Health Report - Mouth X-Rays and the Brain; Infected Gums Do Not Cause Heart Attacks This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study suggests that dental X-rays may increase the risk of the most common kind of brain tumor. However, experts...
Age One of Many Deciding Factors for Heart Transplants Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney continues his recovery after undergoing heart transplant surgery March 24 at the age of 71. The vice president's operation has sparked a public debate over...
Scientists Regrow Tissue Killed During Heart Attack U.S. scientists have done what was once considered science fiction - regrown heart muscle to replace tissue that was killed off in a heart attack. It's the latest advance in the field of regenerativ...
Different Blood Pressure in Both Arms Linked to Heart Disease Cardiologist Oscar Garfein takes blood pressure readings from both of his patients' arms. That technique saved the life of one of his patients. I found that in one arm, it was very, very l...
Different Blood Pressure in Both Arms Linked to Heart Disease Cardiologist Oscar Garfein takes blood pressure readings from both of his patients' arms. That technique saved the life of one of his patients. I found that in one arm, it was very, very l...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - A Death in the Family May Cause Real Heart Break SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im SHIRLEY Griffith. MARIO RITTER: And Im Mario Ritter. Today, we tell about an American study of heart atta...