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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. July is coming. Its a time to fire up the barbecue, hit the beaches and watch the fireworks. Its definitely not a time to be in the hospital. Because fa...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Being a patient in certain hospitals in the month of July can be dangerous or even deadly. That was the finding of sociology professor David Phillips at the University of California, San Diego, and his s...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute. Everyone makes mistakes, especially when it comes to entering numbers into a calculator or spreadsheet. Its not such a big deal if youre tracking how much...
Chinese medication 看中医。 My back was hurting.我的背很痛。 Mum took me to see a Chinese hurb doctor.妈妈带我去看中医。 The doctor said my back was hurt because my spinal core was inflamed.医生说我背部痛是因为我脊椎神经发炎了。 I'm not allowed to w...
By Carol Pearson Washington 28 March 2007 watch Stent Study report A new, landmark study finds heart stents devices used to open blocked arteries - may not be as effective in the long term as medication in preventing heart attacks. VOA's Carol Pears...
By Carol Pearson Washington 13 March 2007 watch Medication and Children A major study finds that 80 percent of children in U.S. hospitals receive medication that has been tested and approved only for adults. This often leaves pediatricians to a pote...
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 07 August 2006 watch Prescription Errors A recent report indicates hospital patients in the United States are the victims of at least, on average, one medication mistake every day. Medication errors can jeopardize pat...
