2006-12-20 Strongest Evidence Yet That Circumcision Lowers Men’s HIV Risk
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. AIDS researchers had important news last week. Two studies in Africa confirmed…
2006-12-13 Childhood Bed-Wetting: Some Advice for Parents
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We continue the first in a new series of reports from time…
2006-12-06 Dealing With Children’s Bed-Wetting
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many parents wish children were born with directions. Raising children is a…
2006-11-29 Waltzing Pumps Up Heart Patients
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Dancing is good exercise. Now a study shows it can improve the…
2006-11-22 Study Links Red Meat to Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Exercise and keeping a healthy weight are two things that doctors say…
2006-11-15 In Study on Overweight Mice, Chemical Reduces Effects of Obesity
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Resveratrol is a compound found naturally in foods including grape skins, wine…
2006-11-08 Study Links Brain Abnormalities to Sudden Death in Babies
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists say they have strong evidence that a biological problem could explain…
2006-11-01 When Fear Takes Control of the Mind
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A panic attack is a sudden feeling of terror. Usually it does…
2006-10-25 Cancer Drugs Save Children’s Lives But Come With Risks
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Doctors say very few children survived cancer before the nineteen seventies. Improved…
2006-10-18 Concussions Are Serious Head Injuries for Children and Adults
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Doctors say the head injury called a concussion is more serious for…
2006-10-11 British Health Researchers Surprised by Their Findings on Schizophrenia Medicine
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say newer drugs used to treat the brain disorder schizophrenia are…
2006-10-04 Recognizing Medical Emergencies
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Medical emergencies are not always easy to recognize. Yet any delay in…
2006-09-27 New Studies Aim to Expand Knowledge of Autism
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists are trying to better understand autism. The National Institute of Mental…
2006-09-20 W.H.O. Calls for Indoor Use of DDT to Control Malaria
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization now supports the use of DDT in homes…
2006-09-13 Thousands of Workers at Ground Zero Still Suffer Lung Problems
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many of the workers who served at the World Trade Center after…