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Journal cautions on cannabis-based MS drug There is no strong evidence for the efficacy of a cannabis-based drug used in Britain to treat muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

13 December 2012

Gene sleuths track spread of hospital superbug Gene detectives on Sunday said they had pinpointed how a hospital superbug arose in North America in the early 2000s and spread to Europe before becoming a source of global concern.

11 December 2012

Venezuela's Chavez needs more cancer surgery Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was poised to return to Cuba on Sunday for more cancer treatment, having spoken for the first time of giving up power if his condition worsens or he dies.

10 December 2012

Beer is good for you: study finds anti-virus powers Consuming large quantities of a key ingredient in beer can protect against winter sniffles and even some serious illnesses in small children, a Japanese brewery said citing a scientific study.

07 December 2012

3 thousand people need kidney transplantation in Kazakhstan We have no waitlists of those who require transplantation, as there are more and more patients every year; some of them die: expert.

07 December 2012

Sperm count of French men falls by one-third: study The sperm count in French men dropped by nearly one-third between 1989 and 2005 and the quality of sperm also declined.

05 December 2012

Almaty anti-diabetes flashmob made CIS record A flashmob in support of anti-diabetes campaign was held in Almaty and made it into the CIS Book of Records.

29 November 2012

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

29 November 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 November 2012

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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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 2012