2011-11-16 Tobacco Companies Challenge Efforts in US, Australia
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tobacco companies are fighting efforts in the United States and Australia to…
2011-11-09 Ear Care: Keeping Ears Clean
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people’s ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be…
2011-11-02 The World at 7 Billion, and Growing
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The United Nations estimates that the world reached seven billion people on…
2011-10-26 Knowing Women’s Risk of Heart Disease
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Heart disease is the world’s leading cause of death. Yet most cases…
2011-10-19 Fukushima Children Tested for Thyroid Cancer Risk
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This week, Japanese doctors began examining three hundred sixty thousand children in…
2011-10-12 Does a Birth Control Method Raise HIV Risk?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization has called a meeting to discuss if there…
2011-10-05 Indonesia Clinic Seeks to Save Patients, Forests
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A clinic in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, works to support the health of…
2011-09-28 Medical Spies Keep Watch on Leaders
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Not all spies target military, political or economic intelligence. Some gather medical…
2011-09-21 Biology May Keep New Fathers Close to Home
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A few months ago, government researchers released the latest American Time Use…
2011-09-14 Simple Steps Can Save Millions of Newborn Lives
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The latest estimate is that more than three million babies die each…
2011-09-07 Gut Bacteria: We Are What We Eat
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The human digestive system is full of bacteria — mostly good bacteria.…
2011-09-02 Trying a New Way to Stop Dengue
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Dengue fever feels like a severe case of the flu, including pain…
2011-08-24 For Lots of People, Getting Older Means Getting Happier
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news…
2011-08-17 WHO Urges Ban on Blood Test for Tuberculosis
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization is urging health officials to ban commonly-available blood…
2011-08-10 Wising Up About Wisdom Teeth
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Wisdom teeth are normally the last teeth to appear. This usually happens…