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‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen-Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrollin…
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Open (your wallet) wide: Australians pay more for dental care than most OECD countries
Australia ranks well when it comes to total dental care expenditure. But a closer look at the numbers reveals …
- Kenya, Hospitals, Japan, Brazil, Sweden, Europe, Australia news, Africa, Nutrition, Society, NHS, Health, World news, Asia Pacific, Spain, UK news, Italy, Americas, Taiwan, Food
Bland, soggy slop or scratch-cooked chilli and pancakes? The best and worst hospital food around the world – in pictures
From Kenya to Brazil, patients need tasty, nutritious food more than most – so which countries do it best?• ‘W…
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Want to live longer? Forget blue zones – these factors improve your chances of ageing well | Melissa Davey
Finding the perfect combination of lifestyle hacks to live to 110 irks many experts who are more interested in…
- Drug resistance, Fungi, Antibiotics, Japan, Environment, Society, Health, World news, Medical research, Asia Pacific, China, Microbiology, Biology, Science
Pathogenic microbes blown vast distances by winds, scientists discover
Living microbes that cause disease in humans and host antibiotic-resistance genes carried 1,200 milesMicrobes …
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Tobacco giant accused of ‘manipulating science’ to attract non-smokers
Leaked documents from Philip Morris reveal ‘secret’ strategy to market its heated tobacco product IQOSThe toba…
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Akira Endo, ‘remarkable’ scientist who discovered statins, dies aged 90
Biochemist found cholesterol-lowering compound in 1973 and the drugs have prolonged millions of livesThe scien…
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A crappy day out: Melbourne’s poo museum is now open for business
The new Instagram-ready space is a celebration of defecation, wrapped up in the Japanese kawaii aesthetic. Tob…
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Around the World in 80 Weighs review – I thought this kind of depressing, deeply misguided TV was over
In an oddly jaunty new documentary, ‘plus-sized pilgrims’ travel the world to get dieting tips. It seemed like…
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Hope at last for hay fever sufferers: Japan is waging war on pollen | Peter Ormerod
For too long, the plant world has laughed at our puffy faces and runny noses. Finally there’s a plan to stop t…
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More NHS staff to strike as Rishi Sunak confirms use of private healthcare – as it happened
This live blog has now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereLynch says in areas where th…
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Plant-based diet can cut bowel cancer risk in men by 22%, says study
Researchers find no such link for women, suggesting connection between diet and bowel cancer is clearer for me…
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Labour attacks Kwarteng’s ‘disgraceful’ claim his mini-budget not to blame for UK financial chaos – as it happened
This live blog has now closed, you can find our latest political coverage hereMichael Gove, the levelling up s…
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Ever fallen in love with someone who doesn’t exist? You may be a fictosexual
A surprising number of us fall for imaginary characters. Some even ‘marry’ them. But is this worse than any ot…
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Muscle strengthening lowers risk of death from all causes, study shows
Half an hour a week of activities such as gardening, sit-ups or yoga could help reduce the risk of dying from …
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Lessons still to be learned about masks in schools | Letters
Asia can teach the UK much about keeping schools open during a pandemic, says Edward Vickers, while Jo Campion…
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Fast spreading bird flu puts Europe and Asia on alert
Animals slaughtered and restrictions introduced in response to outbreaks of the virus in a number of countries…
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‘I was anxious at first’: how Covid helped vaccine-sceptic Japan overcome its hesitancy
Japan ranks among the most Covid-immunised countries, but only months ago the story was very differentCoronavi…
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Japan urged to abolish third-party consent from abortion law
Restrictions amount to ‘sexual assault’ on women by Japanese state, say rights campaignersWomen’s health campa…
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Can Covid death rates be reduced to a clash of values? It’s not so simple | Kenan Malik
The pandemic has exploded the myths of lazy stereotypes of east v west‘The fight against the novel coronavirus…