2011-06-15 Child Vaccine Efforts Get Big Boost
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. International donors have promised more than four billion dollars to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. That group, known as the…
2011-06-01 Study of Paralyzed Man May Offer Hope for New Treatment
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Rob Summers of Portland, Oregon, is twenty-five years old and a former college athlete. In July of two thousand six he was…
2011-05-25 People With Chronic Hepatitis B Often Do Not Know It
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Today we answer a question. Vu Quang Hien from Vietnam wants to know more about hepatitis B. Hepatitis is the name for…
2011-05-18 How Early Treatment Can Limit the Spread of HIV
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. For people infected with HIV, the earlier they start treatment, the better — and better not just for them. A new study…
2011-05-11 Chronic Diseases an ‘Impending Disaster’ for Some Nations
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. When we think of threats to public health, we often think of communicable diseases. But experts say non-communicable diseases — those that…
2011-05-04 Why Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. (SOUND) Loud snoring can be a problem — and not just for other people trying to sleep with the noise. It can…
2011-04-27 Travelers May Spread Drug-Resistance Gene From South Asia
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists say they have found dangerous forms of bacteria in the drinking water of New Delhi, India. The bacteria has a gene…
2011-04-20 What Do You Know About the Common Cold?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Do you think getting cold can give you a cold? Is it bad to drink milk when you have a cold? Can…
2011-04-13 A New Reason for Why the Deaf May Have Trouble Reading
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Deaf people may have no trouble communicating English words through American Sign Language, or ASL. But studies of ASL users show that,…
2011-03-30 Doctors Lack Many Ways to Treat Radiation Exposure
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Countries across Asia and beyond are reporting small amounts of radiation from the disabled nuclear reactors in Japan. But officials say these…
2011-04-06 Why Hands-Free Faucets May Be a Risk to Some Hospital Patients
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Automatic faucets use an electronic sensor to start and stop the flow of water when people wash their hands. These faucets save…
2011-03-23 Breast Cancer Study Could Change How Early Growths Are Treated
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Have you ever felt lumps under the skin on the sides of your neck when you were sick? Those might be lymph…
2011-03-16 Nuclear Crisis in Japan Raises Worries About Radiation Risks
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries about radiation risks. We spoke Tuesday…
2011-03-09 Are People Who Speak More Than One Language Smarter?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In the early nineteen fifties, researchers found that people scored lower on intelligence tests if they spoke more than one language. Research…
2011-03-02 After Brain Study, New Questions About Mobile Phones
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How important is your mobile phone, better known to Americans as a cell phone? MAN: “I use my phone all the time.…