voa special english health report

A new study of the brain is helping scientists better understand how humans process language. The study is being done in the American cities of […]

Even a small reduction in salt in the diet can be a big help to the heart.  A new study used a computer model to […]

Two new studies suggest that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners. One study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men […]

For medical students, real experience begins not in a classroom but at a teaching hospital. These doctors in training are supervised. But sometimes accidents happen […]

A condition called atrial fibrillation produces an abnormal heartbeat. People feel their heart race and they lose their breath. It may last a few seconds, […]

The Lancet, a leading British medical journal, has withdrawn a study that scared many parents and angered many experts. The study, published twelve years ago, […]

Last month we reported about a study that showed eating even a little less salt could greatly help the heart. The study was published in […]

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was created in two thousand two. It is an alliance of business, government and civilian partnerships. […]

Researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals. A study found that those snacks add up to almost […]

President Obama has signed legislation to make the biggest changes in the health care system in forty-five years.  The president said: “Today, after almost a […]