2009-05-13 Alcohol, the ‘Asian Flush’ and the Risk of Cancer
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A question from Taiwan: Chung Li wants to know why his face…
2009-05-06 US Eases H1N1 Flu Policy for Schools
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. More than twenty countries have found cases of the new H1N1 influenza…
2009-04-29 United States and Mexico Battle Swine Flu
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Swine flu is a respiratory sickness caused by an influenza virus that…
2009-04-22 The Global Snakebite Initiative Is Working to Improve Treatment for Victims
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. More than four million people around the world are bitten by snakes…
2009-04-15 Happy Thoughts for Future = More Time to Live It?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Here is a good reason to be hopeful about the future: it…
2009-04-08 A Combination Pill Lowers Blood Pressure and Bad Cholesterol
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Studies have shown that the fewer medicines a person has to take…
2009-04-01 Male Circumcision Reduces Chances of Human Papillomavirus
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Male circumcision is the cutting off of a small amount of skin…
2009-03-25 New Test Could Speed Tuberculosis Results
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tuberculosis killed one million three hundred thousand people around the world in…
2009-03-18 Study Links Hot Weather to Migraine Headaches
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A migraine headache can cause disabling pain. People may not feel back…
2009-03-11 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…
2009-03-04 Scientists Take Step in Search of ‘Universal’ Flu Vaccine
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Evidence is increasing that common influenza viruses are becoming resistant to the…
2009-02-25 A Handful of Findings About Finger Length
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Is there meaning in the length of a finger? An eighteen ninety-three…
2009-02-18 Young Peoples’ Risky Behavior on Social Network Sites
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say more than half of young people who use MySpace often…
2009-02-11 Teens, Television, and Depression
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more…
2009-02-04 Something a Bone Will Never Say: Give Me a Break
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The medical term for a broken bone is a fracture. But there…