Can US Win its War on Drugs? Anthony Papa spent 12 years in prison for attempting to deliver 125 grams of cocaine, his first and only try. His profit would have been $500. Although he discovered his talent for art behind bars, others suffered. I was...
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...
By Jessica Berman Washington 23 February 2006 George Khoury, left, a pharmacy owner shows different treatments for Malaria for sale at his pharmacy in the city of Dakar, Senegal (File photo - Nov. 17,...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Drug Used to Treat a Bleeding Disorder May Also Aid Victims of the Deadliest Form of Stroke By Cynthia Kirk, Ed Stautberg Broadcast: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Th...
HEALTH REPORT - New Alzheimer's Drugs Tested By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say two experimenta...
SCIENCE REPORT – February 27, 2002: Drug Use Report By George Grow This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. A new study examines drug use by young people in the United States. The study found...
SCIENCE REPORT - January 2, 2002: New Cold Drug By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Science Report. American researchers say they have developed the first drug that can effectively trea...
By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: October 22, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say a drug developed several years ago reduces the chance that older wo...
By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: September 10, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Trade Organization has agreed to permit poorer nations to import low-co...
By Michael Kitchen At the opening of a two-day national conference on illegal drugs, President Hamid Karzai likened opium cultivation to the Soviet Union's occupation of Afghanistan during the 1980s....
