2005-08-10 Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Urges to Gamble
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Parkinson disease is a brain disorder. It usually develops after…
2005-08-03 AIDS Scientists Meet in Brazil
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists from more than one hundred countries met in Brazil…
2005-07-27 SARS Virus No Longer Such a Mystery
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. There is progress toward a possible treatment for lung diseases…
2005-07-20 Studies Show Healthy Living May Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Alzheimer’s disease slowly destroys memory, thinking and reasoning skills. The…
2005-07-13 Studies Shows Chemotherapy Improves Lung Cancer Survival
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Lung cancer is the most common cancer and the leading…
2005-07-06 Sometimes What Feels Like an Infection May Be an Allergy
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. An allergy is an unusually strong reaction to a substance.…
2005-06-29 W.H.O. Seeks Worldwide Campaign Against Cancer
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization has established an international committee of…
2005-06-22 Swedish Study Finds That Placebos Can Help Calm Emotions
This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. “Placebo” is a Latin word. It means “I shall…
2005-06-15 Number of Americans Living with H.I.V. Estimated Above 1 Million
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. There are new estimates of the number of Americans with…
2005-06-01 Study Says Breast-Cancer Treatments Increase Survival Rates
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. More than one million new cases of breast cancer are…
2005-05-25 Study Suggests Laughter Is Good for the Heart
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Have you heard the old saying that laughter is the…
2005-05-18 Study: Sunshine and Vitamin D May Improve Lung Cancer Survival
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Too much sun can cause skin cancer. Too much vitamin…
2005-05-11 More Distance on the Road to Ending Polio
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. In most of the world, the campaign to stop polio…
2005-05-04 A Look Behind the Disease: Meningitis
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Meningitis is an infection of the fluid that surrounds the…