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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 19, 2018
Air pollution linked to higher risk of dementia
Urban air pollution, mostly from vehicles, is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to research published Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2018
40% of Japan's health insurance societies seen posting losses in 2017; some may disband
Over 40 percent of the 1,394 health insurance societies set up for employees of large companies and their families are expected to report losses for fiscal 2017 ended March, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2018
Cancer cases projected to dip amid decline in smoking and stomach infections
An estimated 1,013,600 people in Japan will be diagnosed with cancer this year, down 400 from last year, the National Cancer Center said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2018
Japan's shut-in elderly men more likely to suffer from undernourishment
Elderly men who go out less than once a week are more likely to suffer from undernourishment than those who leave their house more often, a 2017 health ministry survey revealed Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2018
Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency in capital after death toll rises to 20
Zimbabwe declared a cholera outbreak in the capital Harare after 20 died from the disease and more than 2,000 people were infected after drinking contaminated water, new Health Minister Obadiah Moyo said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2018
Ebola fight has new science but faces old hurdles in restive Congo
When Esperance Nzavaki heard she was cured of Ebola after three weeks of cutting-edge care at a medical center in eastern Congo, she raised her arms to the sky with joy and praised the Lord.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2018
Japan gaming industry group to bolster educational activities in bid to prevent kids from becoming addicted
Association plans to introduce parents to apps and other tools that restrict the amount of time their child can play video games
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Sep 2, 2018
The race is on to lead medical AI revolution
Armed with a computer screen and mouse instead of a scalpel in an operating theater, cardiologist Benjamin Meder carefully places the electrodes of a pacemaker in a beating digital heart.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2018
In aging Japan, Nestle begins pivots from candy bars to personalized nutrition, taking beverage capsules to next level
The company that brought you milk chocolate, Maggi instant noodles and Rocky Road ice cream is worried about your health.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2018
Osaka High Court orders government, 10 firms to pay ¥302 million in damages over asbestos exposure
The Osaka High Court has ordered the government and 10 construction material makers to pay some ¥302 million in damages to 27 former construction workers and their kin over cancer and other health problems caused by asbestos.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 29, 2018
Peru declares health emergency at border as exodus out of Venezuela nears 'crisis moment'
Peru on Tuesday declared a health emergency at its northern border as thousands of Venezuelans, fleeing economic crisis and hunger at home, continued to stream into the country despite tightening entry requirements.
WORLD / Society
Aug 27, 2018
Half the world's schools lack clean water, toilets and hand-washing, experts warn
Nearly half the world's schools lack clean drinking water, toilets and hand-washing facilities, putting millions of children at risk of disease, experts warned Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 21, 2018
North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticizes his country's health sector
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took aim at his country's health sector, state media reported Tuesday, the latest salvo of public criticism unleashed as part of his campaign to jump-start economic development.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2018
Workplace programs correlate with wellness
But correlation is not causation. New data show that healthy people take part, and unhealthy people don't.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2018
Budapest Airport terminal briefly shut due to hot isotope container
A terminal of Budapest Airport was briefly shut down late on Wednesday due to an overheated container carrying an isotope, a spokesman for the Hungarian Disaster Management Authority said.

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