Chimpanzees and human: not so close?
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It has been a generally held belief that there is just a one percent genetic difference between humans and chimpanzees, but a report released in early 2004 refutes this claim, saying that there may not be many similarities. Researchers in Japan, who came up with these findings, say that comparative analysis between human beings and chimpanzees is no easy task and that there is still some way to go before one can conclusively conclude anything about this.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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Regional Variations in the Incidence of End-Stage Renal Failure in Japan
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The number of people with end-stage kidney disease tripled in Japan between 1982 and 1998, from 81.3 per 1 million people to 237.6 per 1 million people. Different regions had different disease statistics, with Koshinetsu and Hokuriku having the lowest rates and Okinawa and Kyushu having the highest rates.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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Smoking Prevalence and Attitudes Toward Smoking Among Japanese Physicians
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Twenty-seven percent of Japanese male doctors and 7% of female doctors smoke, according to a survey of 3,771 Japanese doctors. This is higher than the rates of smoking among US and UK doctors, which is less than 10%.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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