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Risk calculator boosts odds of finding lung cancer A new software tool may help doctors eliminate mistakes when judging whether a spot that turns up on a smoker's lung scan is cancerous or not.
06 September 2013
Petropavlovsk resident got first bio-hand in Kazakhstan The resident of Presnovka village Saker Ospanov lost his right hand in a car accident three years ago and received his new hand at the expense of the local budget.
06 September 2013
Mexico City mulls legal marijuana 'clubs' The Mexico City council is considering the legalization of cannabis plants and the creation of private marijuana smoking "clubs" as it mulls controversial legislation to liberalize consumption.
05 September 2013
Experimental drug 'cures' hepatitis C in small trials An experimental drug combination cured 70 percent of patients with hepatitis C in early trials, offering hope of a simpler remedy for the chronic liver disease.
28 August 2013
One million cockroaches flee China farm: report At least one million cockroaches have escaped a farm in China where they were being bred for use in traditional medicine.
26 August 2013
Insecticide-treated bed nets prevent tropical disease: study Bed nets treated with insecticide are a simple and economical way to eradicate filariasis, a mosquito-born tropical disease that threatens 1.4 billion people worldwide.
22 August 2013
South Korean surgeon to offer free consultations in Almaty A famous surgeon from South Korea will come to Almaty for experience exchange.
16 August 2013
MSF pulls out of Somalia after 'extreme attacks' Medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders closed all its operations in war-torn Somalia on Wednesday, warning of growing insecurity, after 22 years of working in the Horn of Africa troublespot.
15 August 2013
Kazakhstan mulls creating donorship consent registrar Kazakhstan Healthcare Ministry is working on a common registrar of donors, recipients and persons awaiting transplantation.
13 August 2013
2 thousand Kazakhstan citizens require transplantation Kazakhstan is experiencing a deficit of donor organs same as most countries around the world as well: Ministry.
12 August 2013
Chinese herb remedy extract linked to cancer: study A plant extract used in Chinese herbal remedies for arthritis, gout and inflammation has been directly linked to cancer and causes a surprising number of genetic mutations.
08 August 2013
Kazakhstan Healthcare Ministry will not expand methadone program 273 patients are taking part in the opioid substitution therapy (OST) program in Kazakhstan.
07 August 2013
Almaty scientist can diagnose cancer in 10 minutes Doctor of Chemistry Diyas Myrzakozha from Almaty has developed a principally new method of highly accurate early diagnostics of cancer.
29 July 2013
Bananas, pain killers do trick for world's oldest man A US drug company said Friday it was considering a banana-flavored version of its pain reliever after the world's oldest man attributed his longevity to the fruit and the drug.
28 July 2013
Japan govt approves stem cell clinical trials Japan's government on Friday gave its seal of approval to the world's first clinical trials using stem cells harvested from a patient's own body.
20 July 2013
US approves first brain wave test for ADHD US regulators on Monday approved the first brain wave test for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, saying it may improve the accuracy of diagnoses by medical experts.
17 July 2013
American surgeons giving master classes in Astana American and Kazakhstan surgeons will be exchanging experience in cancer treatment for several days in Astana.
16 July 2013
100 doctors transplant organs from one donor to 4 patients in Kazakhstan Transplantation to four patients from one donor was made in Syzganov National Scientific Surgery Center in Almaty for the first time in Kazakhstan.
12 July 2013
Cambodia's Khmer healers get schooled in ancient art A lizard dipped in wine may not seem like an obvious asthma remedy, but as Cambodian traditional healers strive to turn their ancient wisdom into a professional industry.
10 July 2013
Kazakhstan allocates 600 quotas for IVF in 2013 600 quotas for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) were allocated for 350 thousand infertile families in Kazakhstan in 2013.
25 June 2013
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