2007-01-31 In the Mind of an Amnesiac, It Seems the Future May Suffer, Too
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Amnesia is a loss of memory. But scientists in Britain have found…
2007-01-24 Vaccination Campaign Cuts Measles Deaths; New Goal Set
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Measles is one of the most infectious viruses known. It spreads through…
2007-01-17 Progress Reported in AIDS Campaign for Children
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Our subject this week is children and AIDS. The United Nations Children’s…
2007-01-10 Childhood Health: Life in a Germ Factory
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A mother in Tamil Nadu, India, recently had a question for our…
2007-01-03 Researchers Say Vitamin D Might Protect Against Multiple Sclerosis
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In recent years, research has suggested more health value from vitamin D…
2006-12-27 Healthier Eating in New York Hard For Some to Swallow
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. New York City wants to fight fat. The Board of Health has…
2006-12-20 Strongest Evidence Yet That Circumcision Lowers Men’s HIV Risk
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. AIDS researchers had important news last week. Two studies in Africa confirmed…
2006-12-13 Childhood Bed-Wetting: Some Advice for Parents
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We continue the first in a new series of reports from time…
2006-12-06 Dealing With Children’s Bed-Wetting
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many parents wish children were born with directions. Raising children is a…
2006-11-29 Waltzing Pumps Up Heart Patients
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Dancing is good exercise. Now a study shows it can improve the…
2006-11-22 Study Links Red Meat to Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Exercise and keeping a healthy weight are two things that doctors say…
2006-11-15 In Study on Overweight Mice, Chemical Reduces Effects of Obesity
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Resveratrol is a compound found naturally in foods including grape skins, wine…
2006-11-08 Study Links Brain Abnormalities to Sudden Death in Babies
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists say they have strong evidence that a biological problem could explain…
2006-11-01 When Fear Takes Control of the Mind
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A panic attack is a sudden feeling of terror. Usually it does…
2006-10-25 Cancer Drugs Save Children’s Lives But Come With Risks
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Doctors say very few children survived cancer before the nineteen seventies. Improved…