The global burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is increasing for the ageing population. The disease is characterized by progressive joint inflammation and tissue destruction. One of the key players in the pathogenesis of ...

Background The increase in the prevalence of mental disorders in young adults requires more attention on improving mental health and mental health literacy (MHL). Although majority of previous studies focused on recognition ...

Antibiotic resistance is a huge public health issue and it is continuing to increase. It is estimated that by year 2050 it will cost 100 trillion USD and will kill 10 million people each year. Kazakhstan is among the highest ...

The objective of this study was to determine potential risk factors associated with child malnutrition status. It investigates key predictors of nutrition status such as age, gender, region of origin, nationality, wealth, ...

In recent years there was a sharp proliferation of hookah cafes in Kazakhstan. International fashion, originally coming from the Middle East and through other Central Asian states in the south of Kazakhstan very quickly ...

Cross-infection is a significant issue in dental care provision. Everyone: patients, seeking care and dentists, providing that care are at risk of contracting infections. Nowadays, infectious diseases pose a serious problem ...

There is accumulated evidence about the increased level of stress and depression among medical students, which may negatively affect their academic performance, health status, and, possibly may eventually compromise future ...

Celiac disease represents a problem to Kazakhstani population not only because of its growing prevalence in children, clinical manifestations and possible health complications. Another issue celiac disease poses to society ...

Women who had ever assaulted sexually encounter mental health sequelae and are in a greater risk of developing variety of diagnoses, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and others. Mental health consequences closely ...

BCa is one of the frequent types of cancer among women in the world. In Kazakhstan BCa accounts for 21.4% of all cancer cases. Early detection and prevention are important, because it is easier to treat cancer at earlier ...