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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
2011-10-12 Does a Birth Control Method Raise HIV Risk?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization has called a meeting to discuss if there…
2011-10-05 Indonesia Clinic Seeks to Save Patients, Forests
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A clinic in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, works to support the health of…
2011-09-28 Medical Spies Keep Watch on Leaders
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Not all spies target military, political or economic intelligence. Some gather medical…
2011-09-21 Biology May Keep New Fathers Close to Home
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A few months ago, government researchers released the latest American Time Use…
2011-09-14 Simple Steps Can Save Millions of Newborn Lives
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The latest estimate is that more than three million babies die each…
2011-09-07 Gut Bacteria: We Are What We Eat
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The human digestive system is full of bacteria — mostly good bacteria.…
2011-09-02 Trying a New Way to Stop Dengue
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Dengue fever feels like a severe case of the flu, including pain…