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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 31, 2019
E-cigarettes nearly twice as effective at helping smokers quit than patches or gum, study finds
E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective at helping smokers quit as nicotine replacement treatments such as patches, lozenges and gum, according to the results of a major clinical trial.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2019
Shiga ex-cop pleads guilty to fatally shooting senior officer but asks for leniency over mental stress
A 20-year-old former policeman pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting his commanding officer at a police box in Shiga Prefecture in April, but sought leniency, with his lawyers citing his diminished capacity due to mental stress.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 27, 2019
Flu viruses resistant to new drug Xofluza uncovered in Japan
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases says mutated influenza viruses resistant to baloxavir marboxil, a new flu drug sold as Xofluza, were detected in patients last month.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2019
Death at Nakameguro Station in Tokyo highlights importance of rest after contracting flu
A recent series of accidents involving fainting by individuals infected with the influenza virus is prompting experts to stress the importance of getting a proper amount of rest.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jan 20, 2019
Japan's big moves at CES 2019
This month CES, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, took place in Las Vegas, with many Japanese companies showcasing new products. On: Tech looks a few that hope to change the way we monitor and use information.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2019
Bacteria-inspired Swiss microbot will be able to deliver drugs inside human body
A tiny sliver of elastic material swims along a narrow tube, coiling up and changing shape in response to the thickness of fluid and the contours of the tube around it as it moves toward its goal.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 13, 2019
Are some of us born to have a beer belly?
Scientific literature on excess weight and health is expanding along with global waistlines, and yet, it's hard to find a solid, coherent scientific explanation for why some people get fat and others don't, and why some overweight people get Type 2 diabetes and heart disease and others don't.
BUSINESS
Jan 2, 2019
China's generic drug makers struggle to survive bulk-buy policy onslaught
Even after a plunge last month that wiped $46 billion off Chinese health-care stocks, domestic drug makers may be far from their floor as a Beijing-led policy shift gathers pace.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 28, 2018
From obese to starving, nutrition crisis prompts SOS call for new approach
With billions of people either starving or obese, poor diets have become a leading cause of disease and death, prompting calls for a new approach in 2019 to how food is produced to stem rising rates of malnutrition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 26, 2018
New Delhi residents spend Christmas indoors as smog crisis stretches into fourth day
Many Delhi residents were forced to spend Christmas indoors this year as air quality remained at "severe to emergency" levels for a fourth day, in the Indian capital's worst smog crisis this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2018
NPO Fukuribi's wigs offer Japan's chemo patients new weapon in their fight against cancer
When TV celebrity Miki Yakata was told she would need chemotherapy after undergoing a mastectomy in April, she realized she would have to buy a wig.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2018
Judge lobbed political bomb at Trump by nullifying Obamacare amid president's quest for re-election
An explosive court ruling to wipe out Obamacare has revived the acrimonious health care battle in Washington and tossed a political bomb in President Donald Trump's lap as he gears up to run for re-election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2018
80% of cancer or heart patients in Japan worked from hospital: survey
Health ministry data shows a majority of cancer and heart patients surveyed by the government worked in some form while they were undergoing treatment in a hospital.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2018
Struggling Sierra Leone's sick go untreated amid paralyzing strike by doctors
Seven-year-old Carlos Kamara needs urgent surgery on a collapsed lung after he swallowed a toy whistle. Instead, all he can do is lie in pain in a half-empty hospital ward waiting to be seen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2018
Japanese schools adopt therapy 'games' to help kids fight problems that can lead to bullying and truancy
More and more schools are trying out cognitive behavioral therapy "games" to get kids to confront their everyday problems, and in turn lessen the likelihood they will cut school or bully others.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 7, 2018
Nobel winner Tasuku Honjo sees bigger role for immunotherapy in battling cancer
Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, who jointly won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his research on the immune system that contributed to cancer treatments, said Thursday that he believes most cancers will become treatable with immune therapy by 2050.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 7, 2018
12.5% of Indian deaths due to polluted air: study
India's toxic air claimed 1.24 million lives in 2017 — 12.5 percent of total deaths recorded that year — according to a study published in Lancet Planetary Health on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2018
One-time U.S. 'model soldier' faces 25 years for Islamic State support but mental health questioned
A U.S. Army sergeant described by former colleagues as a one-time "model soldier" is due to be sentenced in a Hawaii federal court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to providing material support to the Islamic State militant group.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 30, 2018
WHO reports worrying increase of measles cases in 2017 as parents shun vaccinations
Measles is on the rise around the world and especially in Europe and Latin America, in part because parents shun vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2018
Google parent Alphabet has grand global plan to breed disease-carrying mosquitoes out of existence
Silicon Valley researchers are attacking flying bloodsuckers in California's Fresno County. It's the first salvo in an unlikely war for Google parent Alphabet Inc.: eradicating mosquito-borne diseases around the world.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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