2012-01-25 Health Risks in a Crowd: Not What You May Think
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Picture a huge public gathering — a sea of people like the hajj to Mecca or an appearance by the pope. Think…
2012-01-18 Want to Lose Weight? Try Counting Calories
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How many calories we eat appears more important than what we eat when we eat too much. That was the finding of…
2012-01-11 AIDS Study Called 2011 ‘Breakthrough’
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The journal Science chose an AIDS study as the twenty-eleven “Breakthrough of the Year.” The study found that antiretroviral drugs can greatly…
2012-01-04 In US, an Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Officials in the United States say deadly abuse of painkillers and other prescription drugs has reached epidemic levels. More than thirty-six thousand…
2011-12-28 Laying the Roots for Healthy Teeth in Young Children
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Bad teeth can be painful — and worse. They can even be deadly. Infections of the gums and teeth can release bacteria…
2011-12-21 Progress in Fighting Snakebite Deaths
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers are finding new ways to save snakebite victims. Experts discussed the latest findings during a recent meeting of the American Society…
2011-12-14 Looking at the ‘Dark Side’ of Creativity
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Not all cheaters are creative. But apparently enough creative people cheat to interest researchers like Francesca Gino. Professor Gino is a behavioral…
2011-12-07 The Long Search for a Malaria Vaccine
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Malaria control efforts currently depend on things like chemically treated bed nets and spraying against mosquitoes. But scientists keep trying to find…
2011-11-30 Spray Shows Promise in Malaria Study in Benin
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Malaria is caused by a parasite spread through the bite of infected mosquitoes. The World Health Organization, in its latest estimate, says…
2011-11-23 Study Links Smoking to Millions of TB Deaths
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization recently reported that the number of cases of tuberculosis has been falling since two thousand six. Also, fewer…
2011-11-16 Tobacco Companies Challenge Efforts in US, Australia
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tobacco companies are fighting efforts in the United States and Australia to make their products less appealing. In Washington, a federal judge…
2011-11-09 Ear Care: Keeping Ears Clean
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…
2011-11-02 The World at 7 Billion, and Growing
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The United Nations estimates that the world reached seven billion people on Monday. No one can be sure. The United States Census…
2011-10-26 Knowing Women’s Risk of Heart Disease
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Heart disease is the world’s leading cause of death. Yet most cases can be prevented. Doctors say reducing deaths from heart disease…
2011-10-19 Fukushima Children Tested for Thyroid Cancer Risk
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This week, Japanese doctors began examining three hundred sixty thousand children in Fukushima Prefecture. The goal is to learn the extent to…