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Kazakhstan joins global combat against infectious deseases
Kazakh 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.
15 October 2014
Ebola might reach Kazakhstan in near future
The deadly virus might reach Kazakhstan in the near future both by air and ground transport.
14 October 2014
Ebola toll passes 4,000 as fears grow worldwide
The death toll from Ebola has passed 4,000, the World Health Organization said.
11 October 2014
No wings, but maybe $10: Red Bull settles false ad suit
A can of Red Bull won't give you wings, but those who bought the energy drink and were disappointed could end up with a few extra bucks.
10 October 2014
Gorbachev hospitalised, 'determined to fight for life'
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, 83, has been hospitalised but is determined to fight for his life.
10 October 2014
First kidney transplantation in Kyzylorda
For the firs time, a kidney transplantation has been conducted in Kyzylorda.
09 October 2014
France to go for plain cigarette packets in 2016
France will introduce plain cigarette packaging in 2016, Health Minister Marisol Touraine said.
08 October 2014
Obama: chances of US Ebola outbreak 'extraordinarily low'
Barack Obama said the chances of a US Ebola outbreak were "extraordinarily low" but vowed to press world leaders to step up the global fight against the epidemic.
07 October 2014
Birth rate goes 25% up in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has had an increase in birth rate and decease in mortality rate.
06 October 2014
US doctor cleared of Ebola virus
US health officials said that a doctor who returned to a hospital after being treated for the Ebola virus did not have a new case of the infectious disease.
06 October 2014
Survivors bring shocking realism to Ebola treatment boot camp
Trainers are using survivors of the Ebola virus to give frighteningly realistic courses to medical staff fighting the disease in Liberia.
05 October 2014
Ebola casts heavy shadow over Sierra Leone's Eid celebrations
Don't pray too close to each other, observe strict hygiene rules and don't shake the imam's hand. For Muslims in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, this was an Eid festival.
05 October 2014
US readies 4,000 troops for Ebola mission
The US military expects to increase the number of troops deployed to Liberia to fight the Ebola outbreak to nearly 4,000.
04 October 2014
'Vaccinated' mosquitos released in Rio to combat dengue
Thousand mosquitos immunized against dengue fever have been released in Brazil as part of an innovative attempt to curb the spread of the tropical sickness.
03 October 2014
'We are either bad at treating or bad at diagnosing' - state oncological aid in Kazakhstan
Oncologist Nasrulla Shanazarov reported on the state of oncological help in Kazakhstan at the recent International Oncological Symposium.
03 October 2014
New UN Ebola chief vows swift response to crisis
The new head of the UN Ebola response team vowed to take swift action on the crisis.
01 October 2014
Deaf baby boy hears for first time
A 7-week-old baby boy named Lachlan diagnosed with hearing loss at birth has heard his parents’ voice for the first time using hearing aids.
30 September 2014
Kazakh doctors support methodone therapy inspite opposition
Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is back on the agenda in Kazakhstan.
30 September 2014
Beds scarce, staff scarcer, in Liberia's overrun Ebola wards
What the families idling at the gate of this Ebola centre in Monrovia lack is news of the fate of their sick loved ones inside.
29 September 2014
Swiss voters reject shift to state-run health insurance
Swiss voters rejected a plan to ditch the country's all-private health insurance system and create a state-run scheme, exit polls showed.
29 September 2014