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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 19, 2015
Map of 'epigenome,' a second genetic code, unveiled
Scientists for the first time have mapped out the molecular switches that can turn genes on or off in the DNA in more than 100 types of human cells, an accomplishment that reveals the complexity of genetic information and the challenges of interpreting it.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2015
Chinese patients turn to black market for blood
China's rising demand for health care is exposing a chronic shortage of an essential commodity: blood.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2015
Measles outbreak spurs new action in California, New Mexico
Students at all 10 campuses of the University of California will be required to be screened for tuberculosis and vaccinated for measles, mumps, rubella and other diseases under a new health plan set to take effect in 2017, the university said on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2015
Secret burials thwarting efforts to stamp out Ebola, U.N. says
Efforts to stamp out West Africa's Ebola epidemic are being thwarted by villagers touching and washing the infectious bodies of dead victims at secret burials and difficulty in tracing those exposed to the virus, U.N. officials said on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 5, 2015
Better life for dementia sufferers
The government, which recently adopted a new strategy for measures against dementia, needs to follow through on the idea of ensuring a better quality of life for patients by heeding the wishes of sufferers and their families.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 4, 2015
Multivitamins may help ward off common cold
Vitamin and mineral supplements are big business in Japan, but are they really any use?
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2015
U.S. proposes effort to analyze DNA from 1 million people
The United States has proposed analyzing genetic information from more than 1 million American volunteers as part of a new initiative to understand human disease and develop medicines targeted to an individual's genetic make-up.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2015
Public health challenges in the Middle East
Continuing conflicts in the Mideast, especially Syria and Iraq, have prompted a substantial emigration of doctors, adding to existing problems of too few qualified health care personnel.
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jan 30, 2015
Safety concerns cloud promise of powerful new cancer drugs
A new wave of experimental cancer drugs that directly recruit the immune system's powerful T cells are proving to be immensely effective weapons against tumors, potentially transforming the $100 billion global market for drugs that fight the disease.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2015
'Expensive' placebo beats 'cheap' one in Parkinson's disease: study
When patients with Parkinson's disease received an injection described as an effective drug costing $1,500 per dose, their motor function improved significantly more than when they got one supposedly costing $100, scientists reported on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2015
Health care pressures grow
Expect the state of siege under which the National Health Service has labored recently to be the biggest political issue at the next election in Britain, due in May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2015
Pediatricians urge measles vaccinations amid Disneyland-linked outbreak, movement against shots
The leading U.S. pediatrician group on Friday urged parents, schools and communities to vaccinate children against measles in the face of an outbreak that began at Disneyland in California in December and has spread to more than 50 people.
EDITORIALS
Jan 22, 2015
Warding off flu infections
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases says that Japan's influenza season this year is peaking about three weeks earlier than usual.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2015
Obama's State of the Union speech shows populism has gone mainstream in U.S. politics
President Barack Obama reached into his party's progressive past to deliver a robust endorsement of higher taxes for the wealthy, government intervention in the economy and an array of new benefits for lower- and middle-income Americans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 20, 2015
Pizza's snack appeal hits kids' bodies hard, study shows
Go ahead, give your kids pizza. Just maybe not so much of it.
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.

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