2010-03-17 Snacking Adds to Weight Issue for Children in US
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a…
2010-03-10 Almost 5 Million Lives Saved Through AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Treatment
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was created in…
2010-03-03 The Argument Over Salt and Health
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last month we reported about a study that showed eating even a…
2010-02-24 Vaccine-Autism Study Is Withdrawn
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The Lancet, a leading British medical journal, has withdrawn a study that…
2010-02-17 Treating an Abnormal Heartbeat
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A condition called atrial fibrillation produces an abnormal heartbeat. People feel their…
2010-02-10 Needle Injuries to Medical Students Often Go Unreported
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. For medical students, real experience begins not in a classroom but at…
2010-01-27 Less Salt Can Mean More Life
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Even a small reduction in salt in the diet can be a…
2010-01-20 Study Adds to Understanding of Language and the Brain
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study of the brain is helping scientists better understand how…
2010-01-13 Health: Now, an Update on Those New Year’s Resolutions
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. People who stop smoking often replace cigarettes with food. A new study…
2010-01-06 How Loneliness Can Infect Social Networks
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Loneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems. Now, a…
2009-12-30 Slow and Gentle Are Best in Treating Hypothermia
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We talked last week about ways to avoid cold-weather injuries. Today we…
2009-12-16 Study Finds Treatment Cured Sickle Cell in 9 Adults
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last week, researchers in the United States reported curing nine adults with…
2009-12-09 ‘Gelotophobia’ Is No Laughing Matter
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Shy people often avoid situations that force close contact with other people.…
2009-12-02 Experts Say as AIDS Epidemic Changes, So Should Prevention Efforts
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tuesday was World AIDS Day, and the latest report on the epidemic…