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Diabetes threshold exceeded in Kazakhstan 190,682 new diabetics were registered in Kazakhstan in the beginning of 2011.

29 ноября 2012

Spanish king has successful hip operation: palace Spain's 74-year-old King Juan Carlos had successful hip replacement surgery late Friday, the royal palace said, after two operations on the other hip caused by a fall during a controversial African elephant-hunting safari.

24 ноября 2012

Philippine leader ignores call to quit smoking Philippine President Benigno Aquino will not quit smoking despite the country's top medical body publicly appealing for him to lead by example and kick the habit.

24 ноября 2012

US sees dramatic rise in diabetes rates: study The United States saw a dramatic rise in the number of adults suffering from diabetes between 1995 and 2010, according to official statistics.

17 ноября 2012

No cognitive decline for women with migraines: study Women suffering from migraines are more likely to experience changes to their brain tissue, though these do not appear to cause long-term damage to their mental condition.

14 ноября 2012

Flu, fever in pregnancy tied to autism risk - study Women who had the flu or ran a fever for more than a week during their pregnancy face a greater risk of having a child with an autism spectrum disorder.

13 ноября 2012

Fifth of US youth with HIV unaware during first-time sex Twenty percent of young people born with HIV in the United States don't know they're infected when they have sex for the first time, according to a new study released Friday.

11 ноября 2012

Kazakhstan's infant mortality 18% over Europe Kazakhstan’s infant and maternal mortality is 18 percent higher than in Central and Eastern European countries with similar GDP per capita.

09 ноября 2012

Brain protein mutation linked to autism: research Researchers said Thursday they had discovered a genetic mutation in people with autism that cuts communication between brain cells to about one-tenth of normal levels.

08 ноября 2012

Regular exercise raises life expectancy: study Regular moderate exercise can raise life expectancy -- even among people who are overweight, a study said Tuesday.

07 ноября 2012

New fight needed against killer malaria in Asia Asia accounts for 88 percent of all malaria cases and most of the 46,000 annual deaths occurring outside Africa, a new report shows Friday as experts demand more urgency in fighting the deadly disease..

03 ноября 2012

Israelis aim to 'fix world' with custom cannabis At the end of an unpaved road, in a quiet suburb of a sleepy town in northern Israel, horticultural revolutionaries are growing a strain of cannabis.

03 ноября 2012

'World-first' surgery gives Australian boy new hope Australian doctors Thursday hailed what they described as a world-first surgical treatment for a boy suffering from a rare disease that sends his blood pressure soaring and triggered a stroke.

01 ноября 2012

Cancer drug helps MS patients, trials show A drug initially developed to treat some types of cancer now appears to help people suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), a study said Thursday.

01 ноября 2012

US meningitis death toll rises to 28: official Twenty-eight people have died from fungal meningitis they contracted after using suspected tainted steroid injections blamed for a growing national outbreak.

01 ноября 2012

Asia battles drug-resistant malaria Drug-resistant malaria is spreading in Asia, experts warned as a high-level conference opened Wednesday with the aim of hammering out an action plan to strengthen the region's response.

31 октября 2012

Breast cancer screening saves lives, says study The benefits of preemptive breast cancer screening outweigh the risks, a study said Tuesday, insisting the practice saves thousands of lives.

30 октября 2012

Kazakhstan bans import of NK603 genetically modified corn The decree was signed by Kazakhstan’s chief sanitary doctor Zhandarbek Bekshin.

29 октября 2012

Women smokers who quit before 40 gain nine years in lifespan Women can add nine years to their lives by quitting smoking before the age of 40 but still face a 20-percent higher death rate than those who never smoked.

27 октября 2012

German doctors remove 28-kilo tumour from woman Doctors in Germany said Friday they had removed a tumour weighing 28 kilogrammes (62 pounds) from a 60-year-old woman who had previously been diagnosed as obese.

27 октября 2012

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