Health Report

2010-12-08 Autism Test Could Use Images of Brain

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Doctors currently identify autism disorders by observing behavior. Autism affects social and…

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2010-12-01 Prevention, Treatment Efforts Have ‘Broken’ the Direction of AIDS

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Wednesday is December first, World AIDS Day. This year, experts are reporting…

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2010-11-24 WHO Says Health Debts Push 100 Million People a Year Into Poverty

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization says the rising cost of health care is…

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2010-11-17 World Health Officials Consider New Tobacco Control Measures

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Delegates from around the world are meeting this week in Uruguay to…

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2010-11-10 Haiti’s Cholera Outbreak Puts Pressure on Capital

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. An outbreak of cholera in Haiti continues to spread sickness and worry.…

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2010-11-03 Defeat Malaria, or Just Control It? New Polio Vaccine

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Malaria kills about one million people a year and sickens another two…

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2010-10-27 For Black Men in US, How a Haircut Could Mean a Longer Life

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A neighborhood barbershop might seem to some Americans like a thing of…

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2010-10-20 Training Medical Teams to Communicate Better During Operations

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. No one wants a pilot to make a mistake. This is why…

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2010-10-13 Turning Images Into Sensations to Assist the Blind

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Years ago, scientists began to learn that certain parts of the brain…

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2010-10-06 What a Couple’s Arguing ‘Style’ May Say About Their Marriage

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Rachel Valltos and Evan Sapperstein are dentists who share an office and…

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2010-09-29 Hand Washing Is Up in Public Restrooms in US

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Every few years, two groups do a study of how many Americans…

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2010-09-22 New Findings on Surgery for Women With Genes Linked to Cancer

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Every year, one million women around the world are found to have…

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2010-09-15 Groups Seek 4 Billion for Child Vaccines

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Vaccines and chest compressions are both ways to save lives. Now, separate…

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2010-09-08 Bringing Attention to Differences in Suicide Around the World

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This Friday is World Suicide Prevention Day. This year's observance is meant…

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2010-08-25 Experts Urge More Efforts to Fight Cancer in Poor Countries

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Health experts are calling for action to expand cancer care and control…

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