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US abortion rates plummet with free birth control Providing free birth control to women and teens in Missouri at high risk of unplanned pregnancies led to a drastic drop in abortion rates and teenage mothers.

06 October 2012

Vaccines ready for 50 million in Africa's 'Meningitis Belt' A huge vaccination campaign to protect 50 million people against meningitis has been launched in seven African countries.

05 October 2012

Over 80 percent of Kazakhstan patients do not make it to transplantation Syzganov National Scientific Surgery Center held a press-conference on development of donorship in Kazakhstan.

04 October 2012

US West Nile deaths, infections rise at slower pace The number of West Nile virus deaths and infections continued to rise in the United States last week, but at a slower pace.

27 September 2012

Danish sperm donor passes genetic disorder to five children A Danish sperm donor has passed a potentially severe genetic disorder to five children after a screening test failed to catch that he had the disease.

26 September 2012

Swine flu vaccine linked to child narcolepsy: EU watchdog A swine flu vaccine used in 2009-10 is linked to a higher risk of the sleeping disorder narcolepsy in children and teens in Sweden and Finland.

22 September 2012

Kazakhstan purchased 800 thousand doses of flu vaccine Kazakhstan Healthcare Ministry is launching a large scale immunization campaign against influenza on October 1.

17 September 2012

Some gains but many mysteries as Alzheimer's epidemic looms More than 100 years after it was first caught in the act of decaying a patient's brain, Alzheimer's remains one of medicine's greatest challenges as it robs ever more people of their memory and independence.

17 September 2012

Almaty physicians won professional competition in Lithuania Almaty doctors had to provide first aid to a newborn child left in a call-box, to reanimate a passenger in public transport and to deliver a baby to prove their professional excellence.

17 September 2012

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US lawmakers question China organ transplants US lawmakers called Wednesday for pressure on China to stop the use of organs from executed inmates, as experts charged that transplants had become a business that may target prisoners of conscience.

13 September 2012

Africa, South Asia lag in boost to global child health The global mortality rate for young children has been nearly halved in the past two decades, but Africa and South Asia have not kept pace.

13 September 2012

Ground Zero cancer victims to get compensation About 50 types of cancer have been added to the list of diseases eligible for coverage in a compensation program for people who became sick after the World Trade Center collapse on September 11, 2001.

11 September 2012

Dengue fever: Vaccine trial raises a muted cheer A prototype vaccine for dengue notched up the best success yet against the disease but failed to protect against all its viral strains.

11 September 2012

One million people commit suicide each year: WHO One million people die by their own hand each year, accounting for more deaths than wars and murders put together, the World Health Organisation said Friday, calling for urgent action to address the problem.

08 September 2012

Third person dies from Yosemite park virus A third victim has died from a rare rodent-borne virus contracted in Yosemite National Park, out of eight cases now confirmed with the disease.

08 September 2012

US cases of West Nile virus soaring: CDC Infections and fatalities from West Nile virus have risen to new record levels in the United States in the first week of September.

06 September 2012

Heart attacks: longer resuscitation boosts survival chances Adding a few minutes to attempts to resuscitate patients who suffer a heart attack in hospital can significantly boost their chances of survival.

05 September 2012

Kazakhstan doctors in search for stem cells donors Doctors of the National Medical Holding held a flashmob in Astana to bring more attention to donorship in Kazakhstan.

02 September 2012

German thalidomide firm 'very sorry', 50 years on The German firm that made thalidomide has issued its first apology in 50 years to the thousands born disabled as a result of the drug's use, drawing stinging criticism from advocates for some survivors.

01 September 2012