voa special english health report

One of the largest health studies ever done in the United States will look at environmental influences on children. The study will examine the many […]

Wisdom teeth are normally the last teeth to appear. This usually happens when people are in their late teen years or early twenties — in […]

The World Health Organization is urging health officials to ban commonly available blood tests for tuberculosis. WHO officials made the call after two studies found […]

Old age may not sound exciting. But research findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older.Researchers found that people […]

Dengue fever feels like a severe case of the flu, including pain in the muscles and joints. The World Health Organization says there may be […]

The human digestive system is full of bacteria — mostly good bacteria. These organisms help break down food so the body can use the nutrients. […]

The latest estimate is that more than three million babies die each year within the first month of life. A report says this is down […]

A few months ago, government researchers released the latest American Time Use Survey. It included the average time per day that Americans spent providing child […]

Not all spies target military, political or economic intelligence. Some spies gather medical intelligence. Presidents, prime ministers and other leaders do not always like to […]

Japanese doctors have begun examining three hundred sixty thousand children in Fukushima Prefecture. The goal is to learn the extent to which radiation may increase […]