Cocoa clue to reversing memory lossBioactive ingredients found in cocoa sharply reversed age-related memory decline in a group of volunteers, scientists reported.
New York 'fully prepared' to handle Ebola caseNew York's mayor said America's largest city was fully equipped to handle Ebola as authorities sought to calm fears about the virus spreading.
25 October 2014
Elton John lends star power to US war on AIDSRock star Elton John teamed up with the Obama administration to launch a new $7 million fund to provide access to HIV services in South Africa.
Travel ban may not help prevent Ebola spread: ObamaUS President Barack Obama said that closing US borders to citizens of three West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic would be counter-productive.
17 October 2014
Anthrax case in western KazakhstanA 65-year-old woman from Zhanybek region of West Kazakhstan Oblast has been hospitalised with anthrax.
Kazakhstan joins global combat against infectious deseasesKazakh scientist says that domestic specialists have the potential to develop a vaccine against deadly Ebola virus and are already working on vaccines against other types of deseases.