Health Report

2005-08-10 Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Urges to Gamble

I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Parkinson disease is a brain disorder. It usually develops after…

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2005-08-03 AIDS Scientists Meet in Brazil

I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists from more than one hundred countries met in Brazil…

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2005-07-27 SARS Virus No Longer Such a Mystery

I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. There is progress toward a possible treatment for lung diseases…

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2005-07-20 Studies Show Healthy Living May Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Alzheimer's disease slowly destroys memory, thinking and reasoning skills. The…

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2005-07-13 Studies Shows Chemotherapy Improves Lung Cancer Survival

I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Lung cancer is the most common cancer and the leading…

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2005-07-06 Sometimes What Feels Like an Infection May Be an Allergy

I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. An allergy is an unusually strong reaction to a substance.…

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2005-06-29 W.H.O. Seeks Worldwide Campaign Against Cancer

I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization has established an international committee of…

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2005-06-22 Swedish Study Finds That Placebos Can Help Calm Emotions

This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. "Placebo" is a Latin word. It means "I shall…

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2005-06-15 Number of Americans Living with H.I.V. Estimated Above 1 Million

I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. There are new estimates of the number of Americans with…

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2005-06-08 Work-Related Accidents Increasing in Some Developing Countries

I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Work can be harmful to your health. Each year, more…

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2005-06-01 Study Says Breast-Cancer Treatments Increase Survival Rates

I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. More than one million new cases of breast cancer are…

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2005-05-25 Study Suggests Laughter Is Good for the Heart

I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Have you heard the old saying that laughter is the…

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2005-05-18 Study: Sunshine and Vitamin D May Improve Lung Cancer Survival

I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Too much sun can cause skin cancer. Too much vitamin…

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2005-05-11 More Distance on the Road to Ending Polio

I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. In most of the world, the campaign to stop polio…

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2005-05-04 A Look Behind the Disease: Meningitis

I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Meningitis is an infection of the fluid that surrounds the…

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