Health Report

2011-10-19 Fukushima Children Tested for Thyroid Cancer Risk

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This week, Japanese doctors began examining three hundred sixty thousand children in…

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2011-10-12 Does a Birth Control Method Raise HIV Risk?

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization has called a meeting to discuss if there…

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2011-10-05 Indonesia Clinic Seeks to Save Patients, Forests

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A clinic in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, works to support the health of…

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2011-09-28 Medical Spies Keep Watch on Leaders

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Not all spies target military, political or economic intelligence. Some gather medical…

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2011-09-21 Biology May Keep New Fathers Close to Home

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A few months ago, government researchers released the latest American Time Use…

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2011-09-14 Simple Steps Can Save Millions of Newborn Lives

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The latest estimate is that more than three million babies die each…

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2011-09-07 Gut Bacteria: We Are What We Eat

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The human digestive system is full of bacteria -- mostly good bacteria.…

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2011-09-02 Trying a New Way to Stop Dengue

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Dengue fever feels like a severe case of the flu, including pain…

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2011-08-24 For Lots of People, Getting Older Means Getting Happier

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news…

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2011-08-17 WHO Urges Ban on Blood Test for Tuberculosis

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization is urging health officials to ban commonly-available blood…

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2011-08-10 Wising Up About Wisdom Teeth

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Wisdom teeth are normally the last teeth to appear. This usually happens…

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2011-08-03 A Study Looks at Environmental Influences on Children

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. One of the largest health studies ever done in the United States…

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2011-07-27 Brains Gain From Physical Activity by Older People

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Increasing evidence suggests that being active can reduce a person's risk of…

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2011-07-20 Study Says AIDS Drugs Can Raise Life Expectancy in Africa

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists say a study in Africa shows that AIDS drugs can increase…

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2011-07-13 Europe’s Economic Problems Linked to Rise in Suicides

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A study says more people are killing themselves in Greece and other…

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