Eight sick with Legionnaires' Disease at Spanish hotel
Eight people, including three Belgians, have come down with Legionnaires' disease in a hotel on Spain's Mediterranean coast that was closed after an earlier outbreak killed three Britons this year.
Methadone linked to 30 percent of painkiller overdoses
The prescription drug methadone is linked to over 30 percent of painkiller overdose deaths, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention Tuesday.
Study shows spanking boosts odds of mental illness
People who were hit or spanked as children face higher odds of mental ailments as adults, including mood and anxiety disorders and problems with alcohol and drug abuse.
More than 80 people develop cancer in Kazakhstan daily
More than 30 thousand people develop different types of cancer in Kazakhstan annually. This makes more than 80 people a day.
Every third woman over 50 years old has breast cancer condition in Astana
1209 patients out of 4000 women who underwent medical examination suffer precancerous lesion or breast cancer in Astana.
New heart surgery method introduced in Kazakhstan
Italian experts performed a master-class on transcatheter implantation of heart valves.
Kazakhstan deputy failed to save any money with energy-saving light bulbs
I used them in my apartment for a whole year. I put them in all rooms, but I haven't registered any saving: Majilis deputy Maira Aissina.
Sex reassignment surgery costs around $3000 in Kazakhstan
According to Dzharbussynov Scientific Center of Urinology, 12 people (8 men and 4 women) have applied to the Center for such surgery in 20 years.
860 people applied for aid after tick bites in South Kazakhstan oblast
860 people applied for aid after having been bitten by ticks in South Kazakhstan oblast, Otyrar channel reports.
PHOTO: Kazakhstan gets its first ambulance bus
The first ambulance bus was presented in the National Center of Medical Aviation and Emergency Ambulance.
Construction of 100 hospitals to complete in 2017
The program of construction of 100 hospitals will be completed in 2017: Healthcare Minister.
Almaty Road Police learns to render medical aid to injured in road traffic accidents
Almaty Road policemen will learn to render basic medical aid to persons injured in road traffic accidents.
Kazakhstan lacks sperm donors
It will be impossible to find a healthy sperm donor in Kazakhstan in 20 years, if the current ecological situation doesn't improve.
Every 5th Kazakh drinks alcohol regularly
Almost 20 percent of Kazakhstani people regularly drink much alcohol.
German journalists asked Nazarbayev about his health
German journalists asked Nursultan Nazarbayev about his health.
3 pregnant women diagnosed with H1N1 in Kazakhstan
Three cases of H1N1 swine flu have been confirmed in South Kazakhstan.
Chronic fatigue scourges Kazakhstan
Medicin Britain talk about new epidemic – the epidemic of chronic fatigue. How many exactly in Kazakhstan suffer from this illness – no one researched, but such problem does exist.
Over 3 thousand drug addicted children registered in Kazakhstan
49,984 people are registered as drug addicts including 4,595 women and 3,071 children.
Birth rate increased and mortality went down in Kazakhstan
The 15th meeting of the National Health Protection Coordination Council covered prevention of chronic non-contagious diseases.
Kazakhstan to have Orthodox women clinics
The key difference of the Orthodox women clinics from regular once is impossibility to schedule an abortion unless the pregnancy poses a threat to the mother’s life.