Doctor DeMeo says some of the people in the study did not smoke much but still developed severe lung disease.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

In other words, a person who is suffering from the effects of severe cold may seem dead,but still be alive.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

But so far the virus has not shown itself to be more severe than seasonal flu.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

But some of these famous places were seriously damaged by severe flooding earlier this month.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

But the virus has yet to show itself to be more severe than seasonal flu.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

But when he suffered severe headaches as an adult, doctors identified the problem as migraine.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

But it also can be so severe that a person cannot live a normal life.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

But treatment needs change when people enter the moderate or severe stages of hypothermia.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

But since then, the twenty-five year old had experienced severe hip and back problems.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

But if your pain is too severe, you will need a doctor's advice.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

But the position of the buckle often caused severe injuries in bad crashes.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

Such a headache causes severe pain that goes away but returns later.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

But a severe car accident in two thousand three changed her life.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

But the piece was big enough to have caused severe damage.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

But those with weak natural defenses may develop a severe infection.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

But medical help is necessary if the condition is more severe.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

but still they sat and talked. The ringing became more severe.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

But patients with more severe forms can go blind.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

But the shortage is most severe in developing countries.

VOA: special.2010.06.07

Irons says temporary deficits are normal and even desirable during severe economic downturns, but must be corrected in the long term.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

Osteoarthritis is usually treated with pain relievers and anti-inflammatory drugs, but in severe cases, the damaged joint can be replaced with an artificial one.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

Many people can live with the virus and never get sick, but 25 percent of those infected eventually develop severe liver damage or cancer.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Ruso says he tried all kinds of medication for this severe pain but nothing worked.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

But nature plays a role as well. As for climate change, severe water shortages are predicted to affect between 75 and 250 million people by 2020.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

"It not only will affect the growth and the economic development, but it will have a severe consequence especially on the disaster emergency relief funding that will be required,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.21