Since Raul Castro assumed leadership of Cuba permanently in February 2008 due to his brother Fidel's failing health there have been some slow but noticeable changes taking place in the communist country.
The latest in the reforms came recently with Castro announcing that Cubans can build their own homes with their own money. As reported by Mercopress, the demand of Cuba's 11 million citizens for housing has been grossly outweighing the supply.

Two new studies recently released by reproductive health providers and reported by the New York Times have highlighted the growing trend in Latino communities of young women using over the counter prescription medicine to induce abortions.