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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2015
Meat industry braces for WHO cancer verdict
As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are bracing for a damaging blow to consumer confidence.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Oct 21, 2015
Tokyo can feel less than welcoming to food allergy sufferers
Japan needs to improve labeling and education surrounding food allergies, and increase allergen-safe options.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 19, 2015
Japanese doctor wins Ig Nobel medicine prize for kissing study
A Japanese doctor won this year's Ig Nobel medicine prize for a study that revealed kissing could reduce allergic reactions in humans.
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2015
Leaving jobs for nursing care
The Abe administration needs to take concrete steps to stem the flow of people who quit their jobs because they must care for ailing relatives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 16, 2015
What a nightmare: Sleep no more plentiful in primitive cultures
Maybe we cannot blame late-night TV, endless Internet surfing, midnight snacks, good books, bothersome work deadlines and other distractions of modern life for encroaching on our sleep.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2015
California adopts tough rules for antibiotic use in farm animals
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill that sets the strictest government standards in the United States for the use of antibiotics in livestock production.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2015
Scans could predict which patients are at risk of depression relapse
Scientists studying people with depression say brain scans could be used to predict who is most likely to relapse, an approach that could help doctors make better decisions about who should stay on antidepressants and who should stop.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 8, 2015
Scientists call for urgent trials to judge flu drugs for pandemics
Scientists still don't know if two commonly used flu drugs — Roche's Tamiflu and GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza — really work in seasonal or pandemic flu outbreaks and say robust clinical trials are urgently needed to find out.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 5, 2015
Fish oils no help for mental decline
Fish oil supplements do not protect against mental decline despite common belief, a study says.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2015
Venom experts say global snake bite death tolls are grossly underestimated
Venom specialists said Wednesday that disease and disability caused by snake bites is far higher than official global health estimates suggest, and that anti-venom stocks are running dangerously low.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 1, 2015
Human reproduction and health broadly damaged by toxic chemicals, report says
Exposure to toxic chemicals in food, water and air is linked to millions of deaths and costs billions of dollars every year, according to a report published Thursday by an international organization of medical professionals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2015
In a first, brain-computer link enables paralyzed man to walk
A brain-to-computer technology that can translate thoughts into leg movements has enabled a man paralyzed from the waist down by a spinal cord injury to become the first such patient to walk without the use of robotics, doctors in Southern California reported on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 21, 2015
Medical services in Tokyo area in danger of collapsing
Key players in Kanto-area medical services are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet — and the higher consumption tax is the prime culprit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2015
Arctic advantage: genetic traits help Inuit in harsh conditions
The Inuit, a group of people who make the Arctic their home, have benefited from a handy set of genetic adaptations that help them survive in some of Earth's harshest conditions.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.

Podcast

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