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US meningitis cases climb to 205 as outbreak worsens
Fungal meningitis tied to a contaminated steroid has affected 205 people in a worsening outbreak of the infection that has killed 15 people in the United States.
16 October 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
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
US sees record spike in West Nile virus cases
The US is experiencing the worst outbreak of West Nile virus since the mosquito-borne disease was first detected in 1999, health officials said Wednesday.
25 August 2012
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.
24 August 2012
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.
23 August 2012
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.
25 July 2012
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.
16 July 2012
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.
09 July 2012
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.
05 July 2012
50 000 Kazakhstan citizens suffer strokes annually
Over 49 thousand people in Kazakhstan suffer a stroke annually.
03 May 2012
WHO declared Kazakhstan malaria-free
The World Health Organization has declared Kazakhstan malaria-free.
29 March 2012
Almost 1300 children had heart surgeries in 2011 in Kazakhstan
Almost 1300 children underwent cardiac surgeries in 2011 in Kazakhstan.
21 February 2012
AIDS rate dropped 10% in Kazakhstan in 2011
AIDS rate dropped almost by 10% in Kazakhstan in 2011.
13 January 2012
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.
30 September 2011
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.
28 September 2011
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