2014-01-08 FDA Questions Safety of Antibacterial Soaps
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. One of the best ways to avoid getting sick is washing…
2014-01-01 Prolonged Exposure Therapy Helps Sexually Abused Adolescent Girls
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Mental health experts often use a treatment called “prolonged exposure therapy”…
2013-12-18 New Device Aims to Make Diagnosing AIDS Easier
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. December 1 marked World Aids Day. People around the world join…
2013-12-04 Bilingualism May Delay the First signs of Dementias
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. New research suggests that speaking more than one language may delay…
2013-12-11 FDA Moves to Reduce Trans Fats Risks
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Food safety agencies in the United States have launched an effort…
2013-11-27 Flu Virus Disarms Immune System’s First Responders
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Infection by the influenza virus may be more complex than scientists…
2013-11-20 Simple Cancer Test Saves Lives in Burkina Faso
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The World Health Organization (WHO) says cervical cancer kills 250,000 women…
2013-11-13 Study: Protein in Mother’s Milk May Prevent HIV Transmission to Infants
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Hundreds of thousands of children become infected with the AIDS virus…
2013-11-06 Researchers Appeal for New Efforts to Stop Polio
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Researchers have appealed for new efforts to stop polio in countries…
2013-10-30 Need a Doctor? Turn on Your Electronic Device
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Telemedicine is the name for when doctors give advice to patients…
2013-10-23 Ethiopia Cuts Child Death Rate by Two-Thirds
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The United Nations Children’s Fund is praising Ethiopia for reaching one…
2013-10-16 Food Market Becomes Hub for Deaf Community
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Almost 8 million Americans are deaf, or have ‘difficulty hearing’. A…
2013-10-09 Aging Countries Look to Vietnam to Fill Nursing Gap
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Japan and Germany have the world’s oldest populations, but neither country…
2013-10-02 Life Expectancy Gap Widens Between Women in Rich and Poor Countries
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The World Health Organization says women aged 50 and older are…
2013-09-18 Treated Bed Nets Critical to Stopping lymphatic Filariasis
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Scientists are working on ways to stop a disease that threatens…