2005-06-29 W.H.O. Seeks Worldwide Campaign Against Cancer
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization has established an international committee of…
2005-06-22 Swedish Study Finds That Placebos Can Help Calm Emotions
This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. “Placebo” is a Latin word. It means “I shall…
2005-06-15 Number of Americans Living with H.I.V. Estimated Above 1 Million
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. There are new estimates of the number of Americans with…
2005-06-01 Study Says Breast-Cancer Treatments Increase Survival Rates
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. More than one million new cases of breast cancer are…
2005-05-25 Study Suggests Laughter Is Good for the Heart
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Have you heard the old saying that laughter is the…
2005-05-18 Study: Sunshine and Vitamin D May Improve Lung Cancer Survival
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Too much sun can cause skin cancer. Too much vitamin…
2005-05-11 More Distance on the Road to Ending Polio
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. In most of the world, the campaign to stop polio…
2005-05-04 A Look Behind the Disease: Meningitis
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Meningitis is an infection of the fluid that surrounds the…
2005-04-20 Laboratories Destroy Deadly Flu Virus Shipped by Mistake
Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Health officials are investigating how several thousand laboratories worldwide received a…
2005-04-13 Vaccine Shows Promise Against a Big Killer of Babies in the Developing World
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Children under the age of two and old people are…
2005-04-06 World Health Day Recognizes the Health of Mothers and Children
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Thursday, April seventh, is World Health Day. The World Health…
2005-03-30 Prostate Cancer: What It Is and How Doctors Treat It
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. A listener in Vietnam recently asked what causes prostate cancer…
2005-03-23 World Tuberculosis Day, 2005
Thursday is World Tuberculosis Day. It is recognized on March twenty-fourth each year to raise awareness about the international health…
2005-03-16 Aspirin Found to Help Men and Women Differently
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. A lot of older people take low-strength aspirin on the…