that the news contributed to the increasing national standing of Korea. I know how hard the professors and students have worked to win this feat, and I dearly hope that they carry on the good tradition. The world of drugs, based on new drug development, is a microscopic nanoworld (10−9). I hope new substances and drugs that can give hope to the humanity can be developed by our scientists, who are working at the frontiers of cutting-edge science technology. The macroscopic world of “social medicine,” however, is not something that can be seen with our eyes. It has been more than three decades that I made up my mind to dev