The 39th to 41st Hanshin Railway Health Seminars (free to participate) will be held

Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (Head office: Fukushima-ku, Osaka; President: Yusuke Kusu) and Hyogo Medical University College of Medicine (Head office: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture; Chair of the Board of Trustees: Chikara Tashiro) have been holding the "Hanshin Lineside Health Lectures" since 2015, in which doctors working on the front lines of medicine give talks on topics in their respective fields of expertise, with the aim of revitalizing the area by promoting the health of residents living along the line.

The 39th event, to be held on Wednesday, October 9th, will feature lectures on "Metabolic Syndrome" by nutritionists and doctors from the Obesity Center, which was established within Hyogo Medical University Hospital in April of this year, while the 40th and 41st events, to be held on Sunday, October 27th, will feature lectures on the themes of "Allergies" and "The Cutting Edge of Lung Cancer Treatment." Participation in both events is free.

For more information, please see the official website of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (news release).

18:30～20:00
"Stop the metabolic domino effect!!"
Obesity Center, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, Yoshika Orino, Manabu Kadotani, Yasunori Kurahashi

<Instructor's comment>
The "metabolic domino" is a chain of events that begins with "lifestyle disorders" such as overeating and lack of exercise, and leads to metabolic syndrome, diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and dyslipidemia, and then on to kidney failure, retinopathy, cerebrovascular disease, and ischemic heart disease, eventually leading to terminal conditions such as dialysis, blindness, stroke, and heart failure. This article introduces the efforts of the Obesity Center Hyogo Medical University, which aims to stop this domino effect upstream, from the perspectives of the Department of Nutrition, Internal Medicine, and Surgery.

[Venue] Umeda South, 11th floor, Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South
Conference Room
(1 minute walk from the East Exit and Department Store Exit of Hanshin Osaka Umeda Station)
[Capacity] 150 people

13:00～14:30
"Are you allergic to fish? Are you allergic to anisakis?"
Masaaki Tamura, Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Hyogo Medical University Hospital

<Instructor's comment>
There are three causes to consider when experiencing an allergic reaction to fish. The first is fish allergy, the second is histamine poisoning, and the third is anisakis allergy, which I am currently researching with Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. Japanese people have the habit of eating raw fish, and in recent years there have been an increasing number of reports of food poisoning caused by anisakis, as well as an increase in symptoms of anisakis allergy. In this lecture, I will provide a detailed explanation of the three causes of seafood allergies, with a particular focus on anisakis allergy.

[Venue] Hyogo Medical University Heisei Memorial Hall (approximately 3 minutes walk from the west exit of Hanshin Mukogawa Station)
[Capacity] 200 people

15:30～17:00
"Dramatic Evolution! The Cutting Edge of Lung Cancer Treatment"
Daichi Fujimoto, Department of Respiratory Medicine Hyogo Medical University Hospital

<Instructor's comment>
The number of lung cancer patients continues to increase for both men and women, and it accounts for a high proportion of all cancers. The three pillars of treatment are surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. In recent years, dramatic advances have been made in minimally invasive surgery and radiation therapy that do not burden the patient, as well as individualized chemotherapy. At Hyogo Medical University, the Departments of Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Radiology work together to determine the best cutting-edge treatment plan for each patient and provide treatment. This article explains the cutting edge of lung cancer treatment.

[Venue] Hyogo Medical University Heisei Memorial Hall (approximately 3 minutes walk from the west exit of Hanshin Mukogawa Station)
[Capacity] 200 people