VOA News: Health & Medicine http://www.voanews.com/ Up to the minute news from Voice of America Study Shows Limits in Helping Children Deal With Conflict | Alcohol Abuse and U.S. Troops Back From War Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:57:50 +0200 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:57:50 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-08-19-voa3.cfm?rss=health On HEALTH REPORT: A look at two studies in a violence-related issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 9617BBA8-0181-A417-0967DF285A43EE66 Brain Aneurysms: Rare but Usually Deadly If They Burst Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:27:51 +0200 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:27:51 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-08-26-voa4.cfm?rss=health On HEALTH REPORT: Experts say most brain aneurysms happen in people born with an abnormality in an artery wall. A weakened area expands outward and fills with blood. 9617BBC7-05CA-D743-695FD36D1C3AF2CA Understanding Down Syndrome Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:25:33 +0200 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:25:33 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-09-02-voa2.cfm?rss=health On HEALTH REPORT: People with the disorder are living longer, more productive lives than in the past. But they may also face a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease at an early age. 9617BBD7-9781-82EC-CF46635B893AE434 Teenagers and Pregnancy Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:13:41 +0200 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:13:41 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-09-09-voa7.cfm?rss=health On HEALTH REPORT: Experts see some troubling signs after years of decrease in teen pregnancy and birth rates in U.S. 9617BBF6-B01A-0D75-8120540271C8B8D6 New Findings on Children and Mental Illness Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:54:38 +0200 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:54:38 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-09-16-voa5.cfm?rss=health On HEALTH REPORT: A study finds that older drugs work as well as newer, more costly ones in young schizophrenics. Separate findings show that older men have a higher risk of fathering a child with bipolar disorder. 9617BC15-C1F1-F03C-DF581EEFB2AFDD37 Success Story Against Guinea Worm Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:26:30 +0200 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:26:30 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-09-20-voa4.cfm?rss=health On DEVELOPMENT REPORT: The disease has been reduced below 10,000 cases in five countries. 9617BC34-BD70-5E7D-41DF1E2B199F5129 New Findings Add to Health Concerns About a Chemical in Plastics Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:38:43 +0200 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:38:43 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-09-24-voa1.cfm?rss=health On HEALTH REPORT: BPA is commonly used in products like food containers, reusable water bottles, baby bottles and the insides of metal cans. 9617BC53-B0F5-E941-3EE0A16ACCBEE040