Archive for September, 2009
Hands-Only CPR Is a Simpler Way to Save Lives
The American Heart Association updated its guidelines in 2008 for what to do when a person’s heart stops. Transcript of radio broadcast: 19 May 2009 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. If a person’s heart stops, would you know how to perform CPR? CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, can save a life and reduce [...]
Alcohol, the ‘Asian Flush’ and the Risk of Cancer
Many East Asians get a red face when they drink alcohol. This is the result of a genetic condition that also increases drinkers’ risk of esophageal cancer. Transcript of radio broadcast: 12 May 2009 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A question from Taiwan: Chung-Li wants to know why his face turns red [...]
US Eases H1N1 Flu Policy for Schools
Schools are advised not to close anymore when they have cases. Transcript of radio broadcast: 05 May 2009 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. More than twenty countries have found cases of the new H1N1 influenza virus. In all around one thousand five hundred cases and thirty deaths have been confirmed. But most [...]
