2011-08-03 A Study Looks at Environmental Influences on Children
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. One of the largest health studies ever done in the United States…
2011-07-27 Brains Gain From Physical Activity by Older People
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Increasing evidence suggests that being active can reduce a person’s risk of…
2011-07-20 Study Says AIDS Drugs Can Raise Life Expectancy in Africa
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists say a study in Africa shows that AIDS drugs can increase…
2011-07-13 Europe’s Economic Problems Linked to Rise in Suicides
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A study says more people are killing themselves in Greece and other…
2011-07-06 Returning Migrants Often Bring Their Health Problems Home With Them
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Everyone knows life for refugees and migrant workers can be difficult, dangerous…
2011-06-29 Unequal Treatment Drives Disability Rights Movement
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. New estimates show that more than one billion people have a physical…
2011-06-22 Health Problems Slow Gains in US Life Spans
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Americans spend more on health care than most other people. Yet a…
2011-06-15 Child Vaccine Efforts Get Big Boost
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. International donors have promised more than four billion dollars to the Global…
2011-06-08 Children of AIDS Face Mental Health Needs
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Thirty years ago this week, public health officials in the United States…
2011-06-01 Study of Paralyzed Man May Offer Hope for New Treatment
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Rob Summers of Portland, Oregon, is twenty-five years old and a former…
2011-05-25 People With Chronic Hepatitis B Often Do Not Know It
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Today we answer a question. Vu Quang Hien from Vietnam wants to…
2011-05-18 How Early Treatment Can Limit the Spread of HIV
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. For people infected with HIV, the earlier they start treatment, the better…
2011-05-11 Chronic Diseases an ‘Impending Disaster’ for Some Nations
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. When we think of threats to public health, we often think of…
2011-05-04 Why Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. (SOUND) Loud snoring can be a problem — and not just for…
2011-04-27 Travelers May Spread Drug-Resistance Gene From South Asia
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists say they have found dangerous forms of bacteria in the drinking…