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After states legalized medical marijuana, traffic deaths fell

By Ronnie Cohen (Reuters Health) - Legalization of medical marijuana is not linked with increased traffic fatalities, a new study finds. In some states, in fact, the number of people killed in traffic accidents dropped after

Weight loss surgery tied to lasting digestive issues

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - A common weight loss surgery is associated with long-term gastrointestinal problems and food intolerance, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data on 249 extremely obese patients who had what’s known as

Gay rights groups brave abuse, violence to fight HIV in Cameroon

By Anne Mireille Nzouankeu YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting in a circle with several other young men in a charity's offices in Cameroon's capital, Fleur listens intently to the speaker talk about gay sex before slowly

Few young men are unable to report last partner’s contraceptive use

By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – Most young men say they know whether their last sexual partner used birth control and what kind it was, according to a recent U.S. study. The results provide valuable data for

Few young men are unable to report last partner’s contraceptive use

By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – Most young men say they know whether their last sexual partner used birth control and what kind it was, according to a recent U.S. study. The results provide valuable data for

FDA OKs first treatment for rare genetic disorder

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first treatment for children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle weakness that's the most ...

Actress Carrie Fisher suffers ‘cardiac episode’ on flight: L.A. Times

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Carrie Fisher suffered a "cardiac episode" on Friday during an airline flight from London to Los Angeles and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition after landing,

Sweden needs more immigrants to counter ageing population: employment agency

By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden needs more immigrants not fewer to sustain its cradle-to-grave welfare system and care for an ageing population, a senior official at the state employment service told Reuters in an

Sales executive pleads guilty in fatal meningitis outbreak

BOSTON (AP) — Two men facing multiple murder charges stemming from a national meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people will be tried separately, a federal judge has ruled.

Israel considers treating Aleppo refugees in its hospitals

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was looking into the possibility of bringing wounded refugees from the Syrian city of Aleppo to Israeli hospitals for treatment. Many wounded in Syria's civil war have been