Japan shows the advantages and limitations of pursuing universal health coverage by
establishment of employee-based and community-based social health insurance. On the …

The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) is a heavily subsidized voluntary health
insurance program established in 2003 to reduce the risk of catastrophic health spending for …

Oncologists encounter the uncertainty of time horizons in their patients' lives. Although
American oncologists are given a cultural mandate to instill hope in the therapeutic …

In the 1970s, Japan's physician manpower policy was to increase the number of medical
students and medical schools to ease the difficulties caused by shortage of doctors and their …

Recently, the adverse effects of long working hours on the cardiovascular systems of
workers in Japan, including" Karoshi"(death from overwork), have been the focus of social …

Importance Both dietary modification and use of statins can lower blood cholesterol. The
increase in caloric intake among the general population is reported to have plateaued in the …

Background Within total health expenditure, the share of out-of-pocket health expenditure by
individuals has increased in the past 25 years in China, from 20% in 1980 to 49% in 2006 …

Background Little is known whether time trends of in‐hospital mortality and costs of care for
acute myocardial infarction (AMI) differ by type of AMI (ST‐elevation myocardial infarction …

To assess the effects of environmental exposures to trace metals on the incidence of
preeclampsia, concentrations of lead (Pb), antimony (Sb), manganese (Mn), mercury …

PURPOSE: To identify modifiable lifestyle factors associated with blood pressure among US
adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted of 4508 12–19-year-old …