When it comes to exercise, how much is too much?
Running more than four miles a day could be dangerous to your health, according to a study out that examined how much exercise is too much.
3D tissue lets US scientists study brain injury
US scientists described new advances in making 3D brain-like tissue that allows real-time research on brain trauma, disease and recovery.
Ebola sparks states of emergency across west Africa
States of emergency were in effect across overwhelmed west African nations Friday with the death toll from the Ebola epidemic nearing 1,000.
Peace Corps withdraws from W. Africa over Ebola fears
The US Peace Corps announced it was pulling hundreds of volunteers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone due to growing concerns over the spread of the deadly Ebola epidemic raging in West Africa.
Meningitis hits another city in Kazakhstan
78 more people have been registered with meningitis in Kazakhstan.
New treatment helps children with ICP walk in Kazakhstan
A recreational therapist from Pavlodar Alexander Myakota invented exercising equipment to treat infantile cerebral palsy (ICP).
Suspected meningitis knocks down 160 in Astana
Suspected meningitis forced more than a hundred people into hospital beds in Astana.
Every second Kazakhstani relies on self-treatment: Ministry of Health
Every second Kazakhstani takes medicine without doctor’s prescription.
Paracetamol no better than placebo in low-back pain: study
Paracetamol, the first-choice lower-back pain killer, worked no better than dummy drugs administered in a trial of more than 1,600 people suffering from the condition, researchers said
Only one place to swim in Astana
Department of Consumer Protection of Astana has conluded that people can swim only in one place in the Ishim (Yesil) River.
Geneticists find 100+ DNA pointers for schizophrenia
A massive gene trawl has linked over 100 DNA coding mutations to schizophrenia, yielding critical clues about what causes the illness and possibly how to treat it, scientists said
Encephalitis kills 60 in eastern India in fortnight
An outbreak of encephalitis has killed 60 people in two weeks in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, a top health official has said, calling the situation "alarming'.
Deal reached over US gynecologist who secretly taped patients
The health care affiliate of a top US medical school is to pay $190 million to patients of a gynecologist who secretly photographed and videotaped them, lawyers said.
US warns against 'pure caffeine' after teen dies
US regulators on Friday warned against ingesting pure powdered caffeine, which is being sold in bulk over the Internet and is known to have killed at least one teenager.
German surgeon conducts master class in Almaty
Professor Werner Haberbosch, head of the cardiology department at SRH Zentralklinikum clinic in the German city of Suhl came to Almaty to conduct master classes for his colleagues from Kazakhstan.
HIV scare after Australian health worker diagnosed with virus
Australian authorities were urging 399 people in eastern Victoria state to have an HIV test after a health care worker was diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS.
Child's development card introduced in Kazakhstan by UNICEF and Ministry of Health
Kazakhstani Ministry of Health in cooperation with UNICEF introduced an individual child development card.
US govt lab reveals series of dangerous mix-ups
The United States' top public health agency revealed Friday a series of alarming incidents in which dangerous biological agents including anthrax, influenza and botulism were mishandled over the past decade.
WHO urges all gay men to use preventive drugs
The World Health Organization urged all men who have gay sex to take antiretroviral drugs, warning that HIV infections are rising among homosexual men in many parts of the world.
New York is 23rd US state to allow medical marijuana
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed a bill making New York the 23rd US state to legalize marijuana for medical use, in a growing momentum.