2012-08-22 Tobacco Forces Still Strong
This is the VOA Special English HEALTH REPORT. This month, the Australian High Court ruled in support of a law that bars tobacco companies from putting their logos or colors…
2012-08-15 With Physical Activity, No Need to Be an Olympian
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Watching the Olympics probably made some people feel a little guilty about not exercising. The truth is, if physical inactivity were a…
2012-08-08 Designing an Alternative to Antibiotics
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In nineteen twenty-eight a British scientist made a “chance observation.” He noticed that some mold had grown in bacteria in a culture…
2012-08-01 Uganda Fights Another Ebola Outbreak
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Uganda’s latest outbreak of Ebola virus is the fourth in recent years. About two hundred people died in the biggest outbreak, in…
2012-07-25 What Parents Can Do to Help Prevent Dating Abuse
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Today we take another look at teaching young people how to build healthy relationships. Last week we told you about a new…
2012-07-18 Starting Younger to Prevent Dating Abuse
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Programs that teach young people how to avoid abusive relationships are generally for high school or college age. But new programs are…
2012-07-11 How a 1959 Discovery Saves Premature Babies Today
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We told you last week about a study which found that more than ten percent of all babies worldwide are born too…
2012-07-04 The Global Problem of Preterm Births
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Premature or preterm births are defined as live births before a woman completes thirty-seven weeks of pregnancy. A new study found that…
2012-06-27 Delay Pregnancy After a Miscarriage?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A miscarriage is the natural loss of a baby before the twentieth week of pregnancy. Experts say many pregnancies end before a…
2012-06-20 For Smokers, Never Too Late to Quit; Diesel and Cancer
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. There is new medical evidence for the expression “better late than never.” Researchers have found that smokers reduce their risk of dying…
2012-06-13 Worries Grow About Treating Gonorrhea
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Each year an estimated one hundred six million people get infected with gonorrhea. This sexually transmitted disease is getting harder and harder…
2012-06-06 Rethinking ‘Good’ Cholesterol; PSA Test Debate
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A study has raised questions about a widely held belief involving cholesterol. The belief is that high levels of so-called good cholesterol…
2012-05-23 A Campaign Against Alzheimer’s Disease
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last week, the United States government announced a major education and research campaign against Alzheimer’s disease. The brain-wasting disease has no cure.…
2012-05-30 What Is the Relationship Between Age and Happiness?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Are people less happy or more happy the older they get? If you answered more happy, then you were right, based on…
2012-05-16 US Considers Approving Drug to Prevent HIV
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Studies show that a drug called Truvada can prevent HIV infections. The pill is taken once a day. Studies showed it was…