World Down Syndrome Day is on March the 21st every year. It is on this day because the number 21 is important in the identification of Down Syndrome. The condition is created by a 21st, extra chromosome being replicated three times, thus causing the...
BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we will tell the story of aspirin. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHTY: People have known since ancient times that aspirin lessens pain...
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Mention Hollywood, and most people think of glamour: beautiful women with smooth, flawless skin and perfectly aligned white teeth, men with trim athletic bodies. But much of that look is artificial: breast implants, Botox-treated faces, collagen-inje...
By Melinda Smith Washington 23 July 2007 It has been estimated that ten percent of people worldwide suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome . RLS is a neurological disorder that makes it difficult to sit or lie still for long periods of time. The disorder...
HEALTH REPORT - Post Polio Syndrome By Karen Leggett Broadcast: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Polio is a disease of the muscles and the nervous system. It is...
