Health Report

2007-12-19 In Treating Hypothermia, Slow and Gentle Are Best

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We talked last week about ways to avoid hypothermia and other cold-weather…

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2007-12-12 Want to Stay Warm in Winter? Think COLD

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Winter in many places means ice skating, sledding and snowball fights. But…

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2007-12-05 Controlling Cholera May Be Easier Than Thought

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. There are low-cost vaccines, taken by mouth, that can protect against cholera.…

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2007-11-28 Stored Blood Found to Lose a Life-Saving Gas

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists have discovered that stored blood loses a life-saving gas. This discovery…

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2007-11-21 UN Lowers Estimate of HIV Cases

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. United Nations officials now say fewer people than they thought are infected…

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2007-11-14 Diabetes Called a Growing Worldwide Epidemic

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Today is World Diabetes Day, part of a campaign to urge governments…

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2007-11-07 Children’s Doctors Group Calls for Early Medical and Educational Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last week we reported about new advice on autism from the American…

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2007-10-31 US Doctor Group Urges Autism Testing for All Babies

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The American Academy of Pediatrics says all children should be tested for…

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2007-10-24 Children’s Health: New Polio Worries in Africa | US Committee Urges Limits on Cough and Cold Drugs

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Today we have two reports, both about children. We start in Sudan.…

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2007-10-10 Combination of Medicine and Therapy Called Best for Depressed Teens

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Depression can cause long periods of sadness and hopelessness, feelings of low…

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2007-10-03 New Test for H5N1, and New Findings Why Virus Is So Deadly

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists continue to look for ways to deal with the deadly form…

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2007-09-26 Injured Player’s Gains Turn Attention to Cold Treatment

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. On September ninth, American football player Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills…

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2007-09-19 Debating the Teen Brain

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Parents might tell teenagers, "Act your age." But some scientists say that…

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2007-09-12 Gaining Weight as Friends, and Maybe Losing It Too

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. When one person gains weight, their close friends often follow. Researchers have…

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2007-09-05 Parents Warned on Use of Cough and Cold Medicines in Children

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How safe and effective is the use of cough and cold medicines…

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