6 dead in Quebec Legionnaire's disease outbreak
Legionnaire's disease, which hit Quebec in mid-July, has infected 65 people and killed six, health authorities of the French-speaking Canadian province said.
Syphilis scare prompts call to halt US porn shoots
Reports of several cases of syphilis among porn actors in California has prompted a trade group to call for a temporary halt to shooting in the lucrative US adult film industry.
Ghana president dies after illness, successor sworn in
Ghana President John Atta Mills died suddenly Tuesday, hours after being taken ill and months before he was to seek re-election in a country seen as a bastion of democracy in west Africa.
N. Korea army chief removed from all posts
North Korea's army chief has been relieved of all his posts due to illness, state media said Monday, in a surprise development that removes one of new leader Kim Jong-Un's inner circle.
WHO finds virus link to Cambodia mystery disease
Health experts working to identify an illness that has killed dozens of children in Cambodia found a link to a virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease.
Eight sick with Legionnaires' Disease at Spanish hotel
Eight people, including three Belgians, have come down with Legionnaires' disease in a hotel on Spain's Mediterranean coast that was closed after an earlier outbreak killed three Britons this year.
50 000 Kazakhstan citizens suffer strokes annually
Over 49 thousand people in Kazakhstan suffer a stroke annually.
WHO declared Kazakhstan malaria-free
The World Health Organization has declared Kazakhstan malaria-free.
Almost 1300 children had heart surgeries in 2011 in Kazakhstan
Almost 1300 children underwent cardiac surgeries in 2011 in Kazakhstan.
AIDS rate dropped 10% in Kazakhstan in 2011
AIDS rate dropped almost by 10% in Kazakhstan in 2011.
Russia asked Kazakhstan to tighten control over US meat quality
Such measures are related to discovery of E.ColiO157:H7 collibacillus in ground beef from Kansas, USA.
Flu epidemy expected in Kazakhstan in December
Kazakhstan expects to be hit by a surge of ARVI diseases in October and flu epidemy in December.
