Health Report

2006-10-11 British Health Researchers Surprised by Their Findings on Schizophrenia Medicine

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say newer drugs used to treat the brain disorder schizophrenia are…

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2006-10-18 Concussions Are Serious Head Injuries for Children and Adults

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Doctors say the head injury called a concussion is more serious for…

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2006-10-04 Recognizing Medical Emergencies

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Medical emergencies are not always easy to recognize. Yet any delay in…

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2006-09-27 New Studies Aim to Expand Knowledge of Autism

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists are trying to better understand autism. The National Institute of Mental…

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2006-09-20 W.H.O. Calls for Indoor Use of DDT to Control Malaria

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization now supports the use of DDT in homes…

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2006-09-13 Thousands of Workers at Ground Zero Still Suffer Lung Problems

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many of the workers who served at the World Trade Center after…

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2006-09-06 Gene Therapy Used to Treat Cancer | Stem Cell Study Leads to Criticism, Questions

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study demonstrates what researchers say is the first successful use…

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2006-08-30 Scientists Develop Stem Cells Without Loss of Embryos

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say they have found a way to produce stem cells from…

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2006-08-23 Working to Prevent AIDS — and Lacking Enough Health Workers for the Job

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The sixteenth International AIDS Conference ended Friday in Toronto, Canada. All week…

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2006-08-09 Indonesia Passes Vietnam as Nation With Most Bird Flu Deaths

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Indonesia passed Vietnam this week as the country with the highest confirmed…

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2006-08-16 At AIDS Conference, More Efforts Urged to Empower Women

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Prevention is a central issue being discussed at the sixteenth International AIDS…

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2006-08-02 Study in Ferrets Shows H5N1 Virus Does Not Spread Easily

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In recent days there have been two seemingly hopeful pieces of news…

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2006-07-26 A One-Pill Answer to Treating H.I.V.

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The first treatment for H.I.V. in the form of one pill taken…

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2006-07-12 Explaining the Placebo Effect

I'm Katherine Cole with the VOA Special English Health Report. Studies of new drugs traditionally involve at least two groups…

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2006-07-05 Health: Looking for Skin Cancer

I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of…

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