2006-09-06 Gene Therapy Used to Treat Cancer | Stem Cell Study Leads to Criticism, Questions
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study demonstrates what researchers say is the first successful use…
2006-08-30 Scientists Develop Stem Cells Without Loss of Embryos
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say they have found a way to produce stem cells from…
2006-08-23 Working to Prevent AIDS — and Lacking Enough Health Workers for the Job
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The sixteenth International AIDS Conference ended Friday in Toronto, Canada. All week…
2006-08-09 Indonesia Passes Vietnam as Nation With Most Bird Flu Deaths
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Indonesia passed Vietnam this week as the country with the highest confirmed…
2006-08-16 At AIDS Conference, More Efforts Urged to Empower Women
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Prevention is a central issue being discussed at the sixteenth International AIDS…
2006-08-02 Study in Ferrets Shows H5N1 Virus Does Not Spread Easily
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In recent days there have been two seemingly hopeful pieces of news…
2006-07-26 A One-Pill Answer to Treating H.I.V.
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The first treatment for H.I.V. in the form of one pill taken…
2006-07-12 Explaining the Placebo Effect
I’m Katherine Cole with the VOA Special English Health Report. Studies of new drugs traditionally involve at least two groups…
2006-07-05 Health: Looking for Skin Cancer
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of…
2006-06-28 Scientists Say Anger Disorder ‘Much More Common’ Than Believed
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Lots of people get angry in traffic. But some people…
2006-06-21 Pregnant Women Warned About a Kind of Blood Pressure Medicine
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Some of the most commonly used medicines for high blood…
2006-06-14 Growing Replacement Organs From Patients’ Own Cells
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Around the world, there is a shortage of replacement…
2006-06-07 Taking Care With Medicines
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Recently VOA’s reporters have explored some of the issues facing…
2006-05-31 Cervical Cancer Vaccine Moves Toward U.S. Approval
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Health Report. A vaccine to protect against cervical cancer has moved toward…
2006-05-24 F.D.A. Approves New Artificial Knee Implants for Women
I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English HEALTH REPORT. Women who have problems with artificial knee implants may get…