National / Crime & Legal Dec 5, 2016
Court settles legal battle over stroke victim's job performance
The plaintiff had demanded the National Personnel Authority revoke its evaluations and pay ¥3 million in compensation.
National / Science & Health May 31, 2016
Passive smoke kills 15,000 people a year in Japan, study finds
An estimated 15,000 people die annually in Japan from stroke, lung cancer or other diseases caused by passive smoking, according to a study by a health ministry research team. Deaths due to stroke account for more than half of the total, the ministry said Monday. The ...
National Feb 27, 2014
Stroke prevention drug found to slow mild dementia
Researchers have found that a drug used in the prevention of strokes, cilostazol, is effective in slowing the progression of mild dementia, according to a study published Thursday in the U.S. online science journal Plos One. The team including Masafumi Ihara, chief physician at the ...
World Jan 27, 2014
Emirates President Khalifa suffers stroke, has surgery
The president of the United Arab Emirates has undergone emergency surgery after having a stroke and is in stable condition, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said Saturday. Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan suffered the stroke Friday morning, according to a ministry statement released to ...
National / Science & Health Mar 16, 2013
Green tea, coffee may cut stroke risk
A study tracking more than 80,000 adults for 13 years found those who regularly drank green tea or coffee were 20 percent less likely to suffer a stroke, researchers said Friday. Green tea may help protect blood vessels, while coffee could lower blood sugar levels, ...