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Dengue fever kills 48, infects over 10,700 people in Myanmar

Dengue fever kills 48, infects over 10,700 people in Myanmar

YANGON. KAZINFORM Forty eight people died and 10,757 others were infected by Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) across Myanmar in the past seven months, according to a release from the Public Health Department under the Ministry of Health and Sports on Wednesday.

16.08.2019 17:09

FDA approves new drug for deadly tuberculosis

FDA approves new drug for deadly tuberculosis

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Wednesday a new drug for the treatment of a deadly type of treatment-resistant tuberculosis, one of the world's leading infectious causes of death.

15.08.2019 15:16

Low blood sugar may keep some cancers at bay: study

Low blood sugar may keep some cancers at bay: study

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM An international team of biologists suggested that having diet low in sugar might keep certain cancers in check.

14.08.2019 15:28

New trauma drug slows biological time to extend patient life: Aussie research

New trauma drug slows biological time to extend patient life: Aussie research

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM A new trauma drug under development in Australia could increase the survival time of people suffering from internal injuries by as much as three days, compared with 20 hours, said James Cook University (JCU) on Thursday.

13.08.2019 12:22

Moderate exercise can decrease physical markers of Alzheimer's: study

Moderate exercise can decrease physical markers of Alzheimer's: study

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM A new study showed that regular exercise can help prevent the development of physical signs of Alzheimer's among those who are at risk of the disease.

12.08.2019 10:10

Kazakhstan to unveil new neurorehabilitation centre

Kazakhstan to unveil new neurorehabilitation centre

KARAGANDA. KAZINFORM Luch (The Ray) neurorehabilitation centre plans to open its another affiliate in Karaganda.

07.08.2019 16:29

New anticancer drugs provide new hope for Chinese patients

New anticancer drugs provide new hope for Chinese patients

BEIJING. KAZINFORM Six new medicines for the treatment of malignant tumors have been approved to enter the Chinese market in the past two years, offering more choices for patients, according to the Department of Major Science and Technology Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

07.08.2019 13:06

Sesame allergy more common than previously recognized: study

Sesame allergy more common than previously recognized: study

CHICAGO. KAZINFORM Sesame allergy affects more than 1 million children and adults in the United States, more than previously known, according to a study of Northwestern Medicine.

03.08.2019 12:11

Breastfeeding saves 800,000 lives each year: WHO

Breastfeeding saves 800,000 lives each year: WHO

ANKARA. KAZINFORM Increasing breastfeeding to near-universal levels could save more than 800,000 lives every year, said the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) in a statement.

03.08.2019 10:46

Progress made in the development of hyperthyroidism vaccine

Progress made in the development of hyperthyroidism vaccine

BEIJING. KAZINFORM The rhesus hyperthyroid model successfully proved the hyperthyroidism vaccine is effective, which laid a solid foundation for the research of hyperthyroidism vaccines as well as the prevention of hyperthyroidism.

01.08.2019 11:30

Aussie study finds trees overhead better for health than grass underfoot

Aussie study finds trees overhead better for health than grass underfoot

NUR-SULTAN - SYDNEY - City-dwellers are more likely to report lower psychological distress and better general health when they are exposed to tree canopy in their daily life than low-lying plants or grassy fields, according to Australian research linking the benefits of living near green space, Xinhua has learned.

28.07.2019 11:32

New national cancer research center to be built in Nur-Sultan in 2021

New national cancer research center to be built in Nur-Sultan in 2021

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Prime Minister Askar Mamin has visited today the site of the National Cancer Research Center in Nur-Sultan, which is being built on the instructions of the First President of Kazakhstan – Yelbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazinform cites the Premier’s press office.

27.07.2019 14:53

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Children under 2 should have "zero screen time": Aussie health experts

NUR-SULTAN - SYDNEY - The average time that children under two are spending on electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablets is getting out of control, according to new research by Australian health experts, Xinhua has learned.

24.07.2019 20:38

U.S. donates early TB detection modules to Kazakhstan

U.S. donates early TB detection modules to Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan handed over 50 new GeneXpert early tuberculosis detection machines to the Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare, Kazinform correspondent reports.

24.07.2019 12:18

WHO/Europe studies find baby foods are high in sugar and inappropriately marketed for babies

WHO/Europe studies find baby foods are high in sugar and inappropriately marketed for babies

BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM Two new studies from WHO/Europe show that a high proportion of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants under the age of 6 months, and that many of those foods contain inappropriately high levels of sugar.

16.07.2019 13:32

Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare, BMJ ink memorandum of cooperation

Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare, BMJ ink memorandum of cooperation

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - This week the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and the Ministry of Healthcare of Kazakhstan signed Memorandum on Cooperation on implementation of ‘Сlinical decision support' training initiative, Kazinform has learnt from the official Facebook account of the British Embassy in Nur-Sultan.

12.07.2019 09:25

Jerzy Starak on new initiatives of Polpharma in Kazakhstan

Jerzy Starak on new initiatives of Polpharma in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Chairman of Polpharma SA Supervisory Board Jerzy Starak focused on the company's new initiatives for Kazakhstan.

04.07.2019 17:02

Scientists find new «Achilles' Heel» of cancer

Scientists find new «Achilles' Heel» of cancer

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM Scientists have discovered a new weakness of cancer, which forces tumor cells to over-stress and self-destruct.Cancer tumors are groups of abnormal cells that form lumps or growths.

03.07.2019 14:20

Third-hand smoke can damage one's respiratory system: study

Third-hand smoke can damage one's respiratory system: study

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The hazards of second-hand smoke are well-known. Now, scientists found even third-hand smoke could do harm to one's respiratory health by changing gene expressions, Xinhua has learned.

30.06.2019 13:21

MIT scientists identify tumor glue that enables new cancer therapy

MIT scientists identify tumor glue that enables new cancer therapy

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) identified a molecule that can glue a cell-killing chemical to cancerous tissue, showing potential to play a part in developing a low-toxicity cancer therapy.

27.06.2019 14:35

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