Health Report

2010-01-27 Less Salt Can Mean More Life

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Even a small reduction in salt in the diet can be a…

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2010-01-20 Study Adds to Understanding of Language and the Brain

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study of the brain is helping scientists better understand how…

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2010-01-13 Health: Now, an Update on Those New Year’s Resolutions

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. People who stop smoking often replace cigarettes with food. A new study…

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2010-01-06 How Loneliness Can Infect Social Networks

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Loneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems. Now, a…

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2009-12-30 Slow and Gentle Are Best in Treating Hypothermia

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We talked last week about ways to avoid cold-weather injuries. Today we…

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2009-12-16 Study Finds Treatment Cured Sickle Cell in 9 Adults

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last week, researchers in the United States reported curing nine adults with…

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2009-12-09 ‘Gelotophobia’ Is No Laughing Matter

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Shy people often avoid situations that force close contact with other people.…

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2009-12-02 Experts Say as AIDS Epidemic Changes, So Should Prevention Efforts

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tuesday was World AIDS Day, and the latest report on the epidemic…

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2009-11-25 Screening for Breast, Cervical Cancer: The New Advice

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Sometimes new health advice conflicts with old advice. Yet new guidelines last…

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2009-11-18 Debate Over New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. On Monday, an influential group of medical experts released new guidelines on…

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2009-11-11 Vaccine Shortage a Concern in Fight Against H1N1

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. H1N1 flu continues to spread. Currently the virus is most active in…

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2009-11-04 US to End HIV Travel Ban in January

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In nineteen eighty-seven, H.I.V./AIDS joined a list of diseases that could keep…

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2009-10-29 Almost Half of All Deaths Are in People Under 60

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study from the World Health Organization says fifty-nine million people…

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2009-10-28 A Test for Brain Injury Creates Its Own Risks in Children

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A concussion happens when the brain is shaken, often in a car…

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2009-10-21 Punishment or Reward: Which Works Better on Behavior?

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Two recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way…

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