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ADHD study flags pre-natal use of antidepressants
Children born to women who took antidepressants during pregnancy are statistically likelier to develop the mental disorder called ADHD.
26 August 2014
India doctors remove foetus left inside mother for 36 years
Doctors in India have removed the foetus that had been inside a woman for 36 years in what is believed to be the world's longest ectopic pregnancy.
26 August 2014
Air France staff refuse to fly to Ebola-hit nations
Some Air France flight crews are refusing to board planes bound for Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria over fears of the Ebola outbreak.
20 August 2014
Over 2000 people need new organs in Kazakhstan
Over 2 thousand people require organ transplantation in Kazakhstan.
18 August 2014
Gaza death toll rises above 2,000: health ministry
The death toll in the war-torn Gaza Strip rose above 2,000, the health ministry said as more people injured in over a month of fighting.
18 August 2014
Kazakhstan and Canada agree on peaceful use of nuclear power
Kazakhstan and Canada have exchanged documents on peaceful use of nuclear power.
17 August 2014
Chikungunya test vaccine shows promise: makers
A candidate vaccine against the joint disease chikungunya showed promise by provoking an immune response in human trials.
15 August 2014
Older people should get high dose flu shot: study
Older people are likely to benefit from a high-dose flu vaccine to ward off the seasonal malaise.
14 August 2014
2 applicants per university scholarship in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Education
For the upcoming 2014-2015 school year, there are a little over 2 applicants per a scholarship.
07 August 2014
New breast cancer gene mutation found to raise risk
A newly discovered gene mutation raises a woman's risk of breast cancer and may be considered the third such inherited gene
07 August 2014
Aspirin reduces risk from some cancers, says study
Daily, long-term doses of aspirin can slash the risk of cancer of the digestive tract.
06 August 2014
Teen infected with CCHF in South Kazakhstan
A teen from South Kazakhstan oblast has been diagnosed with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF).
05 August 2014
Chief doctor denies Astana meningitis outbreak
Chief sanitary doctor of Kazakhstan's capital Zhandarbek Bekshin has denied that there is a meningitis outbreak in Astana.
01 August 2014
New treatment helps children with ICP walk in Kazakhstan
A recreational therapist from Pavlodar Alexander Myakota invented exercising equipment to treat infantile cerebral palsy (ICP).
01 August 2014
Suspected meningitis knocks down 160 in Astana
Suspected meningitis forced more than a hundred people into hospital beds in Astana.
30 July 2014
Every second Kazakhstani relies on self-treatment: Ministry of Health
Every second Kazakhstani takes medicine without doctor’s prescription.
28 July 2014
Deal reached over US gynecologist who secretly taped patients
The health care affiliate of a top US medical school is to pay $190 million to patients of a gynecologist who secretly photographed and videotaped them, lawyers said.
22 July 2014
German surgeon conducts master class in Almaty
Professor Werner Haberbosch, head of the cardiology department at SRH Zentralklinikum clinic in the German city of Suhl came to Almaty to conduct master classes for his colleagues from Kazakhstan.
20 July 2014
New York is 23rd US state to allow medical marijuana
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed a bill making New York the 23rd US state to legalize marijuana for medical use, in a growing momentum.
08 July 2014
Daddy' gift: triplets born in Astana
Triplets were born at the Center of Motherhood and Childhood in Astana.
27 June 2014