Doctors of East Kazakhstan Oblast get new helicopter
An ambulance station in Semey, East Kazakhstan Oblast has received a helicopter on the eve of their professional holiday.
Over 50% of school children diagnosed with nearsightedness in Kazakhstan
According to Kazakhstan Ministry of Health, almost half of the Kazakhstani school kids develop nearsightedness (myopia) during studies.
Obama in 'excellent' health: doctor
US President Barack Obama is in "excellent" health and has given up cigarettes, but still resorts to nicotine gum every now and again, his doctor said.
S.Africa president Zuma discharged from hospital
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma left hospital late Sunday, the day after he was admitted for routine tests following a bout of exhaustion, this office said.
Infected food blamed for British baby's hospital death
A likely contamination of liquid food was on Wednesday blamed for the death in Britain of one baby and the poisoning of 14 more, regulators said.
Immunotherapy is new revolution in cancer fight
Immunotherapy has made great strides against cancers like melanoma that were once believed incurable, though scientists still do not understand why it works well in some cases but not others.
Series of minimally invasive surgeries held by Israeli surgeons in Almaty
Israeli surgeons came of Almaty to make several low-traumatic surgeries using minimally invasive laparoscopy and conduct master classes for local doctors.
After 8,000 cholera deaths, Haiti faces new epidemic
Hard-hit by a cholera epidemic that started in 2010, Haiti now faces a new threat in the expanding chikungunya virus, authorities said
Brazil seizes spoiled food from World Cup hotels
Brazilian health officials have raided hotels that will host visiting World Cup teams, including England and Italy, and confiscated expired food such as shrimp and salmon from their kitchens.
S. Korea hospice fire kills 21, patient detained
A fire swept through a South Korean hospice for elderly, infirm patients early Wednesday, killing 21 people in what police said appeared to be an act of arson by an 81-year-old Alzheimer's sufferer.
Rare Australian conjoined twins die
Australian conjoined twins Hope and Faith, who shared a body and skull but had separate brains and identical faces, have died almost three weeks after they were born in Sydney, medical officials said.
Mexican man, once world's heaviest, dies at 48
A Mexican man who was once the world's heaviest human when he weighed, weighing 597 kilos (1,316 pounds) at one point, has died at the age of 48, medical officials said.
Atyrau besieged by mosquitoes
Population of mosquitoes in and around Atyrau has increased significantly making the mosquito problem more tangible then ever.
China father beat daughter to death for copying
An 11-year-old girl in China was beaten to death by her father for copying a classmate's homework, state-run media said.
Ex-Beatle McCartney cancels Japan tour over illness
Former Beatle Paul McCartney has cancelled his Japan tour due to illness, organisers said Tuesday, days after apologising to fans for missing a pair of weekend concerts.
Study lists dangerous chemicals linked to breast cancer
Certain chemicals that are common in everyday life have been shown to cause breast cancer in lab rats and are likely to do the same in women, US researchers said.
Malaria mosquitoes spotted in Astana
Anopheles claviger, a malaria mosquito species uncommon for Kazakhstan, has been spotted in the wetlands near Astana.
Sudan's Bashir has knee operation
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir underwent a knee operation on Sunday, his press secretary said, amid uncertainty over whether the leader will seek to extend his 25 years in power.
13 new MERS deaths in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has announced 13 more deaths from the MERS coronavirus, as the World Health Organisation prepared for an emergency meeting over worries about the spread of the disease.
Unusual new penguin flu found in Antarctica
A new kind of bird flu has been detected for the first time in Adelie penguins in Antarctica, though the virus does not seem to make them sick, researchers said.