Health Report

2006-06-28 Scientists Say Anger Disorder ‘Much More Common’ Than Believed

I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Lots of people get angry in traffic. But some people…

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2006-06-21 Pregnant Women Warned About a Kind of Blood Pressure Medicine

I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Some of the most commonly used medicines for high blood…

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2006-06-14 Growing Replacement Organs From Patients’ Own Cells

This is Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Around the world, there is a shortage of replacement…

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2006-06-07 Taking Care With Medicines

I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Recently VOA's reporters have explored some of the issues facing…

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2006-05-31 Cervical Cancer Vaccine Moves Toward U.S. Approval

I'm Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Health Report. A vaccine to protect against cervical cancer has moved toward…

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2006-05-17 Drink Companies Agree Not to Sell Sugary Soda in U.S. Schools

I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. These days, about half of all drinks sold in American…

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2006-05-24 F.D.A. Approves New Artificial Knee Implants for Women

I'm Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English HEALTH REPORT. Women who have problems with artificial knee implants may get…

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2006-05-10 UNICEF Says China Meets Child Nutrition Goal, Urges Other Nations to Do More

I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. A new report from the United Nations says the world…

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2006-05-03 Midwestern U.S. Fights a Mumps Outbreak

I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. States in the American Midwest are working to contain an…

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2006-04-26 Sleepless in America: Report Says Millions Have Trouble at Bedtime

This is Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. A new report says an estimated fifty million to…

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2006-04-19 Increasing Supplies of Malaria Drug Through Genetic Engineering

I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Malaria infects as many as five hundred million people every…

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2006-04-12 Measles Campaign Cuts Deaths by Almost Half

I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Measles is an infection of the breathing system. The cause is…

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2006-04-05 A New Life Treating AIDS in Africa, Then Tragedy Strikes

I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Botswana has a small population, less than two million, but…

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2006-03-29 Increased Efforts Urged to Fight Tuberculosis

I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Almost two million people every year die from tuberculosis. Almost nine…

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2006-03-22 Portable Music Players Linked to Hearing Loss

I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English HEALTH REPORT. Electronic devices are changing the way people listen to music. But…

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