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MEDICINE

WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2015
Spider venom may hold chemical keys to new painkillers
Scientists who analyzed countless chemicals in spider venom say they have identified seven compounds that block a key step in the body's ability to pass pain signals to the brain.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2015
Study suggests chronic fatigue syndrome is result of viral infection
A team of scientists has found "robust evidence" that the condition called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a biological disorder, not psychological, but some experts questioned the findings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2015
Resistant strain of swine flu feared; virus killing thousands in India
A surge in swine flu infections has killed more than 800 people in India and is challenging health workers, who say the virus is harder to treat than the type that caused a global pandemic in 2009.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2015
Depressed people are three times more likely to commit violent crime
People diagnosed with major depression are three times more likely than the general population to commit violent crimes such as robbery, sexual offenses and assault, psychiatric experts said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 24, 2015
Ebola drug developed in Japan 'halved mortality rates' in some Guinea patients
A relatively cheap drug from a subsidiary of Fujifilm being tested against Ebola in Guinea has halved mortality rates in some patients.
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Feb 9, 2015
3-D printers take center stage in Japan's regenerative medicine
As public expectations for regenerative medicine mount, scientists are turning to the vast potential of 3-D printing technologies in their quest to re-create skin, blood vessels, cartilage and other complex human tissue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2015
Growth concerns loom for Daiichi Sankyo on drug warning
Daiichi Sankyo Co. risks losing a slice of revenue to generic-medicine competition next year. Now, the drugmaker's plans to fill the gap have hit a roadblock and investors worry that growth may flounder.
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.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2015
Ebola cases on the rise for first time this year, WHO says
The number of new cases of Ebola rose in all three of West Africa's worst-hit countries last week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, ending several weeks of encouraging declines across the region.
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.
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.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2015
Britain, Europe's TB hub, seeks to wipe out the disease
Health authorities launched an £11.5 million ($17.4 million) plan on Monday to tackle Britain's persistent tuberculosis problem, seeking to eradicate the contagious lung disease.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
'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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

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