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Saudi MERS death toll rises to 63
Saudi health authorities said Saturday a young man had died from the MERS coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the respiratory disease in the worst-hit country to 63.
15 March 2014
Syria foreign minister has heart op in Beirut
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, who led the regime's negotiating team at failed peace talks this year, underwent a successful heart operation in neighbouring Lebanon on Friday, Syrian television reported.
15 March 2014
What is the cause of sleep syndrome in Kalachi?
A team of finest ecologists, virologists and toxicologists arrived to the Kalachi village of Akmola Oblast to determine the cause of the mysterious sleep syndrome that has affected more than 30 villagers.
15 March 2014
Sleep syndrome: countermeasures and new patients
While the Ministry of Healthcare is taking measures concerning the sleep syndrome, there are more cases reported.
12 March 2014
Blood test can predict Alzheimer's
Researchers in the United States say they have developed a prototype blood test that can tell with 90-percent accuracy whether a healthy person will develop Alzheimer's disease within three years.
10 March 2014
Video games offer hope for autistic children
The game over, a beaming Sawyer and Michael, both 10, cheer and give each other a high-five.
07 March 2014
Semey residents suffer from smoking boiler house
Residents of one of the regions of Semey city are stifled with smoke issuing from a boiler house.
06 March 2014
Smoking in France, losing its puff?
It was banned in restaurants and al fresco eating became all the rage. It was banned in offices, and business started getting done in huddles on the sidewalk.
05 March 2014
High-calorie diet may slow Lou Gehrig's disease
A diet rich in calories and carbohydrates may slow progression of the lethal, degenerative Lou Gehrig's disease.
03 March 2014
Michelle Obama to call for nutrition label changes
First Lady Michelle Obama plans to announce a series of proposed changes to food labels Thursday, aiming to make healthy choices easier for consumers in a country where obesity is rampant.
27 February 2014
Over 2,000 workers injured in factory accidents every year in Kazakhstan
Occupational morbidity rate is growing in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Kazakhstan.
25 February 2014
Late detection of cancer in Kazakhstan leads to more surgeries
Untimely detection of cancer is a problem in Kazakhstan.
25 February 2014
Malaria: High risk focused in 10 African countries
Gains in fighting malaria in sub-Saharan Africa have left the highest risk for the disease concentrated in 10 countries.
20 February 2014
Medicine goes mobile with smartphone apps, devices
Thanks to smartphones, email, video games and photo sharing are available at the touch of a finger.
19 February 2014
Social contact, regular exercise key to living longer
Social contact and regular exercise are key to aging well and living a longer life, according to newly presented research.
18 February 2014
China to provide more baby safe havens
China will provide safe havens for parents to abandon unwanted children across most of the country, despite debate on whether they could see more babies dumped.
17 February 2014
Athens mayoral candidate says he is HIV positive
One of Greece's best-known proponents of gay rights, who is running for mayor of Athens, on Sunday said he is HIV positive in a taboo-breaking move.
17 February 2014
Quitting smoking makes you happier, says study
Moderate or heavy smokers who quit tobacco get a boost in mental wellbeing that, for people who are anxious or stressed, is equivalent to taking anti-depressants.
14 February 2014
Kitty litter parasite infects Arctic beluga whales
A parasite that is found in cats and can cause brain disease, blindness and miscarriage in people has been found for the first time in Arctic beluga whales.
14 February 2014
India to celebrate 'victory over polio'
Indian leaders are set later Tuesday to celebrate the eradication of polio, marking one of the country's biggest public health success stories which was once thought impossible to achieve.
11 February 2014