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Gaining Weight as Friend	Hits:1
By Researchers say that if social ties help make obesity acceptable, then they could also be influential in fighting the fat. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. When one person gains weight, their close friends often follow...	03/01/2014
Injured Player's Gains T	Hits:1
After US football's Kevin Everett damaged his spine, doctors quickly lowered his body temperature. But studies of hypothermia therapy have produced mixed results. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. On September ninth,...	03/01/2014
Debating the Teen Brain	Hits:1
Are teenagers' brains too undeveloped to make wise decisions about safe behavior? Or is the problem with adults? This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Parents might tell teenagers, "Act your age." But some scientists say that is...	03/01/2014
Parents Warned on Use of	Hits:1
A drug safety committee will meet next month in US to discuss whether the products are worth possible risks. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How safe and effective is the use of cough and cold medicines in children? An...	03/01/2014
When Medicines Become a	Hits:1
The dangers of drug interactions. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many people take several medicines to treat different conditions at the same time. Each medicine may be safe to use by itself, yet together there could be...	03/01/2014
The Worries Over Childre	Hits:1
Where you might find lead, the harm it can do, and some ways to avoid it. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Lead poisoning is a danger especially to children under six years old. High levels of lead in their growing bodies can...	03/01/2014
Epilepsy: Mysterious and	Hits:1
People are considered to have the condition if they suffer two unexplained seizures. America's top judge recently had his second one in 14 years. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Epilepsy is a disorder where bursts of...	03/01/2014
Researchers Develop New	Hits:1
Trouble with the sense of smell can be one of the first signs of Alzheimer's. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people around the world. American researchers say the disease will...	03/01/2014
Discovery of 'Itch Gene'	Hits:1
Experiments on mice lead to an accidental find in the central nervous system. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Itchy skin is a common problem. Severe itching can interfere with sleep or lead to painful damage from scratching....	03/01/2014
When Eye Problems Involv	Hits:1
A question from Vietnam about retinal degeneration. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The retina is the sensory tissue in the back part of the eye. It gathers light and captures images from the lens, much like film in a camera...	03/01/2014
Egypt Moves to Halt Fema	Hits:1
A girl's death leads to a stronger ban, public protest and a statement from the country's grand mufti that the tradition is against Islam. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Egypt has fully banned the tradition that some call...	03/01/2014
The ABCs of Allergies	Hits:1
A brief explanation of allergic reactions and the treatments available. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. An allergy is an unusually strong reaction to a substance. Many things can cause allergies. The most common cause is...	03/01/2014
New Rules for Internatio	Hits:1
WHO explains new rules that could help contain, or avoid, worldwide health disasters. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last month, new International Health Regulations went into effect. The new rules aim...	03/01/2014
Staying Healthy by Washi	Hits:1
Experts have found that greater use of soap and water could save a million lives a year by reducing the spread of infections. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Hand washing is a powerful way to prevent the spread of disease....	03/01/2014
Experts List Warning Sig	Hits:1
Major US cancer groups have agreed on common symptoms of a deadly disease that often goes unrecognized until it is too late. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Ovarian cancer is known as a "silent killer" because it...	03/01/2014
Unapproved Uses of Drug-	Hits:1
Studies find risks in "off-label" use of the increasingly popular devices for keeping arteries open. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A coronary stent is a small tube that is used to treat heart patients. The tube is made...	03/01/2014
Stent Failure: How Much	Hits:1
Second of two reports examining recent questions about the safety of drug-eluting coronary stents. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Today we have the second half of a report about some concerns with the use of...	03/01/2014
Ear Care: Do-It-Yourself	Hits:1
Advice from experts about what to do -- and not to do -- when your ear is blocked with wax. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people's ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax...	03/01/2014
Multivitamins Urged for	Hits:1
Scientists report a drop in low birth-weight babies in pregnant women in Tanzania who took vitamins every day. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A recent study in Tanzania found that when pregnant women took vitamins every day...	03/01/2014
Fewer US Women Getting M	Hits:1
Drop in testing could help explain why breast cancer rates have fallen in recent years. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Research is often a slow, maddening search for answers where each new finding only seems to raise more...	03/01/2014
Something a Bone Will Ne	Hits:1
An explanation of different kinds of fractures and treatments. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The medical term for a broken bone is a fracture. But there are different kinds of fractures. A single fracture is when a bone is...	03/01/2014
Discovery Could Ease Blo	Hits:1
Researchers test an easier way to make 'universal' blood out of other types. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists may have found a way to reduce shortages of type O blood. Type O is the kind of blood that hospitals...	03/01/2014
Vaccines: How They Work	Hits:1
Most influenza vaccine is made in chickens eggs. But scientists are testing a design made from caterpillar cells. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Most vaccines are designed with the same goal in mind. That is, to...	03/01/2014
Breast Cancer in US Stay	Hits:1
Authors of a new study see the most likely reason as a drop in users of hormone replacement therapy. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last year, researchers reported that breast cancer rates in the United States dropped...	03/01/2014
Metastasis: How Cancers	Hits:1
Doctors say most metastatic cancers are incurable, but treatments can extend patients' lives. This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The word "metastasize" means to change form, state or position. It is not a word cancer patients...	03/01/2014