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S. Korean MERS cases rise to 122 South Korea reported 14 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), including the first pregnant woman infected by the potentially deadly virus.

11 June 2015

Park postpones US trip as S. Korea MERS death toll hits nine South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has postponed a planned trip to the United States amid growing public alarm at the MERS outbreak which has now claimed nine lives.

10 June 2015

S. Korea reports 7th MERS death, vows to end crisis South Korea Tuesday reported its seventh death from MERS as the government -- concerned about the economic impact -- said it hoped to end the crisis this week.

09 June 2015

S. Korea reports sixth MERS death, surge in infections South Korea recorded its sixth death and biggest single day jump in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infections.

08 June 2015

US grandma, 92, sets record for oldest woman marathoner A 92-year-old US grandmother has become the oldest woman to finish a marathon, when she crossed the finish line of a San Diego 26-miler.

01 June 2015

Kerry cuts short Europe trip after breaking leg in bike crash US Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a cycling accident in France and will fly back to the United States for treatment, cutting short a European trip.

01 June 2015

New study backs risk estimate for contraceptive pills The broadest study of its kind on Wednesday backed estimates that newer kinds of contraceptive pills carry a higher risk of dangerous blood clots.

27 May 2015

Overweight in teens boosts middle age bowel cancer risk Teenagers who are very overweight may run double the risk of developing colorectal cancer when they reach middle age.

26 May 2015

WHO chief announces shake-up of organisation after Ebola shock The World Health Organization will dramatically reform its emergency response operations this year, after the UN agency faced blistering criticism for its slow Ebola response.

19 May 2015

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Jimmy Carter cuts Guyana trip short after falling ill Former US President Jimmy Carter cancelled plans to observe general elections in the South American country of Guyana after falling ill.

11 May 2015

Beijing raises cigarette tax to deter smoking China will more than double the tax on tobacco to 11 percent, as authorities try to deter smoking in the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco.

08 May 2015

Possible causes of negative reactions to measles vaccination Chief Kazakh Sanitary Doctor and Vice-Minister of Health and Social Development declare preliminary causes of the negative reactions to the measles vaccination conducted in February.

29 April 2015

Obesity in pregnancy puts child at diabetes risk: study Women who are obese while pregnant may put their offspring at risk of childhood diabetes, a condition that requires lifelong insulin therapy.

28 April 2015

Man freezes in Kazakhstan mall A strange incident involving a man who froze in a shopping mall has occured in Kazakhstan.

28 April 2015

Success of IVF in Kazakhstan: 10 thousandth baby born The Ten thousandth child has been born via in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in Kazakhstan.

22 April 2015

E-cigarette use triples in US teens Some two million US high school students tried e-cigarettes last year, a rate that tripled in just one year, US health authorities said.

17 April 2015

Immune system link to Alzheimer's disease: US study The immune system may play a part in Alzheimer's disease, US researchers have discovered.

15 April 2015

EU moves closer to counting calories in alcoholic drinks Health conscious tipplers may be closer to finding out just how many calories they are imbibing as consumer advocates push for EU nutritional labelling on alcoholic drinks.

13 April 2015

Britain's Ashya King case caused 'impossible position': doctor The case of Ashya King, whose parents removed him from a British hospital, put the health service in an "impossible position", one of his doctors has said.

10 April 2015