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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

Pfizer to invest in clinical tests in Kazakhstan The pharmaceutical giant will invest in development of clinical test centers in Kazakhstan.

14 June 2013

Quebec moves to allow assisted suicide The government of Canada's mostly French-speaking Quebec province on Wednesday unveiled legislation allowing terminally ill patients to kill themselves with a doctor's help.

14 June 2013

Salvadoran's case used to legalize abortion: Church El Salvador's Catholic Church accused activists Sunday of using the case of a woman who delivered a baby with cerebral malformation to "open the door" to legalized abortion.

10 June 2013

US panel wants diabetes drug restrictions eased Independent experts urged US regulators Thursday to reduce restrictions on GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes drug Avandia, banned in Europe over heart attack risk concerns.

07 June 2013

US girl needing lung put on transplant list A US judge ordered Wednesday that a dying 10-year-old be transferred to an adult waiting list for a lung transplant, said a lawmaker who has been lobbying for the girl.

06 June 2013

High doses of common pain drugs can cause heart attack: study High doses of some commonly used pain drugs like ibuprofen can increase heart attacks, strokes and related deaths by about a third.

31 May 2013

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