New Breast Cancer Drug

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: October 22, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say a drug developed several years ago reduces the chance that older wo

New Heart Attack Tests

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: November 5, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. A new blood test could give doctors a better way to tell if a person is in danger o

Medical Emergencies

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: September 17, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. Would you recognize a medical emergency? The American College of Emergency Physic

Aspirin and Pancreatic Cancer

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: November 12, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers who found a possible link between aspirin and the risk of cancer of th

Placebo Effect Update

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: November 19, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. When scientists want to test the effectiveness of a new drug, they usually divide

Pollution Rule Eased for Older Power Stations And Factories

By Caty Weaver Broadcast: September 5, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Environment Report. The administration of President Bush has eased an air pollution rule for about seventee

Washington City Museum

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: August 18, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Washington, D.C., has many museums. Some examine Washington as a federal city. But a new museum tells the story of the nation's capital an

High School and College Reunions

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: August 4, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: School 1)reunions are a chance for Americans to get together with people they may not have seen in years. Some have not seen each other i

The Presidential Election of 2000

Broadcast: Feb 20, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: This is Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English program about the history of the United S

Irving Berlin

Broadcast: May 12, 2003 By Rochelle Gollust VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmerman. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America. Today, we tell about Irving Berlin.

VOA慢速英语2003年-British Relations

Broadcast: May 9, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach VOICE ONE: This is Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And this is Rich Kleinfeldt with the MAKING OF A NATION, A VOA Special English program about the history of the Unit

The French and Indian War

Broadcast: May 1, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach and Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Sarah Long with the MAKING OF A NATION, A V-O-A Special English program about the

National Folk Festival

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: September 15, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Thousands of people gathered recently for an event that celebrates the traditions of many of the groups that have come to America. I'

Best-Selling Books in America

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: October 27, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Health and love, crime, secrets from the past -- these are some of the subjects that readers in the United States currently like best.

Historic Documents at the National Archives

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: October 20, 2003 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: 1)The Declaration of Independence helped establish the United States as a new nation. So did the 2)Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Patents and Inventions

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: October 6, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: An office in the United States government has helped protect 1)the property rights of inventors for more than two-hundred years. Its job

Laura Bush and Other First Ladies

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: September 29, 2003 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: The wife of the United States president has no duties or powers under the law, but has an important place in America. I'm Faith Lapid

Music for Little People

By Paul Thompson Broadcast: September 8, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: It's easier to find songs for big people than for little people. But the market in children's music is growing. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOIC

Harlem1

Broadcast: January 6, 2002 By Lawan Davis VOICE ONE: It was home to the great jazz performers Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, poet Langston Hughes, and civil rights activist Malcolm X. I'm Mary Ti

EU Lifts Ban on Genetically Modified Foods, but Adds Conditi

Broadcast: July 15, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. On July second, the European 1)Parliament agreed to let new 2)genetically changed products enter the Europe