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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tuberculosis killed one million three hundred thousand people around the world in two thousand seven. In addition, almost half a million people who were infected with tuberculosis and with H.I.V. also d
For the struggling economy of Egypt, aid is on the way in the form of the $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. The IMF is an organization of 189 countries. It aims to stabilize global economies and it gives loans to member countries
By David McAlary Washington 11 May 2006 Scientists have developed a cheap, rapid test to determine who has trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness in poor countries. The researchers say th
Renee Montagne: This is Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. John Ydstie: And I'm John Ydstie. In Your Health this morning, two stories on medical report cards and how people are using them. We look first at efforts to rank hospitals a
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 19 April 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says it has sent medical and relief supplies to a small Somali town near the Kenyan border, the destination of many people fleeing violence and instability in Somalia. Cathy Majtenyi rep
By Jessica Berman Washington 24 December 2006 A new study by the World Health Organization has found drug-resistant tuberculosis in virtually all of the 79 countries the organization surveyed around the world, with particularly high levels in countr
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 August 2007 The World Health Organization warns new and emerging infectious diseases are spreading rapidly around the world threatening the health, economies and security of all nations. This year's World Health Report says
By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 September 2009 Thailand's king, the world's longest serving monarch, has been hospitalized on advice from his doctors. The hospitalization of the revered monarch is causing concern among the Thai public. Thai King Bhumibol A
Study: Eradicating Cancer-Causing Infection Feasible A new study finds it may be possible to eradicate an infection responsible for an often-fatal cancer. The research also illustrates the complexities of that approach, especially when different trea
Oscar-Nominated Film Traces Journey of Ailing African Youngsters The film follows Rwandan cardiologist Emmanuel Rusingiza as he struggles to save young heart patients, some with just months to live. You know, sometimes when I go back home, I spend ma
Study: Preterm Birth Complications Leading Cause of Death for Young Children 早产并发症是导致婴幼儿死亡的第一大死因 Complications from preterm births now outrank all other causes of death for young children. Of the more than 6.3 mi
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 07 December 2007 Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf is declaring that he's in good health four days after he was admitted to a Nairobi hospital with bronchitis and his health forced him to skip out on a meeting with U.S. Secr
By Jessica Berman Washington 12 October 2006 Researchers have developed a new tuberculosis test that makes a diagnosis possible in a fraction of the time it can take using other methods. Experts say the test would be especially useful in the develop
By Tom Rivers London 07 October 2009 Ada Yonath (file photo) Two Americans and one Israeli share this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work showing how the DNA code is translated into life itself. Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thom
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 06 May 2008 A new report says the lives of millions of young children could be saved each year if basic medical care and medicine are made available to the poor. Douglas Bakshian has more from Manila. The report by the U.S.
By Melinda Smith Washington 17 July 2007 Antibiotics are designed to fight a multitude of bacterial infections. But some infections -- such as those in the urinary tract -- have become resistant to many antibiotics. VOA's Melinda Smith reports on a r
Agriculture Report - When Animals Make People Sick This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Researchers estimate that more than two billion people a year get diseases spread by animals. More than two million of them die. Delia Grace is a v
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Thousands of Central American migrants are living in shelters across Tijuana, waiting for their chance to ask for asylum at the U.S. border. They're living in close quarters, and as the temperatures drop, there are concerns about t
Runny Nose 流鼻涕 As anyone whos had a toddler knows, theyre incredibly demanding creatures. Armed with an insatiable desire to eat and/or destroy just about everything in their path, these walking embodiment s of unchecked ego can be a handful. E
Fencing in Bacteria 绿脓杆菌(p.aeruginosa)或称铜绿色假单胞菌,是一种致病力较低但抗药性强的杆菌。广泛存在于自然界,是伤口感染较常见的一种细菌。能引起化脓性病变。感染后因脓汁和渗出