Health Report

2009-10-14 Leprosy: An Old Disease That Claimed a New Saint

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Pope Benedict named five new saints on Sunday, including a Catholic clergyman…

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2009-10-08 Fat Cell Gene Linked to Colon Cancer

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study has found that a fat cell gene may reduce…

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2009-10-07 Three Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Three scientists based in the United States have won the two thousand…

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2009-09-30 Findings Raise Hopes for Progress on AIDS Vaccine

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. AIDS researchers say they still have much work to do on a…

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2009-09-23 Vitamins: D and the Diet

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Vitamin D helps bones and muscles grow strong and healthy. Low levels…

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2009-09-16 Deficits Found in Brain’s Reward System in A.D.H.D. Patients

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A.D.H.D. is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Children with A.D.H.D. might have trouble…

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2009-09-09 Understanding Down Syndrome

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Human genes are normally organized along forty-six chromosomes in our cells, twenty-three…

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2009-09-02 Doctors Are Advised on Treating a Hoarse Voice

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. If using your voice is difficult, then you know what dysphonia is.…

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2009-08-26 Researchers Link Gene to Need for Less Sleep

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The next time you think about going without sleep, consider this: Laboratory…

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2009-08-19 Study Links Aspirin to Colon Cancer Survival

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. People since ancient times have used aspirin-like medicines to fight pain and…

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2009-08-12 Battling a Stroke, and the Clock

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Strokes are a major cause of death and disability. A stroke is…

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2009-08-05 Pregnant Women at Greater Danger From H1N1 Flu

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The H1N1 flu virus that has spread around the world is especially…

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2009-07-29 South Africa Tests AIDS Vaccine

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Thirty-six volunteers in South Africa will test the safety of an African-developed…

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2009-07-22 Researchers Take a Closer Look at Energy Drinks

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. You could fill a store with all the energy drinks now available.…

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2009-07-15 Biomarkers Show Little Help in Predicting Heart Disease

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Cardiovascular disease is the world's leading cause of death. It includes heart…

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