Researchers say the reasons for this disparity include stereotyping of patients by health care providers, and a severe shortage of minority health care professionals.

VOA: standard.2010.03.05

Polls by the New York Times and CBS News and the Wall Street Journal and NBC News show growing public concern that efforts to cover uninsured Americans could reduce the quality of health care for those who already are covered by health insurance.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

Now,a doctor in Senegal who specializes in newborn care is leading a program financed by the Ministry of Health and UNICEF.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

And,Barbados will mark World Alzheimer's Day with events like a religious service, a health fair and performances by musicians.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

And,the World Health Organization says asthma rates are increasing worldwide by an average of fifty percent every ten years.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

The activists gained national attention by protesting the health care reform efforts of President Obama and the Democrats in Congress.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio talked about the medical charity Partners in Health, one of the groups supported by the telethon.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

But she also said the health care reforms passed by Congress will improve the quality of care for all Americans.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

Republican Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee said cutting health care costs step by step is better than the Democrats' plan.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

So he thinks it makes a lot of sense for today's barbers to act as "health care extenders" by sharpening their skills.

VOA: special.2010.10.27

Experts say forty percent of cancers could be prevented by avoiding health risks like smoking and tobacco use.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

Also,he says reforms are needed so disabled people do not lose certain health assistance by taking a job.

VOA: special.2009.08.15

And that's the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Caty Weaver with Linda Blake in New Delhi.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

And that's the VOA Special English Health Report written by Caty Weaver, with reporting by Lisa Schlein.

VOA: special.2011.02.16

They promised to do their part to cut the growth rate in health spending by one and a half percentage points a year.

VOA: special.2009.05.15

Dangerous mountain paths. And they all risk developing a serious health disorder caused by lack of oxygen.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

People not covered by employer plans, Medicaid or Medicare could buy health insurance in marketplaces called exchanges.

VOA: special.2010.03.26

Most of it,he says, could be paid for by reducing waste in the existing health care system.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

And thats the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Caty Weaver with reporting by Lisa Schlein.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

And that's the VOA Special English Health Report, with reporting by Adam Phillips and Laurel Bowman.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

The study was part of the Women's Health Initiative organized by the National Institutes of Health.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

These organizations also aid the public welfare by working to improve peoples' health or economic condition.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

Others suggest Darwin's health problems were caused by conflict in his mind over his theory.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

And that's the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Caty Weaver with Vidushi Sinha.

VOA: special.2010.08.25

Billie Holiday's health was ruined by using illegal drugs and by drinking too much alcohol.

VOA: special.2011.07.17

And that's the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Caty Weaver with Jessica Berman.

VOA: special.2010.05.26

And that's the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Caty Weaver with Carol Pearson.

VOA: special.2009.09.16