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 to do more for children affected by H.I.V. and AIDS.…
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 aggressive form of breast cancer after it has spread also…
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 diabetes to take insulin to control their blood sugar levels.…
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 worldwide threat unless governments act now to stop it. Officials…
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 their discovery of stem cells. They received the Albert Lasker…
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 its member groups in more than one hundred countries organized…
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 to treat burns. Researchers used skin cells grown from a…
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 and, in some cases, death. But it can also be…
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 AIDS virus with a drug designed for other conditions. AIDS…
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 have tested it in only in laboratory animals. The drug…
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 millions of American homes died of lung cancer. Peter Jennings…
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 the age of sixty-five. Among the signs are shaking, slowed…
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 last week for a conference of the International AIDS Society.…
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 such as severe acute respiratory syndrome. Researchers have learned more…
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 risk of developing this brain-wasting condition increases with age. It…