Health
Jamaican parliament clears way for marijuana reforms
Jamaica\'s parliament cleared the way for decriminalizing marijuana by approving amendments to its Dangerous Drugs Act late Tuesday night.Jamaica passes act decriminalizing small amounts of pot
Jamaican lawmakers on Tuesday night passed an act to decriminalize small amounts of pot and establish a licensing agency to regulate a ...Eating peanuts early could prevent allergy in infants
With peanut allergies on the rise worldwide, a study found that contrary to previous advice, feeding foods containing peanuts to babies before ...British aid worker shot dead in South Sudan
A British aid worker in war-torn South Sudan was shot dead late Tuesday in the capital Juba, the government said.Scientist considered father of birth control pill dies
Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died.Senegal opens Guinea border as Ebola recedes
Senegal reopened its land border with Guinea on Monday, pointing to the "significant efforts" of its neighbour in fighting an Ebola outbreak ...Ebola returns to Europe with first case diagnosed in Britain
A healthcare worker recently back from Sierra Leone was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday by doctors in Scotland\'s largest city, ...Sierra Leone to search for Ebola cases in capital
Sierra Leone is planning a house-to-house search for hidden Ebola cases in the capital and surrounding areas, which currently account ...Quarantined Ebola nurse goes outside; police watch
A nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa vowed on Wednesday to end her voluntary quarantine, even going so ...U.S. nurse quarantined over Ebola criticizes her treatment
Illinois joined New York and New Jersey in imposing mandatory quarantines for people arriving with a risk of having contracted ...