Health
Male Circumcision Reduces Chances of Human Papillomavirus
This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
Male circumcision is the cutting off of
a small amount of skin from the tip of the penis. In many parts of the world it is done when a
baby is a few days old. However, in
other parts of the world it is unacceptable.
Studies
have shown that male circumcision can reduce [...]
New Test Could Speed Tuberculosis Results
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 died.
Those were listed as H.I.V. deaths.
An
estimated one-third of all people are infected with tuberculosis. But the
body’s natural defenses [...]
Study Links Weather to Migraine Headaches
This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
A
migraine headache can cause disabling pain. People may not feel back to normal
for hours or even days.
Migraine
headaches are most common among young adults and middle-aged people. In the
United States, about eighteen percent of women and six percent of men report
having migraines.
People who suffer from migraines can [...]
