2005-12-07 Heart Attacks: Simpler Rules for CPR Announced
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, can save the life of a heart attack victim. When the heart is in cardiac arrest,…
2005-11-30 Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Sleep apnea is a common disorder. Experts say it affects about eighteen million Americans. People with sleep apnea stop breathing…
2005-11-23 Cases of ‘Katrina Cough’ Reported in Cities Hit by Storm
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Recovery efforts continue in the southern American states hit by Hurricane Katrina in August. But health officials are investigating reports…
2005-11-16 Measles Campaign Reduces Deaths in African Children
I’m Jim Tedder with the VOA Special English Health Report. An international group says cases of measles in Africa have dropped by sixty percent since nineteen ninety-nine. The group is…
2005-11-09 AIDS Drugs in a Gel May Help Protect Women From H.I.V.
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Two major drug companies have agreed to work with a non-profit group to develop new products to protect women from…
2005-11-02 United Nations Launches Children’s AIDS Campaign
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. The United Nations has launched a campaign to get countries to do more for children affected by H.I.V. and AIDS.…
2005-10-26 Studies Support Wider Use of a Drug for Some Breast Cancers
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Three studies show that a drug used to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer after it has spread also…
2005-10-19 U.S. Drug Agency Urged to Approve Inhaled Insulin for Diabetics
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. There may be an easier way for many people with diabetes to take insulin to control their blood sugar levels.…
2005-10-12 Nations Are Urged to Do More Against Risk of Avian Flu
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization says avian influenza could become a worldwide threat unless governments act now to stop it. Officials…
2005-10-05 Medical Award Honors Two Scientists Who Found Stem Cells
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Two scientists in Canada have won a major award for their discovery of stem cells. They received the Albert Lasker…
2005-09-27 Starting Young to Build a Healthy Heart
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Health Report. Sunday was World Heart Day. The World Heart Federation and its member groups in more than one hundred countries organized…
2005-09-21 Fetal Skin Cells May Treat Burns
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. A method tested in Switzerland may offer a new way to treat burns. Researchers used skin cells grown from a…
2005-09-14 India, Nepal Fight Outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis
I’m Jim Tedder with the VOA Special English Health Report. Japanese encephalitis is a disease that can cause brain damage and, in some cases, death. But it can also be…
2005-08-31 Drug for Other Diseases May Have Use Against AIDS
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists say they were able to decrease levels of the AIDS virus with a drug designed for other conditions. AIDS…
2005-08-24 Scientists Work on a ‘Smart Bomb’ Against Cancer
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists have developed a new cancer drug. So far, they have tested it in only in laboratory animals. The drug…