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09:24 05/02/2015New Ebola cases show first rise in 2015The WHO says Sierra Leone registered 80 of the 124 new cases, Guinea 39 and Liberia the remaining five.
16:24 04/02/2015Wounded Armenian villager being transported to Yerevan85-year-old Levon Andreasyan, resident of Movses village of Armenia’s Tavush province, wounded by Azerbaijani sniper fire, is being transported to Yerevan, a source in the Berd Medical Center told...
14:26 04/02/2015Too much jogging 'as bad as no exercise at all'Too much jogging may be as bad for you as not putting on your running shoes at all, a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says, the BBC reports.
09:35 04/02/2015World Cancer Day is observed todayThe Day is the one singular initiative under which the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic.
17:59 03/02/2015Life on Mars: How the caustic dust, atmospheric pressure, and low gravity may alter the human bodyMars and Earth are often called "sister planets" for their similar sizes and proximity to the Sun, but don’t let this moniker fool you.
15:31 03/02/2015Armenia, Belarus to organize joint healthcare forumA number of issues of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting of Armenian Minister of Health Armen Muradyan and his Belarusian counterpart Vasily Zharko in Minsk, the press service of the...
13:43 02/02/2015Armenian Minister of Health to meet with counterparts from Belarus and LithuaniaArmenian Minister of Health Armen Muradyan traveled to Minsk on an official visit at the invitation of his Belarusian counterpart Vasily Zharko, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Health...
11:26 02/02/2015Liberia's Ebola vaccine trial beginsThe first large-scale trials of an experimental vaccine against Ebola are due to begin in Liberia, the BBC reported.
09:08 31/01/2015Ebola crisis: Liberia delays school re-openingLiberia - alongside with its West African neighbours Sierra Leone and Guinea - has been hardest hit by the outbreak of the deadly virus.
17:03 29/01/2015Armenian Deputy Minister of Health resigns from postBy the decision of Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, Arman Babloyan was relieved of the position of Deputy Minister of Health of Armenia at his own request, the press service of the Armenian...
16:32 29/01/2015Swine flu recorded in France amid influenza outbreakA severe influenza outbreak has started in France, according to the Institute of Public Health, French daily Le Figaro reports, according to Sputnik News.
14:50 29/01/2015Ebola virus mutating, scientists sayScientists tracking the Ebola outbreak in Guinea say the virus has mutated, the BBC reports. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur in France, which first identified the outbreak last March, are...
12:20 29/01/2015Seeing isn't always remembering; it takes conscious effortIn the first episode of the hit “This American Life” podcast “Serial,” which focuses on the investigation of a 1999 murder in Baltimore, host Sarah Koenig says, “It’s really hard to account for your...
19:07 28/01/20155 of the best diets — and why science doesn't completely agreeEating healthy is an ever-evolving concept. The Paleo diet alone — or diets, based on some research — is a stark reminder that our primal ancestors ate very different than most of us today. But does...
18:50 28/01/2015Scientists ask if Ebola immunizes as well as killsA recent sharp drop in new Ebola infections in West Africa is prompting scientists to wonder whether the virus may be silently immunizing some people at the same time as brutally killing their...
15:30 28/01/2015'Smart gene' associated with better aging and cognitive function in one in five peopleOne in five people carry a 'smart gene' variant linked to long lifespan, bigger forebrains and enhanced mental ability, researchers have found.
18:30 27/01/2015Why your coffee really gives you a buzzBrazilian scientists have discovered a protein in coffee that gives people a buzz similar to the pain reliever morphine, the Daily Mail reports.
17:09 27/01/2015Hospital chief: Wounded soldier remains in critical conditionThe health condition of Armenian serviceman Hovhannes Avanesyan, who was wounded in the attack by Azerbaijani special units on January 23, remains critical, Aram Asaturyan, head of the Central...
11:13 26/01/2015Ebola crisis: WHO promises reformsThe World Health Organization (WHO) has set out plans for reform, admitting that it was too slow to respond to the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the BBC reported.
17:10 23/01/2015BirthLink, VivaCell-MTS continue partnership to improve neonatal care in ArmeniaAs part of the VivaCell-MTS and BirthLink joint project, VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian and the Deputy Head of the Institute of Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Arshak Djerdjerian...