Health Report

2009-07-08 Experts Urge Limits on Widely Used Pain Drug

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The United States government might place new restrictions on a commonly used…

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2009-07-01 An 1859 Battle in Italy, and the Birth of the Red Cross

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The International Red Cross Movement grew out of a major battle in…

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2009-06-24 New Study Disputes ‘Depression Gene’ Finding

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We all know that some people do not seem as emotionally strong…

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2009-06-17 Connecting Africa’s Health Workers

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The United Nations is seeking to improve electronic communication for health workers…

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2009-06-10 WHO Close to Declaring Flu Pandemic

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. As of Tuesday, seventy-three countries had reported more than twenty-six thousand cases…

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2009-06-03 Smoking and the Risk to Women’s Lungs

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. C.O.P.D., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, blocks airflow through the lungs. It makes…

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2009-05-27 Study Says Smoking Bans Do Not Hurt Jobs in Bars, Restaurants

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Smoking is the world's leading preventable cause of death. In the United…

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2009-05-20 Hands-Only CPR Is a Simpler Way to Save Lives

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. If a person's heart stops, would you know how to perform CPR?…

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2009-05-13 Alcohol, the ‘Asian Flush’ and the Risk of Cancer

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A question from Taiwan: Chung Li wants to know why his face…

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2009-05-06 US Eases H1N1 Flu Policy for Schools

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. More than twenty countries have found cases of the new H1N1 influenza…

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2009-04-29 United States and Mexico Battle Swine Flu

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Swine flu is a respiratory sickness caused by an influenza virus that…

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2009-04-22 The Global Snakebite Initiative Is Working to Improve Treatment for Victims

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. More than four million people around the world are bitten by snakes…

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2009-04-15 Happy Thoughts for Future = More Time to Live It?

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Here is a good reason to be hopeful about the future: it…

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2009-04-08 A Combination Pill Lowers Blood Pressure and Bad Cholesterol

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Studies have shown that the fewer medicines a person has to take…

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2009-04-01 Male Circumcision Reduces Chances of Human Papillomavirus

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Male circumcision is the cutting off of a small amount of skin…

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