2010-11-10 Haiti’s Cholera Outbreak Puts Pressure on Capital
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. An outbreak of cholera in Haiti continues to spread sickness and worry. Health officials are worried that the capital could suffer a…
2010-11-03 Defeat Malaria, or Just Control It? New Polio Vaccine
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Malaria kills about one million people a year and sickens another two hundred fifty million. Most of the deaths are in young…
2010-10-27 For Black Men in US, How a Haircut Could Mean a Longer Life
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A neighborhood barbershop might seem to some Americans like a thing of the past. Today men often get their hair cut at…
2010-10-20 Training Medical Teams to Communicate Better During Operations
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. No one wants a pilot to make a mistake. This is why flight crews are trained in teamwork and communication. Now a…
2010-10-13 Turning Images Into Sensations to Assist the Blind
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Years ago, scientists began to learn that certain parts of the brain had certain duties. For example, one part was responsible for…
2010-10-06 What a Couple’s Arguing ‘Style’ May Say About Their Marriage
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Rachel Valltos and Evan Sapperstein are dentists who share an office and a life together. In nine years of marriage, they have…
2010-09-29 Hand Washing Is Up in Public Restrooms in US
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Every few years, two groups do a study of how many Americans wash their hands after using the toilet. These groups are…
2010-09-22 New Findings on Surgery for Women With Genes Linked to Cancer
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Every year, one million women around the world are found to have breast cancer. Almost two hundred thousand others are told they…
2010-09-15 Groups Seek 4 Billion for Child Vaccines
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Vaccines and chest compressions are both ways to save lives. Now, separate new reports say each could save more lives if they…
2010-09-08 Bringing Attention to Differences in Suicide Around the World
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This Friday is World Suicide Prevention Day. This year’s observance is meant to bring attention to the differences among suicidal individuals and…
2010-08-25 Experts Urge More Efforts to Fight Cancer in Poor Countries
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Health experts are calling for action to expand cancer care and control in the developing world. A paper published by the medical…
2010-09-01 For Lots of People, Getting Older Means Getting Happier
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older.…
2010-08-18 Scientists Look for Answers as More US Girls Enter Puberty at Earlier Age
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A mother in Washington noticed something unusual one day, just before her daughter’s eighth birthday. MOTHER: “I noticed around the end of…
2010-08-11 Study Finds No Reason to Delay Pregnancy After a Miscarriage
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A miscarriage is the natural loss of a pregnancy before the twentieth week. This happens to as many as twenty percent of…
2010-08-04 Breastfeeding, a Skill That Mom and Baby ‘Learn From Each Other’
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This is World Breastfeeding Week. The celebration is now in its nineteenth year. It grew out of a meeting organized by UNICEF…