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New version of HIV-1 found in Kazakhstan, or not A new form of HIV-1 virus has been found in Russia and registered in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Chechen Republic.

17 October 2013

Japanese doctor with TB saw over 600 patients: official A Japanese doctor infected with tuberculosis examined more than 600 patients without wearing a mask.

16 October 2013

Cancer costs EU $170 bln annually: study Cancer cost the then 27 countries of the European Union 126 billion euros ($170.1 billion) in 2009.

14 October 2013

WHO launches drive against mercury thermometers The World Health Organization and campaigners launched a drive Friday to try to wipe out mercury in medical thermometers, a day after nations signed a UN treaty to control the toxic liquid metal.

11 October 2013

Salmonella outbreak sickens nearly 300 in US A salmonella outbreak in raw chicken has sickened nearly 300 people in the US,as consumer advocates warned the federal shutdown was hampering a government response.

10 October 2013

Get richer, die younger: study We all live longer when times are good, right?

08 October 2013

GSK to seek green light for malaria vaccine British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said on Tuesday it hoped to get the green light for a prototype vaccine against malaria after trials showed it offered children a partial shield against the disease.

08 October 2013

When diseases have a bad name, change is hard Some diseases just have a bad name. But even when their commonly known labels glorify Nazi doctors or slander certain ethnic groups, old habits are hard to change.

03 October 2013

Nuclear medicine center to open in Almaty Opening a nuclear medicine center in Almaty will cost around 9 billion tenge ($60 million).

02 October 2013

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Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos: study Nearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries.

30 September 2013

55% in Kazakhstan are overweight More than a half of the Kazakhstan population have excess weight.

25 September 2013

Kazakhstan medical staff tested for professional suitability Medical professionals are being massively tested for professional suitability for the first time in Kazakhstan.

22 September 2013

Study suggests brain protein as Alzheimer drug target Scientists have a new lead on a possible treatment to slow Alzheimer's disease by targeting a protein involved in limiting flexibility in the aging brain.

20 September 2013

Gene map helps trace spread of MERS virus Researchers in Britain and Saudi Arabia said on Friday that gene profiling of the MERS virus had provided insights, but no answer, as to how the mysterious microbe spreads.

20 September 2013

Kazakhstan mulls transplanting organs without notifying families Emergency organ transplantation without notification of the patient’s families, in case they are not immediately available, may be put into a law in Kazakhstan.

17 September 2013

Early childhood deaths halved since 1990: report Early childhood deaths around the world have been cut in half since 1990 but some 18,000 children under five still die every day.

14 September 2013

New meningitis vaccine slashes cases by 94 percent A new vaccine being rolled out in the "meningitis belt" that stretches across north-central Africa has reduced cases of the potentially fatal disease by 94 percent.

12 September 2013

Hard-hitting ads get credit in US push against smoking Hard-hitting ads featuring first-person stories from former smokers prompted more than 200,000 Americans to immediately give up tobacco.

10 September 2013

Genitals of 5-y.o. boy may be amputated due to failed circumcision in Atyrau The genitals of a 5-y.o. boy may be amputated because of a failed circumcision in Atyrau city.

10 September 2013