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Idris Elba joins fight against Ebola Actor Idris Elba joined the United Nations campaign to ramp up the response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa.

26 September 2014 15:01

Alarming tendencies and suicidal behaviour among Kazakhstani teens: UNICEF Youth Health Development A committee on social and cultural development discussed results of their suicide survey among teenagers in Kazakhstan.

26 September 2014 13:28

Sierra Leone quarantines more than one million people Sierra Leone has ordered the quarantine "with immediate effect" of three districts and 12 tribal chiefdoms -- affecting more than one million people.

25 September 2014 14:58

Doctors say Nepal PM free of cancer: minister Doctors have given a clean bill of health to Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, following successful radiotherapy for lung cancer.

24 September 2014 15:24

Boost in quest for TB breath test A simple breath test may one day show whether someone has a strain of tuberculosis that will respond to a frontline antibiotic, or a drug-resistant type.

24 September 2014 12:14

Pet animals become victims of Ebola scare in Ivory Coast People in Ivory Coast like to keep wild animals as pets but are now rethinking the custom with the deadly Ebola virus sweeping neighbouring countries.

20 September 2014 13:20

Ebola screening for Nigeria's Mecca-bound pilgrims With some 76,000 Nigerian Muslims expected at the hajj in Saudi Arabia, organisation was always going to be a major logistical undertaking.

19 September 2014 12:04

Cradle hell of a year-old in Kazakhstan What happened to this little boy has shocked Kazakhstan. Motives behind people's actions can be puzzling and at times disturbing.

18 September 2014 01:53

Infertility in Kazakhstani men a nationwide health problem Men's health in Kazakhstan requires a more comprehensive approach with infertility on the rise.

15 September 2014 19:06

Ebola toll hits 2,400 as Cuba pledges medics The worst-ever Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,400 people, as Cuba pledged the largest foreign medical team.

13 September 2014 13:10

Swedish DJ Avicii calls off shows due to health Acclaimed Swedish DJ Avicii called off all his remaining shows for health reasons after undergoing surgery earlier this year.

09 September 2014 15:13

Cosplay cycling in Almaty A cosplay cycling parade took place in Almaty.

09 September 2014 14:25

Liberia's Ebola disposal teams preserve life after death Heavily pregnant when she died, Fatimah Jakemah is lifted unceremoniously by experts in biohazard suits and zipped into a body bag.

08 September 2014 14:59

Apple supplier in China accused of abuses A Chinese factory that supplies Apple with parts has been operating with violations of basic standards for health, safety and environmental protection.

05 September 2014 14:57

Google bio firm in $1.5 bn alliance against aging ills Google backed life sciences firm Calico and bio-pharmaceutical titan AbbVie announced an alliance to find ways to battle age-related diseases.

04 September 2014 13:59

Joan Rivers out of New York intensive care: daughter Joan Rivers rushed to a New York hospital last week, has been moved out of intensive care, her daughter said Wednesday.

04 September 2014 12:54

US pharmacy giant CVS ends tobacco sales CVS announced that it had stopped selling tobacco products and was changing its name to reflect a greater focus on health.

04 September 2014 11:53

Kazakhstani invents device to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases Damel Mektepbayeva, junior researcher at Nazarbayev University, has developed a device that rapidly diagnoses sexually transmitted diseases.

04 September 2014 00:44

Ashya King's parents freed from jail in Spain The British parents arrested for taking their ill son Ashya King from hospital looked forward to being reunited with him after being freed from jail.

03 September 2014 14:12

Gene clues to glaucoma risk Scientists said they had identified six genetic variants linked to glaucoma, a discovery that should help earlier diagnosis and better treatment.

01 September 2014 12:19

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