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Hangovers

Actually, the main cause of your hangover symptoms is not so much the alcohol itself.... More

Autumn Cycling

Those who cycled 20 miles over the period of a week were half as likely to suffer from heart disease... More

Blind Massage

Massage is known to reduce anxiety in depressed children, anorexic women and pregnant women.... More

Depression

Depressive disorders make one feel exhausted, worthless... More

Cross Country Skiing

What to do now that the snow has fallen upon us and simply moving around has become a chore?... More

Healthy Eel

Nutritionally speaking, unagi contains vitamins A, B1, B2, D and E... More

Carbon Monoxide

Called the Silent Killer, it is carbon monoxide (CO), and we?fve all heard of it.... More

Green Tea

When you go to a convenience store, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the huge variety of green teas.... More

Jellyfish Stings

The Japanese Buddhist festival held annually in August in Hokkaido to honor the dead... More

Meningitis

Meningitis? yes, it can kill you, but, no, it doesn't have to. But we all need to be careful.... More

Visitng the Hospital

You may have some misconceptions about Japanese hospitals and clinics, and you may hesitate to visit them.... More

Health Insurance

The premium is based on your annual income for the previous year, and the number of people in your family.... More

Insurance

One is the Worker's Health Insurance Plan provided by one's employer and the other National Health Insurance... More

Perfect Posture

From the side view, the spine should form a S-shaped curve, bisected by a plumb line dropped from the top... More

Pregnancy Tests

If you think you have become pregnant, there are convenient home pregnancy tests... More

Preseason Training

I used to compete in pretty much every comp there was in New Zealand but kind of gave that up about 5 year... More

Soya Beans

On February 3rd, we have Setsubun, the traditional of scattering parched beans to chase away bad luck　... More

Camping in Hokkaido

Echinococcus multilocularis is the causative agent of the highly pathogenic.... More

Benefits of Water

Water. It is as much a part of summer as long, hot days. The warm smell of it from the backyard garden hose... More

Bacterial STDs

Half of our nation's sexually-active youth carry at least one sexually-transmitted disease.... More

Aids and Asian Diet

HIV affects nutritional status, and poor nutrition in turn leads to faster progression of HIV to AIDS... More

First Mental Unit

The first Medical Psychiatry Unit (MPU) in Japan was established in 1990.... More

Medical Interpreters

Language and cultural differences between them and Japanese-speaking institutions are causing great concern... More

Counselling and Zen

The main purpose of this approach is to help patients to modify their distorted cognitions... More

National Insurance

The biggest English conversation school in Japan was accused of treating its instructors illegally.... More

Expat Counselling

Globalization has led to an increasing number of employees of large corporations relocating overseas.... More

Counselling Perspectives

The attitudes of the psychiatrists in Japan and the U.S. were compared in order to investigate their ideas... More

Counselling and Suicide

An overview of all the intricacies of Japanese behavior and unconscious thought processes... More

Medical Seminar

Medical translators and interpreters can expand their professional knowledge through each other's perspect... More

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