Report
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 [...]
US Treasury Details Plan to Rescue Banks
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
This
week American Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced details of a plan aimed
at removing billions of dollars in bad debts from American banks.
The
government program has two parts. One
involves buying groups of loans, like home mortgages. The second involves buying securities or
financial investments tied to loans. Under
the plan, the federal [...]
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 [...]
