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HEALTH

COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 7, 2014
Shop till we drop
Woman 1: Is your mother well?
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2014
Global obesity: a growing crisis
A new global study showing that one-third of the world is now overweight shows that a global health crisis is imminent unless urgent steps are taken. For what it's worth, Japanese adults are the least obese among the industrialized countries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 6, 2014
The unspoken disease that can destroy families
Of the 17,500 cases of uterine cancer reported yearly in Japan, nearly half are cervical cancer, usually triggered by a virus spread by sexual intercourse. Because of this, sufferers often conceal the fact from friends and families and continue working at their jobs as if nothing is wrong — until pain...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 2, 2014
Middle road sought for health food labels
In an attempt to cash in on consumers' growing interest in healthy eating, new varieties of fresh fruit and vegetables — each touting enhanced health-boosting properties — are making their way to supermarkets nationwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 1, 2014
Bright smiles: Laser light coaxes stem cells to grow new teeth
Scientists have come up with a bright idea to repair teeth And they say their concept — using laser light to entice the body's own stem cells into action — may offer enormous promise beyond just dentistry in the field of regenerative medicine.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 28, 2014
Japan: a haven for the psychologically troubled
For the troubled Western expat in Japan, the reality of being on another continent can collide with normalized Japanese antisocialism to form a cocktail effective in tuning out a lot of the 'just be a normal adult' voices.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2014
Aso complains his taxes shouldn't be used to fund health costs of 'lazy'
Blue-blooded Finance Minister Taro Aso stirs up a debate on social welfare costs by complaining it's unfair his taxes are financing the medical costs of lazy people.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2014
Are disasters inherent risks?
Clearly current measures worldwide to cope with disasters and threats to human life are considered inadequate, yet some people in Britain think that overbearing health and safety regulations are curbing the spirt of adventure in the young.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 12, 2014
Are teens being enticed by sweetened cigars?
Flavored cigars that are popular with teens contain the same additives found in Jolly Rancher candies and Kool-Aid drink mixes, lending weight to the argument that tobacco companies take aim at youth, researchers said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 9, 2014
Rising carbon levels may cut key nutrients in crops: study
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may cut the nutritional quality of some of the world's most important food crops, researchers have reported after conducting experiments simulating conditions expected by midcentury.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 3, 2014
U.S. detects first case of MERS
A health care worker who had traveled to Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the first U.S. case of Middle East respiratory virus (MERS), an often fatal illness, raising new concerns about the rapid spread of such diseases, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
JAPAN
May 1, 2014
Medical mishaps hit highest since 2005
Japanese hospitals recently reported the most medical near misses and blunders since 2005, but the tally didn't include private practices.
EDITORIALS
Apr 30, 2014
Risky medical deregulation
The government should give up its attempt to introduce mixed medical treatment and instead speed up the process for approving coverage and use of new drugs and medical technologies under the public health insurance system.
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 20, 2014
Cancer's 'miracle patients' studied for disease clues
The history of oncology is rife with reports of patients with advanced cancer who staged miraculous recoveries. Now scientists are starting to use sophisticated DNA sequencing technology to determine if these "exceptional responders" carry gene variations that can lead to new treatment approaches, better...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 15, 2014
New China law to take on nation's polluters
Smog-hit China is set to pass a new law that would give Beijing more powers to shut polluting factories, punish officials and even place protected regions off-limits to industrial development, scholars have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2014
Avian flu unlikely to sicken humans
Experts are optimistic Japan's first bird flu outbreak since 2011 won't become a public health hazard as long as people follow common sense hygiene habits.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2014
Top challenge for U.S. health nominee will be to keep insurance costs low
The first challenge Sylvia Mathews Burwell may face as America's top health official could come from the insurance industry.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.

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