VOA Special English

2015-03-01 Choosing to Be a Single Mother

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. American actress Marisa Tomei won an Academy Award for her…

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2015-02-25 Understanding the Misunderstood Teenage Brain

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. A woman named Frances Jensen is a neuroscientist. She…

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2015-02-24 Technology Increases Chances of Surviving Aneurysm

Each year, half a million people die from brain aneurysms -- when a blood vessel bursts in the brain. For survivors, physical…

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2015-02-19 A Simple Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease: Exercise

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. More than six million people around the world suffer from…

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2015-02-12 Pomegranate: Still Healthy at 5,000 Years Old

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits. Pomegranates…

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2015-02-04 US Study Links Air Pollution to Autism

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability. People with autism have…

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2015-01-21 Light Pollution. How Much Light is Too Much?

Everyone who loves looking up at the night sky knows one thing: to see the most stars ... get away…

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2015-01-13 Will Chinese Drink Coffee over Tea?

Asia has long tradition of tea-drinking. And China is no exception. However, lately more and more Chinese people are turning…

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2015-01-07 Western Diet Bad for Human Health, Environment

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for…

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2014-12-31 What Health Topics Are Most Important to You?

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. To end the year on a happy note, we thought you might…

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2014-12-24 Chocolate Improves Memory and Heart Health

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Can eating a chocolate bar every day really prevent age-related memory loss?…

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2014-12-17 Helping Uganda’s Disabled Children Play

Children love to play. Playing is how they grow and learn. But for some children, the idea of simple, joyful…

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2014-12-10 Indoor Pollution Kills Millions Each Year

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two choices…

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2014-12-07 Ebola Survivor Talks About His Experience

Recently Voice of America held a town hall meeting "Ebola: Knowledge Is Life" to provide first-hand experience on how the…

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2014-12-03 WHO: Plague in Madagascar Could Spread

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. For much of 2014, health officials around the world have been guarding…

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