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Sierra Leone readies for controversial Ebola shutdown Sierra Leone was preparing for an unprecedented three-day nationwide shutdown to contain the deadly spread of the Ebola virus.

19 September 2014

Ebola screening for Nigeria's Mecca-bound pilgrims With some 76,000 Nigerian Muslims expected at the hajj in Saudi Arabia, organisation was always going to be a major logistical undertaking.

19 September 2014

'Lather Against Ebola', an 'Ice Bucket' challenge against the virus Ivorians are raising awareness about the deadly disease outbreak in west Africa with a new "Lather Against Ebola" campaign.

18 September 2014

Infertility in Kazakhstani men a nationwide health problem Men's health in Kazakhstan requires a more comprehensive approach with infertility on the rise.

15 September 2014

Ebola toll hits 2,400 as Cuba pledges medics The worst-ever Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,400 people, as Cuba pledged the largest foreign medical team.

13 September 2014

'No progression' of cancer for British boy Ashya: Czech centre Scans show "no progression" of cancer for five-year-old British brain tumour patient Ashya King, a Prague medical centre said.

11 September 2014

Gates Foundation gives 50 million to Ebola fight The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said it was pledging $50 million to help boost the fight against the Ebola outbreak.

11 September 2014

Sierra Leone to visit every home to track down Ebola dead Sierra Leone announced plans to visit every home in the country of six million to track down people with Ebola and remove dead bodies.

09 September 2014

Liberia's Ebola disposal teams preserve life after death Heavily pregnant when she died, Fatimah Jakemah is lifted unceremoniously by experts in biohazard suits and zipped into a body bag.

08 September 2014

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US pharmacy giant CVS ends tobacco sales CVS announced that it had stopped selling tobacco products and was changing its name to reflect a greater focus on health.

04 September 2014

Kazakhstani invents device to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases Damel Mektepbayeva, junior researcher at Nazarbayev University, has developed a device that rapidly diagnoses sexually transmitted diseases.

04 September 2014

Obama warns stopping Ebola 'will not be easy' Barack Obama told West Africans that Ebola could be beaten but cautioned that it would not be easy to stem the spread of the deadly disease.

03 September 2014

Gene clues to glaucoma risk Scientists said they had identified six genetic variants linked to glaucoma, a discovery that should help earlier diagnosis and better treatment.

01 September 2014

Only 20% of infants with heart diseases get help in Kazakhstan Only 20 percent of infants with heart diseases receive medical aid in Kazakhstan.

31 August 2014

Kazakhstan makes first brain tumor surgery National Center for Neurosurgery in Astana has successfully remove a brain tumor located close to motor cortex - the first such surgery in Kazakhstan.

28 August 2014

Japan lab unable to replicate 'stem cell' findings: report Researchers in Japan have been unable to replicate experiments that were hailed earlier this year as a "game-changer", amid claims evidence was faked.

27 August 2014

Alarming proportions of child and youth suicide in Kazakhstan Suicide, especially among children and adolescents, is an alarming problem for Kazakhstani officials. Together with UNICEF Kazakh pscyhiatrists conducted a study into the causes of youth suicide, and the prelimitary results may help address the problem.

26 August 2014

ADHD study flags pre-natal use of antidepressants Children born to women who took antidepressants during pregnancy are statistically likelier to develop the mental disorder called ADHD.

26 August 2014

New study suggests treatment possibility for autism People with autism have too many synapses according to a new study that may point to a treatment for the complex disorder.

23 August 2014