2008-09-24 New Findings Add to Health Concerns About a Chemical in Plastics
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Bisphenol A is a chemical widely used to make hard, polycarbonate plastic.…
2008-09-17 New Findings on Children and Mental Illness
This the VOA Special English Health Report. People who are schizophrenic sometimes hear voices or see things that are not…
2008-09-10 Teenagers and Pregnancy
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. More than seven hundred thousand teenagers a year get pregnant in the…
2008-09-03 Understanding Down Syndrome
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Deep inside each cell in our body is all the genetic information…
2008-08-27 Brain Aneurysms: Rare but Usually Deadly If They Burst
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We often hear the term brain aneurysm. Joe Biden had two of…
2008-08-20 Study Shows Limits in Helping Children Deal With Conflict | Alcohol Abuse and U.S. Troops Back From War
This the VOA Special English Health Report. The Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, has published its yearly…
2008-08-13 When a Stroke Is Silent
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A stroke is a loss of blood flow in the brain. There…
2008-08-06 Got Milk? Why Not Bank It?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Money, jewels and important documents may not be the only valuables placed…
2008-07-30 How the Heart Works
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We talked last week about the life of famed heart doctor Michael…
2008-07-23 Dr. Michael DeBakey’s Long and Productive Life
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Michael DeBakey performed more than sixty thousand operations during his long career…
2008-07-16 Among Vitamins, D Seems Short for ‘Does a Lot’
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Vitamin D helps bones and muscles grow strong and healthy. Low levels…
2008-07-09 Hand Washing by Birth Attendants, Mothers Saves Lives
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study in rural Nepal shows the value of washing hands…
2008-07-02 Safety Checklist Aims to Reduce Mistakes in Surgery
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Doctors around the world now perform more than two hundred thirty million…
2008-06-25 Cancer Stem Cells Capture Attention of Scientists
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some experts predict that doctors will someday use stem cells to treat…
2008-06-18 Ear Care: Do-It-Yourself Wax Removal
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people’s ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be…