Saudi death from SARS-like virus: WHO A SARS-like virus that has struck in Britain and the Middle East has claimed a new victim in Saudi Arabia, bringing the global toll from the mystery illness to nine.
What have we learnt from SARS? A decade ago, a highly contagious and deadly new illness sent people worldwide scrambling to cancel flights and holidays as schools closed and sales of surgical masks spiked.
State to pay for exterminated sick cows in north KazakhstanThe state agreed with KazAgroFinance on reimbursement of costs to the Kazakhstan farms, including the expenses for food and care, as well as the salaries of the farms' employees.
Professional diseases growing in KazakhstanThe level of professional diseases remains high in mining, coal and chemical industries; construction sector remains the leader by the number of injuries: Kazakhstan Minister.
11 February 2013
Gunmen kill 10 in attacks on Nigeria polio clinics Gunmen killed at least 10 people in horrifying attacks on two Nigerian polio clinics on Friday that dealt a new blow to the campaign to wipe out the disease.
09 February 2013
Alzheimer's cases to triple by 2050: study Alzheimer's disease cases in the US will nearly triple in the next 40 years, according to new projections Wednesday that suggest there will be nearly 14 million sufferers by 2050.
08 February 2013
Third world is swamped with fake TB drugs: study Africa, India and other developing countries are awash in fake or sub-standard drugs for tuberculosis, fuelling the rise of treatment-resistant strains of TB.