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And more evidence on how good the popular Mediterranean diet can be good for your body, a new study reveals why and how it may help you live longer, ABC's Reena has the details. This morning a diet known for trimming your waistline might also be addi
President Bush has signed a bill committing $48 billion to the global fight against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from the White House, the bill vastly expands a U.S. program that already treats millions in Africa, Sou
By Peter Fedynsky Stariy Sokil, Ukraine 01 November 2007 The United Nations predicts Ukraine, Russia and Belarus will lose up to 50 percent of their people by the year 2050 due to declining birth rates, low life expectancy and emigration. All of thes
By VOA News Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 22 October 2007 The cemeteries of Zimbabwe are filled these days with fresh graves, many of the smallest mounds covering some of what was the southern African nation's future. An opposition leader says the acres of fres
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Human genes are normally organized along forty-six chromosomes in our cells, twenty-three from each parent. A school for people with Down syndrome in Mexico City But some people are born with an extra c
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the global economic crisis tests the stability of all countries, including his own. Mr. Putin is expressing confidence that Russia has adequate financial resources but as VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedy
Voters in Guinea-Bissau go to the polls Sunday to choose a new president. Economic growth and security dominate politics in one of the world's poorest countries. Gabu's schools are rundown In the eastern city, Gabu, an old man pushes a wheelbarrow o
Survival of Portuguese Health Care Questioned Portuguese citizens have their vices like anyone else. But if their health deteriorates, they know, like most Europeans, there is a high quality yet mainly free health care system to look after them. But
By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 28 October 2009 The American workforce is getting grayer. And the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the number of workers between 65 and 74 years old will grow by more than 80 percent between 2006 and 2016.
研究者寻找帮助戒烟的办法 WASHINGTON It's no secret that any type of tobacco use is not healthy. But, for most people, it's hard to quit. That's because most of them started the habit as teenagers and because tobacco contains nicotine. 吸食
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: India's largest city has banned plastic bags and packaging. In India, people actually produce only a tenth of the plastic waste that Americans do. The problem is where it ends up, as NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from Mumbai. (SOUN
By Jessica Berman Washington 15 March 2006 A new study says universal access to AIDS drugs in developing countries could increase HIV infection rates if they are not accompanied by prevention measures
The U.N. World Food Program says that nearly half the population of Zimbabwe will need food aid by early next year. Peta Thornycroft reports that WFP says two million people in Zimbabwe need aid immediately. Zimbabwean woman puts maize into bag in D
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 07 April 2006 More than 40 million Americans have no health insurance or access to inexpensive, high-quality medical care. A West Coast charity called the California End
A total of eight highly sophisticated scientific equipment will travel to the moon with the Change 3 lander and rover. As soon as they touchdown, they will start sending back a great deal of first hand data to Chinese scientists for further analysis.
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 October 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund says the stigmatization of HIV/AIDS in South Africa hampers prevention and treatment of the disease. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva that UNICEF says more aggressive leadership
By Nico Colombant Bensonville, Liberia 11 March 2008 Liberia's health sector is facing a rebuilding task of colossal proportions after years of civil war and neglect left behind a destroyed infrastructure and very little staff. This created condition
By Jessica Berman Washington 18 December 2007 The first estimate of cancer deaths worldwide concludes that 2007 will close with 7.6 million deaths as a result of the disease. According to the report called Global Cancer Facts and Figures, 12 million
By Phuong Tran and Naomi Schwarz Dakar, Senegal and Ende, Mali 09 January 2007 Woman and child take part in a discussion at a village meeting in village of Bandiagara, Mali (File photo) Some of the lowest-ranking countries on the United Nations' Hum
The World Health Organization says there has been a sharp drop in the number of deaths among children under age five. The just released report, World Health Statistics 2009, shows 27 percent fewer children died in 2007, the last year for which statis