2008-08-27 Brain Aneurysms: Rare but Usually Deadly If They Burst
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We often hear the term brain aneurysm. Joe Biden had two of them twenty years ago. Doctors saved his life. Now the…
2008-08-20 Study Shows Limits in Helping Children Deal With Conflict | Alcohol Abuse and U.S. Troops Back From War
This the VOA Special English Health Report. The Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, has published its yearly issue on violence and human rights. One report is on…
2008-08-13 When a Stroke Is Silent
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A stroke is a loss of blood flow in the brain. There are two kinds of stroke. One is an ischemic stroke.…
2008-08-06 Got Milk? Why Not Bank It?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Money, jewels and important documents may not be the only valuables placed in banks these days. Some mothers are making deposits, or…
2008-07-30 How the Heart Works
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We talked last week about the life of famed heart doctor Michael DeBakey. He died this month at age ninety-nine. Today, we…
2008-07-23 Dr. Michael DeBakey’s Long and Productive Life
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Michael DeBakey performed more than sixty thousand operations during his long career as a heart surgeon. His patients included American presidents John…
2008-07-16 Among Vitamins, D Seems Short for ‘Does a Lot’
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Vitamin D helps bones and muscles grow strong and healthy. Low levels of vitamin D can lead to problems such as rickets,…
2008-07-09 Hand Washing by Birth Attendants, Mothers Saves Lives
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study in rural Nepal shows the value of washing hands with soap and water in preparation for childbirth. Researchers found…
2008-07-02 Safety Checklist Aims to Reduce Mistakes in Surgery
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Doctors around the world now perform more than two hundred thirty million major operations every year. The World Health Organization says preventable…
2008-06-25 Cancer Stem Cells Capture Attention of Scientists
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some experts predict that doctors will someday use stem cells to treat many different diseases. Yet so far there has been less…
2008-06-18 Ear Care: Do-It-Yourself Wax Removal
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people’s ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important…
2008-06-11 Scientists Link Gene Changes to Longer Lives
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists continue to search for genetic answers to why some people live a long time. One study has now examined more than…
2008-06-04 More People Get HIV Drugs, but Even More Get Infected
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A United Nations report says almost three million people in developing countries are now receiving drugs for H.I.V. This is an increase…
2008-05-28 Brain Cancer Like Kennedy’s Is Difficult to Treat
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last week doctors in Massachusetts announced that Senator Ted Kennedy has brain cancer. The news came after he suffered a seizure. Doctors…
2008-05-21 WHO Chief Says World Faces Three Growing Threats
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A yearly meeting of all the member countries in the World Health Organization is this week in Geneva, Switzerland. Delegates from the…