2012-04-18 Dementia Cases May Triple by 2050 as World Ages
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Dementia is the loss of mental abilities caused by brain disorders that affect memory, thinking, behavior and judgment. The most common cause…
2012-04-11 Groups Warn of Health Needs in Burma
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In the past year, Burma has opened its political system and reached cease-fire agreements with some ethnic militias. The government has also…
2012-04-04 Why Getting Dirty Can Be Healthy for Children
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study suggests that early exposure to germs strengthens the immune system. That means letting children get a little dirty might…
2012-03-28 In Rural India, Medical Myths Spread
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Rural areas of India may have few doctors or other health resources. Instead, many people use traditional healers. These faith-based healers, or…
2012-03-21 A Birth Procedure Does Little to Prevent Bleeding
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Severe bleeding, also called hemorrhage, causes one-third of pregnancy-related deaths in Asia and Africa. The World Health Organization has been recommending several…
2012-03-14 New Findings on Sleep in Children, Older Adults
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. “Sleep-disordered breathing” is a term for a group of conditions that can interfere with normal breathing while people sleep. These include snoring,…
2012-03-07 In ‘Sober Houses,’ Heroin Addicts Learn to Help Themselves
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tourists come to Zanzibar for its white sand beaches and historic buildings in Stone Town. But something else also makes its way…
2012-02-29 A Way to Make New Eggs in Women?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. New research could raise hope for women who are having trouble getting pregnant. For years, the thinking has been that women are…
2012-02-22 Getting Paid to Play Sick at School
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people act sick to get out of work. Others act sick to get work. For medical actors like Ted Bell, the…
2012-02-15 Dating Sites’ Claims; Female Voices and Fertility
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. As sure as honey attracts bees, Valentine’s Day attracts scientists with studies about human relations. For example, in recent days, researchers announced…
2012-02-08 New Effort to Fight 10 ‘Neglected’ Tropical Diseases
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new campaign aims to fight ten diseases that affect many of the world’s poorest people but do not get much attention.…
2012-02-01 What Happens When TB Becomes Untreatable?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In December, doctors in Mumbai, India, reported about a group of patients with what they called “totally drug-resistant” tuberculosis. Indian health officials…
2012-01-25 Health Risks in a Crowd: Not What You May Think
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Picture a huge public gathering — a sea of people like the hajj to Mecca or an appearance by the pope. Think…
2012-01-18 Want to Lose Weight? Try Counting Calories
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How many calories we eat appears more important than what we eat when we eat too much. That was the finding of…
2012-01-11 AIDS Study Called 2011 ‘Breakthrough’
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The journal Science chose an AIDS study as the twenty-eleven “Breakthrough of the Year.” The study found that antiretroviral drugs can greatly…