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  • 1st Jan 10:00
    japantimes.co.jp
    The health ministry said Wednesday that about 18.7 million people in Japan were diabetic or close to being diabetic as of 2006, up 2.5 million, or 15.4 percent, from the previous estimate in 2002.

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  • 1st Jan 10:00
    japantimes.co.jp
    LOS ANGELES — As matters now stand, accredited, professional journalists from Taiwan are once again being denied press passes by U.N. authorities to cover the annual World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization. This year's event takes place in Geneva on May 19. The topic is "A Safer...

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  • 1st Jan 10:00
    gaijinpot.com
    Forum: Teaching Jobs Education Posted By: Roger F Post Time: 2008-04-29 at 12:01 PM
  • 1st Jan 10:00
    japantimes.co.jp
    An obligatory checkup, begun in April and aimed at reducing metabolic syndrome, will cover 57 million people aged 40-74 who participate in public health insurance plans. The health ministry hopes the checkup will lead people to healthier lifestyles and eventually contribute to fewer people with...

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  • 1st Jan 10:00
    japantimes.co.jp
    The new health insurance scheme for people aged 75 or over that began April 1 has been thrown into confusion due to the central and local governments' failure to adequately prepare. New health insurance cards failed to reach some 63,000 people in time, and chaos continues even though the health...

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