Morocco Using Warships to Block Abortion Vessel, Group Says

About 90 women die from illegal abortions in the country every year, says gynecologist

2012-10-04

Brad Lendon CNN

(CNN) -- The government of Morocco has closed the port of Smir and is blocking the harbor with warships to prevent the entry of a Dutch "abortion ship" to the Islamic country, the organization running the ship said Thursday. Read the complete article

Video: New York Program Allowing Teens to Get Plan B Pill Draws Critics, Defenders

Health department: 7,000 girls 17 or younger get pregnant, mostly unplanned, in NYC annually

2012-09-25

Kiran Khalid and Greg Botelho CNN

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A 15-year-old girl goes to the clinic in her New York high school -- perhaps confused, perhaps unprepared, perhaps scared that she may become pregnant. Read the complete article

2012 Hottest Year on Record, Federal Agency Says

The nation as a whole is averaging 4 degrees Fahrenheit above average for the year

2012-09-18

Brad Lendon CNN

(CNN) -- The first eight months of 2012 were the hottest ever recorded in the continental United States and the summer period of June, July and August was the third hottest ever, the National Climatic Data Center reported Monday. Read the complete article

Cancer Now No. 1 Killer of U.S. Hispanics

Hispanics are the fastest growing demographic group in the United States

2012-09-17

Dr. Otis Brawley Special to CNN

(CNN) -- Cancer has surpassed heart disease to become the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the United States, according to an American Cancer Society report released Monday. Read the complete article

Officials: Tainted Sugar Sold in Dominican Grocery Stores

The sugar that has been on the market since July is ‘not suitable for domestic consumption’

2012-09-17

CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- Dominican authorities have warned consumers not to eat a brand of sugar imported from Brazil after tests found that it was tainted. Read the complete article

Five Damaging Myths About Addiction

Myths have actually made it harder for addicts to seek treatment and to return to a normal life

2012-09-15

Adi Jaffe Special to CNN

(CNN) -- Do drugs really "fry" your brain? Once an addict, always an addict? Is there such a thing as an "addiction gene"? Read the complete article

Healthy Food: Good Food on a Tight Budget

low-income

2012-09-05

written by The Environmental Working Group, a not-for-profit organization that protect shuman health and the environment; in collaboration with Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters that teaches families at risk of hunger how to get more food for their money and better nourishment from those foods.
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Do Vocational Programs Help Young Adults With Autism?

‘Startlingly little’ info on how to help those with autism perform best at work, says author

2012-09-01

Miriam Falco CNN Medical Managing Editor

(CNN) -- Google "vocational interventions for young adults with autism" and you'll get more than 200,000 results. But a new study finds there's little science to backup the efficacy of current methods used to help young adults with these neurodevelopmental disorders segue into the workforce. Read the complete article

Cholera Outbreak Over, Cuban Government Says

Disease had infected 417 people and killed three

2012-08-28

Patrick Oppmann CNN

HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuba's government declared Tuesday that health workers had eradicated a cholera outbreak that infected 417 people and killed three, according to a statement from the country's Health Ministry. Read the complete article

Study: Common Pesticide Seems to Harm Boys’ Brains More Than Girls

In boys, exposure to chlorpyrifos in womb linked to lower scores on short-term memory tests

2012-08-26

Brett Israel Environmental Health News

NEW YORK --A widely used pesticide – banned in homes but still commonly used on farms – appears to harm boys’ developing brains more than girls’, according to a new study of children in New York City. Read the complete article