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DISEASE

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 14, 2014
Liberian president appeals to U.S. for help to beat Ebola
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has appealed to U.S. President Barack Obama for urgent aid in tackling the worst recorded outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, saying that without it her country will lose the fight against the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 12, 2014
Ebola highlights slow progress in war on tropical diseases
Some of the world's most gruesome diseases are finally getting a bit of attention.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 4, 2014
Clockwork heart pacemaker does away with batteries
Swiss engineers, famous for making the world's finest watches, are turning their hands to cardiology with a prototype battery-free pacemaker based on a self-winding wristwatch.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2014
U.S. missionary doctor in Liberia tests positive for Ebola
An American doctor working in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus after working with obstetrics patients at a missionary hospital in Monrovia, the Christian organization SIM USA said on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 1, 2014
More than 10 people may have contracted dengue fever around Yoyogi Park: Fuji TV
More than 10 people who visited Tokyo's Yoyogi Park or its vicinity might have contracted dengue fever, Fuji TV reported Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2014
Health workers strike at major Ebola clinic in Sierra Leone
Health workers have gone on strike at a major state-run Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone, hospital staffers said on Saturday, a further blow to efforts to contain the deadly virus.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2014
Baby may have infected Briton with deadly Ebola virus
A British nurse infected with Ebola may have caught the deadly virus after playing with a 1-year-old boy whose mother died in a treatment center but who himself had initially tested negative for the disease, a medical colleague said.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2014
Japan to help fight Ebola outbreak if requested
If requested, the government will provide to the World Health Organization and other parties an unapproved medicine that might help combat the deadly Ebola virus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2014
British Ebola victim flown back from Sierra Leone for treatment
A British health care worker who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone- the first Briton to catch the deadly virus — was flown home for treatment on Sunday, as the World Health Organization confirmed another foreign medic had caught the disease.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 24, 2014
First Briton contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone
A Briton living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the first Briton to fall victim to the deadly disease, which has spread across the West African region since March, the Department of Health said on Saturday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2014
Two U.S. Ebola patients leave hospital as virus wiped out
Two U.S. health workers infected with Ebola in Liberia were released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after treatment there helped wipe out the deadly virus from their blood.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Aug 21, 2014
The search for new antibiotics turns to insect guts and genome mining
Pampering leafcutter ants with fragrant rose petals and fresh oranges may seem an unlikely way to rescue modern medicine, but scientists at a lab in eastern England think it is well worth trying.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2014
Fears of Ebola slow tourist flow to Africa
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is putting off thousands of tourists who had planned trips to Africa this year, especially Asians, including to destinations far from the nearest infected community such as Kenya and South Africa.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2014
Northern California patient tested for possible Ebola exposure
Blood samples from a patient at a Northern California hospital, who is suspected of having been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus, will be tested by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2014
Scientists find how Ebola virus disables body's immune response
Scientists studying the lethal Ebola virus have found how it blocks and disables the body's ability to battle infections, a discovery that should help the search for potential cures and vaccines.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2014
Injecting bacteria shrinks tumors in experiment
Common soil bacteria that were injected into solid cancers in dogs and one human shrank many of the tumors, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2014
Liberia awaits Ebola drug samples
U.S. authorities have approved a request from Liberia's government for sample doses of the experimental ZMapp drug to treat Liberian doctors infected with Ebola, the Liberian presidency said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2014
U.S. CDC activates high-level emergency operation center for Ebola outbreak
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday he has activated the agency's emergency operation center at the highest response level to help respond to the worst Ebola outbreak in history.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2014
Daily aspirin could dramatically cut cancer risk, study shows
Taking a small daily dose of aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of developing — or dying from — bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer, according to a large review of scientific studies.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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