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HEALTH 3

WORLD / Science & Health
May 14, 2013
Cover of iPad2 'poses heart risk'
Gianna Chien was somewhat different from all the other researchers reporting on their work to more than 8,000 doctors at last week's Heart Rhythm Society meeting.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2013
Better simulation of complex events raises bar for predicting individual needs/preferences
With today's computers, we can look at massive amounts of information and make pretty good predictions about individuals — from health care to furniture preferences.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2013
Obama renews vow to close Guantanamo
U.S. President Barack Obama vows to revive his push to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 27, 2013
Should healthy people pay less for health insurance?
Should healthy people pay less for national health insurance than unhealthy people?
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2013
Markets flunk challenge of poor people's health
A lack of balance exists between the health needs of really poor people in the world and the market for helping the rich and super-rich lead a fashionable lifestyle.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 7, 2013
The unholy trinity of junk food redux
New York Times journalist Michael Moss spent 3u00bd years working out how big food companies get away with churning out products that undermine the health of those who eat them.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2013
Healthy paths to inevitable peace in the Mideast
Peace between Israelis and Palestinians will not be achieved overnight, but it is only through a massive effort involving the citizenry that reconciliation and cooperation can occur between both peoples.
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2013
China's pollution problem
Japan should provide whatever technical assistance it can to a China now facing air pollution problems that have unleashed strong public criticism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 18, 2013
Americans find taking family leave can poison their careers
Eight weeks before Danelle Buchman's baby was due, an artery ruptured in her uterus, which nearly killed her and her child. Delivered by emergency C-section in 2010, her newborn daughter, Avery, spent one month in intensive care. Buchman survived only after an immediate hysterectomy. When she tried to...
EDITORIALS
Feb 5, 2013
Reform of rare-disease subsidies
A health ministry panel has proposed to more than double the number of hard-to-cure diseases for which patients may receive treatment subsidies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 20, 2013
Hit the road: Japan's 2013 trend forecast
In 2012 we got cat-ear hair-dos, an increasing appetite for salty mold, and a tower with a silly name. What wonders will 2013 bring? We’ve gone through Trendy’s predictions and came up with a list of themes that look good to us. Basically it boils down to this: smart phones continue to up the convenience...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jan 11, 2013
J-blip: flu report app
Can Docomo's new app help Japan outsmart an intense flu season?
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 9, 2013
Can 'body-hacking' devices on scales, forks and armbands improve health?
Adherents call this "body hacking" or the "quantified self" movement, and at the Consumer Electronics Show, this year, it's getting quite a boost. A wireless armband tracks the calories you burn and the length of time you sleep. A Wi-Fi enabled scale can check your body fat and heart rate. In perhaps...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 14, 2012
Working the system: Beware of doctors with private rooms
Doctors have ways of making money outside the insurance system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 24, 2012
Poorer people passing up cancer screenings
The lower your income, the less likely you'll take advantage of your local cancer screening program.

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