2007-07-18 Egypt Moves to Halt Female Genital Cutting
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Egypt has fully banned the tradition that some call female circumcision and…
2007-07-11 The ABCs of Allergies
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. An allergy is an unusually strong reaction to a substance. Many things…
2007-07-04 New Rules for International Health Emergencies Take Effect
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last month, new International Health Regulations went into effect. The new rules…
2007-06-27 Staying Healthy by Washing Your Hands
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Hand washing is a powerful way to prevent the spread of disease.…
2007-06-20 Experts List Warning Signs of Ovarian Cancer
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Ovarian cancer is known as a “silent killer” because it is usually…
2007-06-13 Stent Failure: How Much of the Problem Is Caused by Doctors?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Today we have the second half of a report about some concerns…
2007-06-06 Unapproved Uses of Drug-Treated Heart Stents Questioned
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A coronary stent is a small tube that is used to treat…
2007-05-30 Multivitamins Urged for All Pregnant Women in Developing Countries
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A recent study in Tanzania found that when pregnant women took vitamins…
2007-05-23 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…
2007-05-16 Fewer US Women Getting Mammograms
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Research is often a slow, maddening search for answers where each new…
2007-05-09 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…
2007-05-02 Discovery Could Ease Blood Shortages in Hospitals
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists may have found a way to reduce shortages of type O…
2007-04-25 Breast Cancer in US Stayed Down in ’04 for Second Year
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last year, researchers reported that breast cancer rates in the United States…
2007-04-18 Vaccines: How They Work (and How Caterpillars Could Help)
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Most vaccines are designed with the same goal in mind. That is,…
2007-04-11 Looking for Weight-Loss Answers
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose…