2005-11-30 Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Sleep apnea is a common disorder. Experts say it affects…
2005-11-23 Cases of ‘Katrina Cough’ Reported in Cities Hit by Storm
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Recovery efforts continue in the southern American states hit by…
2005-11-16 Measles Campaign Reduces Deaths in African Children
I’m Jim Tedder with the VOA Special English Health Report. An international group says cases of measles in Africa have…
2005-11-09 AIDS Drugs in a Gel May Help Protect Women From H.I.V.
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Two major drug companies have agreed to work with a…
2005-11-02 United Nations Launches Children’s AIDS Campaign
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. The United Nations has launched a campaign to get countries…
2005-10-26 Studies Support Wider Use of a Drug for Some Breast Cancers
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Three studies show that a drug used to treat an…
2005-10-19 U.S. Drug Agency Urged to Approve Inhaled Insulin for Diabetics
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. There may be an easier way for many people with…
2005-10-12 Nations Are Urged to Do More Against Risk of Avian Flu
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization says avian influenza could become a…
2005-10-05 Medical Award Honors Two Scientists Who Found Stem Cells
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Two scientists in Canada have won a major award for…
2005-09-27 Starting Young to Build a Healthy Heart
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Health Report. Sunday was World Heart Day. The World Heart Federation and…
2005-09-21 Fetal Skin Cells May Treat Burns
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. A method tested in Switzerland may offer a new way…
2005-09-14 India, Nepal Fight Outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis
I’m Jim Tedder with the VOA Special English Health Report. Japanese encephalitis is a disease that can cause brain damage…
2005-08-31 Drug for Other Diseases May Have Use Against AIDS
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists say they were able to decrease levels of the…
2005-08-24 Scientists Work on a ‘Smart Bomb’ Against Cancer
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists have developed a new cancer drug. So far, they…
2005-08-17 Lung Cancer: Tobacco Is Usually the Cause, but Not Always
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Last week, a man who was a nightly presence in…