News about Medicine

Obama warns stopping Ebola 'will not be easy' Barack Obama told West Africans that Ebola could be beaten but cautioned that it would not be easy to stem the spread of the deadly disease.

03 September 2014 11:41

Only 20% of infants with heart diseases get help in Kazakhstan Only 20 percent of infants with heart diseases receive medical aid in Kazakhstan.

31 August 2014 02:29

Kazakhstan makes first brain tumor surgery National Center for Neurosurgery in Astana has successfully remove a brain tumor located close to motor cortex - the first such surgery in Kazakhstan.

28 August 2014 16:57

Ebola zone countries isolated as airlines stop flights The three nations at the centre of the west African Ebola outbreak were left isolated as more airlines suspended flights to the crisis zone.

28 August 2014 10:29

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 14:33

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 12:34

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 12:49

Over 2000 people need new organs in Kazakhstan Over 2 thousand people require organ transplantation in Kazakhstan.

18 August 2014 20:28

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 15:05

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 14:15

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 10:34

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 11:20

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 16:49

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 11:59

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 13:22

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 19:53

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 14:17

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 13:14