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'Abortion pill' common but dangerous
Women, desperate to terminate their pregnancies, are abusing a well-known ulcer medication to induce abortions, but in the process, are endangering their reproductive health. "I understand that women are using Cytotec to effect abortions without the...
Body piercing concerns officials
Multiple body piercing is causing concern among health sector officials in Jamaica, who say there is a high risk of damaging blood vessels and contracting deadly diseases such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B. They are also concerned about the techniques and.
Community Web for Kingston
The Go-Local project being undertaken by The Gleaner Company in conjunction with The Jamaica National Building Society and Sangster's Book Stores will launch the first in the series of its community Web sites on Tuesday of this week. First to go live is..
Suicide suspected in two deaths
The police suspect suicide to be the cause of the deaths of one man who died in the Kingston Public Hospital on Thursday, and another who was found hanging from a tree in Manchester. Dead are Dwight Brown, 22-year-old, labourer of Sandy River, Bull head.
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