The incidence of large disasters has been increasing worldwide. This has led to a growing
interest in disaster medicine. In this review, we report current evidence related to disasters …

Aims While previous studies reported a short-term increase in individual cardiovascular
disease (CVD) after great earthquakes, mid-term occurrences of all types of CVDs after great …

Abstract Information and communication technology (ICT) have advanced remarkably in
recent years. In the field of medicine, the problem of hypertension management seems …

The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 left many evacuees with insufficient food and
emergency shelter. However, there is no evidence concerning the factors affecting dietary …

Background: We reported an increased occurrence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) after
the Great East Japan Earthquake by examining ambulance records, but it had to be …

This study investigated the association between salt intake and risk of disaster hypertension.
We analyzed the data of surveys evaluating the health condition of evacuees in shelters …

At the time of the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami (March 2011), the authors
developed a web‐based information and communications technology (ICT)–based blood …

Aim: After the Great East Japan Earthquake, over 160,000 residents near the Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant were forced to evacuate due to a nuclear accident. Health …

Background and Purpose—Little information is available regarding the occurrence of
cerebrovascular diseases after tsunamis. This study was performed to determine the …

ObjectiveNoncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including mental disorders, have become
major threats to human health worldwide. People with NCDs are particularly vulnerable to …