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DISEASE

JAPAN
Aug 25, 2014
Japan to help fight Ebola outbreak if requested
If requested, the government will provide to the World Health Organization and other parties an unapproved medicine that might help combat the deadly Ebola virus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2014
British Ebola victim flown back from Sierra Leone for treatment
A British health care worker who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone- the first Briton to catch the deadly virus — was flown home for treatment on Sunday, as the World Health Organization confirmed another foreign medic had caught the disease.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 24, 2014
First Briton contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone
A Briton living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the first Briton to fall victim to the deadly disease, which has spread across the West African region since March, the Department of Health said on Saturday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2014
Two U.S. Ebola patients leave hospital as virus wiped out
Two U.S. health workers infected with Ebola in Liberia were released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after treatment there helped wipe out the deadly virus from their blood.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Aug 21, 2014
The search for new antibiotics turns to insect guts and genome mining
Pampering leafcutter ants with fragrant rose petals and fresh oranges may seem an unlikely way to rescue modern medicine, but scientists at a lab in eastern England think it is well worth trying.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2014
Fears of Ebola slow tourist flow to Africa
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is putting off thousands of tourists who had planned trips to Africa this year, especially Asians, including to destinations far from the nearest infected community such as Kenya and South Africa.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2014
Northern California patient tested for possible Ebola exposure
Blood samples from a patient at a Northern California hospital, who is suspected of having been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus, will be tested by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2014
Scientists find how Ebola virus disables body's immune response
Scientists studying the lethal Ebola virus have found how it blocks and disables the body's ability to battle infections, a discovery that should help the search for potential cures and vaccines.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2014
Injecting bacteria shrinks tumors in experiment
Common soil bacteria that were injected into solid cancers in dogs and one human shrank many of the tumors, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2014
Liberia awaits Ebola drug samples
U.S. authorities have approved a request from Liberia's government for sample doses of the experimental ZMapp drug to treat Liberian doctors infected with Ebola, the Liberian presidency said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2014
U.S. CDC activates high-level emergency operation center for Ebola outbreak
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday he has activated the agency's emergency operation center at the highest response level to help respond to the worst Ebola outbreak in history.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2014
Daily aspirin could dramatically cut cancer risk, study shows
Taking a small daily dose of aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of developing — or dying from — bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer, according to a large review of scientific studies.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2014
Bodies dumped in streets as West Africa struggles to curb Ebola outbreak
Relatives of Ebola victims in Liberia defied government orders and dumped infected bodies in the streets as West African governments struggled to enforce tough measures to curb an outbreak of the virus that has killed 887 people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 3, 2014
Africa's Ebola fight weakens by spread among health workers
Jenneh became a nurse in Sierra Leone 15 years ago with the hope of saving lives in one of the world's poorest countries. Now she fears for her own after three of her colleagues died of Ebola.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 3, 2014
FDA ready to work with firms on Ebola drugs
The worst Ebola outbreak in history is heaping new pressure on U.S. regulators to speed the development of treatments for the deadly virus, which has killed more than 700 people since February.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 3, 2014
Trains, planes and viruses: How Ebola can spread
For scientists tracking the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa, it is not about complex virology and genotyping, but about how contagious microbes — like humans — use planes, bikes and taxis to spread.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 2, 2014
Aid workers with Ebola head to U.S.
Two American aid workers, both seriously ill after being infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia, will be flown to the United States and treated in isolation at an Atlanta hospital, officials said on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 31, 2014
Drug-resistant malaria reaches Southeast Asia borders, could spread to Africa
Drug-resistant malaria parasites have spread to border regions of Southeast Asia, seriously threatening global efforts to control and eliminate the mosquito-borne disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2014
Lecture series keeps Minamata in spotlight
A Tokyo nonprofit organization is launching a major series of lectures on Minamata disease, following a first round in 2012, as part of continuing efforts to spread awareness of the tragedy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 8, 2014
Study paves way for Alzheimer's early detection
British scientists have identified a set of 10 proteins in the blood that can predict the onset of Alzheimer's and call this an important step toward developing a test for the incurable brain-wasting disease.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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