Articles about medical experiences in Japan

blossoms and allergies

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

Nutritionally speaking, unagi contains vitamins A, B1, B2, D and E, which are effective agents for rejuvenating the body in summer.

Broken Bones

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

I have often had a standoff with the staff. I have to make them listen until they realize I can speak to them in their own language.

Home Births

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

She explained that she had probably been present at close to 14000 births. She was 88 at the time (2001). She had been a POW during the Japanese invasion of Mongolia.

Visiting the hospital with your child

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

Alot of pharmacy-only medicines are not sold over the counter here without a prescription. This has been frustrating for me because of the cost to see a Dr here.

A women's experience

Date: 2006 | | Read Article

ou were treated differently because you were not Japanese?

Staff who know me are very kind and helpful. Those who don't are usually nervous the first time they talk to me.