2004-07-14 UN Says AIDS Crisis Is Getting Worse
This is Phoebe Zimmerman with the VOA Special English Health Report. The fifteenth International AIDS Conference ends Friday in Bangkok,…
2004-07-07 Rise in Number of Cancer Survivors
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States,…
2004-06-30 Polio Threatens Africa
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Health officials say the spread of polio from Nigeria into ten other…
2004-06-23 Tuberculosis and Women
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tuberculosis kills about two million people a year. The international campaign called…
2004-06-16 Surgeon General Links More Diseases to Smoking
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tobacco is even more dangerous than doctors have known. A new report…
2004-06-09 PSA Levels and Prostate Cancer
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many older men are tested each year for cancer of the prostate…
2004-06-02 Molecule in Soy May Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Foods made from soybeans are increasingly popular, and not just because of…
2004-05-19 Doctors Study Benefits of Severely Reduced Calories
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Calories are a measure of energy in food. A small study has…
2004-05-12 Carotid Stent
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Strokes can take place when fatty material blocks the flow of blood…
2004-05-05 SARS in China
This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. China has been dealing recently with new cases of…
2004-04-28 Studies Show Ginger May Ease Stomach Sickness During Pregnancy
This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. Stomach sickness is common during the first three months…
2004-04-21 Kidney Transplants
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Each year, thousands of people receive organ transplants. The most common of…
2004-04-14 Post Polio Syndrome
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Polio is a disease of the muscles and the nervous system. It…
2004-04-07 Blood Pressure Drugs May Prevent Dry Eye Syndrome
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many people around the world suffer from dry eye syndrome. Lack of…