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| Life Sciences &
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| Department of
Hygiene & Preventive Medicine |
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Introduction |
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Prof. Shigetsugu MIYAJI was the first professor
of the department (1950-55) since Fukushima Woman's
Medical College (1944-1950) was reorganized as
Fukushima Medical College (1950-1998).
Prof. Keiichiro HOSHIJIMA was the second professor
(1955-1986). He was honored as the professor emeritus
(1994), and the 3rd degree National Award (Kun-Santou-Kyokujitu-Chuju-Shou,
1995).
Prof. Masatoshi TANAKA was the third professor
(1988-2002). He was honored as the professor emeritus (2002).
Prof. Tetsuhito FUKUSHIMA is the fourth professor (Sep. 2002--).
In our lab, we are studying about the relationship
between human and environment factors from a viewpoint
of hygiene and preventive medicine. There are 8 staffs
(a Professor, an Associate professor, a Lecturer, 2 Research
associates, 2 Medical technologist, a Temporary worker)
and 8 researchers (a Graduate student, 5 Postdoctoral
fellows, 2 Research students) are belonging to our department.
Department motto is "variety and integration" Each staff
and Researcher has his/her own research theme and performs
the experiments in the laboratory and the field studies,
and conducts cooperative research with other university
and foreign researchers. We research about the improvement
in a human's health status and QOL and learn together and
cooperate each other to utilize the research outcome in education. |
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Research |
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Our department has climatic chamber, soundproof chamber.
Various experiments are doing in these chambers, setting
up temporally bicycle ergometer, treadmill, tilting bed,
bathtub, floor heating system, etc. in order to built the
comfort living environment from the various physiological
responses. The field works of health and environment are
done in the local communities, workplaces, welfare
institutions, schools, etc. Furthermore, the toxicological
studies about effects of living and/or occupational
environments are also performing. And we have also
biochemical experimental room and equipments. The other
hand, we are also performing the studies about the QOL
(quality of daily living) for the elderly with dementia
and about the evaluation of community care.
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Present themes of research:
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Influence of environmental chemical substances on human health, and its exposure/influence monitoring. |
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Research about treatment of paraquat poisoning. |
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Health management of the workers including
measurements of organic solvent in the workplace
and hormon balance of the workers. |
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Research about the environmental factor which
causes aging of a central nervous neuron, and
its prevention. |
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Etiology of the Parkinson's disease in a
manganese polluted area. |
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Research about the effects of environmental
thermal conditions on physiological responses
in human. |
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Research about the effects of bed rest on
autonomic nervous system in human. |
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Research about the influence of irregular
works on the health. |
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Research about a relationship between
lifestyle-related diseases and lifestyle. |
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Research about the development of the support
system for occupational health in a community. |
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Research about the system and network for
supportive environments for health. |
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Research about drinking and smoking behavior
in the young people. |
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Research about quality of life (QoL) for the
elderly with dementia. |
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Research about the communication and the risk
communication in the medicine. |
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Research about the meaning of the citizen
participation to the medical education from
the reality of the simulated patient and the
doctor-patient relationship. |
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Education |
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Lectures and trainings are done for medical
undergraduates on "Environment and health",
and "Human health."
The site visit such as factory and waste management
plant is also carried out.
The citizen lecture on current issues in social
medicine is done every spring.
The medical consultations are done for local factories
on industrial health and lectures on industry
environment and food hygiene. |
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