Study Finds Overweight People Have Lower Risk of Death From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. New research shows that overweight or even mildly obese people have a lower risk of early death than people considered to...
Dietary Changes Help Lower Blood Pressure Sunday, April 7, is World Health Day, and this years theme is high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. The World Health Organization has recommended reducing salt or sodium intake to lower the risk of...
US Adds 80,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Ticks Lower The U.S. economy added 80,000 jobs in October and the nation's unemployment rate edged down one tenth of a percentage point. The government also revised employment numbers higher for August and...
A week-long transport strike in Ivory Coast has ended after Prime Minister Guillaume Soro announced the government will lower fuel prices. Brent Latham reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar, the government promises new fuel subsidies. People...
By Jessica Berman Washington 04 December 2007 Experts say the death toll from diseases such as cancer and heart disease can be reduced by almost 14 million over the next decade by reducing the amount of salt intake and imposing greater controls on to...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 December 2007 There were high hopes for peace in the Middle East after last week's summit in Annapolis, Maryland. But now, the mood is not as optimistic. Ehud Olmert tells his Cabinet that Israel is not obligated to conc...
By Scott Stearns White House 25 April 2006 President Bush President Bush is temporarily suspending environmental rules on gasoline and deferring purchases for the nation's strategic reserves in hopes...
EXPLORATIONS - Lower East Side Tenement Museum Recreates Life in New York City for Immigrants 100 Years Ago By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Gwen Outen. VO...
ECONOMICS REPORT - Lower Bond Prices Can Mean a Higher Return, but Also Risk By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, May 20, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Governments a...