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Mexico president has gallbladder removed, due back at work Monday

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto had his gallbladder removed on Friday morning but is recovering well and is due to return to work on Monday, his office said in a statement. “Post-operational developments have been very favorable,” the Mexican presidency said, adding that the 48-year-old Pena Nieto had left the operating room about an hour after the operation. (Reporting by Mexico City Newsroom)

Online tools can help manage pain

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with chronic pain may be able to use online tools to manage their symptoms, lessening the need for frequent doctor visits, an Australian study suggests. Researchers tested a series of web-based pain management tutorials on a group of adults who had been suffering symptoms for more than six months. Regardless of how much contact the patients had with clinicians, they all experienced significant

Consumers unclear about risks or benefits of e-cigarettes

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – While some smokers consider electronic cigarettes a potential aid in quitting, some people who have already quit see them as a temptation to resume a habit they fought hard to ditch, a small study suggests. Researchers in Scotland interviewed 64 smokers and found little consensus about the potential benefits and harms of e-cigarettes, which may reflect division in the medical community on the appropriateness

'Adventure camp' offers playtime for grownups

Tickets started at 126 pounds ($198) for weekend camping, entertainment and more than 80 adventure activities to choose from. “We’ve just wanted to do more exciting, awesome adventure stuff but not sacrificing the coolness of going to a music festival and having a massive party at the end of the night.” “We kind of figured that kids get to do adventures all of the time,” added co-founder Julia Lowe, 30.

Zimbabwe teen pregnancies fuel demand for illegal abortions

By Marko Phiri BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The death of a 15-year-old Zimbabwean schoolgirl during an apparent botched abortion this month has spurred calls for stronger efforts to prevent teenage pregnancies and unsafe terminations. Health campaigners in Zimbabwe say the girl’s death in a Bulawayo township highlights the inadequate sexual and antenatal health care available to teenagers, whose parents are reluctant to accept they are sexually active. School

Islamic State suicide bomber kills more than 10 in Kuwait mosque

By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up in a packed Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait city during Friday prayers, killing more than ten people, the governor of Kuwait City and a witness said. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on social media and said it had targeted a “temple of the rejectionists” — a term it generally