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New service connects expats with English-speaking doctors and wellness specialists
TOKYO — HealthyIM KK has launched HealthyTokyo.com, the first and only membership site dedicated to ensuring the health and wellness of Japan’s English-speaking community. The new service is in line with recent Japanese government policies and initiatives designed to make […]
Healing tunes: What surgeons should and shouldn’t play at work
Almost three quarters of surgeons’ operating theaters are thronging, or throbbing, with music when patients go under the knife, according to study in the Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Around 80% of theater staff say music boosts […]
New findings from mind-controlled robot arm project
A woman with quadriplegia shaped the almost human hand of a robot arm with just her thoughts to pick up big and small boxes, a ball, an oddly shaped rock and fat and skinny tubes. This was yet another demonstration […]
Heart patient must avoid rush hour traffic: Study
The researchers observe that obese people and those with diabetes may be at higher risk of cardiovascular effects of pollution. According to a study that Avoiding rush hour traffic could curb your exposure to air pollution, thereby reducing risk of […]
South Korea cancer victims bring class action against nuclear operator
SEOUL – A group of South Korean thyroid cancer patients living near nuclear plants have filed the country’s first class action suit against the operator, after an October court ruling in favor of a plaintiff claiming a link between radiation […]
I have an ax to grind with cancer!
To celebrate breast cancer awareness month I decided that holding an ax overhead would be appropriate for the occasion! I’d love nothing more than to take this ax and smash cancer in the head if such an action were even […]
Coconut water as blood plasma alternative?
Would you reckon it’s outrageous to claim that coconut water is identical to human plasma – and so, you can inject it directly into the bloodstream? Like all good myths, this has an element of truth, buried inside the lies. […]
Correct poor eyesight naturally with these tips
More often than not in our daily lives, we find ourselves staring at tiny type on computer screens and cell phones for long periods of time, leading to increased incidence of eye strain and fatigue. Add to this the natural […]
Beware: Many popular consumer products and foods are loaded with brain-destroying aluminum
Aluminum is the most abundant metal found naturally in the earth’s crust. But new research published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology warns that constant exposure to it can lead to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, which typically […]
Predicting dengue with Baidu
The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting the doctor can be a powerful predictor of infectious diseases outbreaks. Now, research published in PLoS One shows that combining information from monitoring internet search metrics such as Baidu (China’s […]
