Carcinogen in Food Prompts Class-Action Lawsuit Against McD,BK and Friendly's

Carcinogen in Grilled Chicken Prompts Class-Action Lawsuit Against McDonald’s, Burger King, and Friendly’s; Fast-Food Chains are Violating Connecticut’s Consumer ProtectionLaw, Residents Say Two Connecticut residents are filing a class-action lawsuit against...

Train Kids Like Pros To Prevent Sports Injuries

The Centers for Disease Control reports that sport injuries in kids continue to rise.  Is training our youth like professional athletes do, the answer to this growing problem? Celia Kibler...

Message from Joe Biden: Insurance Co Trying to Defeat Health Reform Plan

We've got a fight on our hands. Powerful insurance companies are pulling out all the stops to defeat the President's plan for health reform. They're spending seven million bucks a...

Know the Difference Between Colds, Flu and H1N1

 With flu season upon us, and with the increasing number of H1N1 flu cases being reported, more people are making the trip to the doctor. So how can...

Key Senate Committee Passes Sweeping US Health Care Reform Bill

By Cindy Saine The powerful Senate Finance Committee has passed its health care reform bill, clearing the first major hurdle for President Barack Obama's goal of overhauling the U.S. health care...

New Research Points to Genetic Propensity in Lung Cancer Patients

By Andrea Archibald and Kevin Meagher Newly developed breath test and isolation of specific gene markers could possibly double the survivability rating of the disease in the not-so distant future Not widely...

Senate Panel Rejects Gov't-Run Insurance Option

In a long-anticipated showdown, liberal Democrats twice failed on Tuesday to inject a government-run insurance option into sweeping health care legislation taking shape in the Senate, despite bipartisan agreement that...

A Message from Nancy-Ann DeParle Director, White House Office of Health Reform

Dear Friend, That’s how the Vice President summed up the ongoing...

Researchers: AIDS Vaccine Cuts Infection for First Time

By Ron Corben In a major scientific breakthrough researchers in Thailand say they have made progress in developing a vaccine for AIDS.  A six-year trial working with volunteers showed that...

VOA Radio Dramas Focus on Drug Addiction in Pakistan

The scourge of drug addiction in Pakistan is the theme of a new series of radio dramas on Voice of America's (VOA) Deewa Radio, which broadcasts in Pashto to the...