Kim Bertrand at the Harvard School of Public Health is an epidemiologist -- someone who studies the spread and control of diseases.

VOA: special.2011.04.28

President Obama wants to expand health coverage to all Americans and, at the same time,control costs.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

Two goals are to expand health insurance to millions of Americans who do not have it, and to control rising costs for those who do.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

The World Health Organization says mosquito control efforts are improving in many areas.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

And,people never can completely control their own health.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

And,he said the United States will not be able to control its deficit if it cannot control health care costs.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

Dr.Supachai Rerks-Ngarm of the Department of Disease Control of the Thai Ministry's Public Health Department, was overall leader of the study.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

That's exactly why the Centers for Disease Control began recommending rapid HIV screening in emergency departments and other health care settings four years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Republicans stood united in opposition to the legislation, claiming it would increase the national debt, and put the government in firm control of the health care system.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

Another problem is money. The World Health Organization says the Stop TB effort needs $2 billion to carry out its TB care and control program in 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Rotary is now a partner with the World Health Organization, UNICEF,the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for a renewed effort to eradicate polio.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

"This is not health reform, this is control!

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

A statement from fiscally-conservative Democrats who forced changes in House legislation said they are committed to meaningful reform, but reiterated concern that legislation not add to the federal deficit and control health costs in the long-term.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Mr.Obama sought to dispel the notion that he wants the federal government to control all health care, or that he plans to radically cut the government program that already subsidizes medical care for the elderly.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

Republican opposition was not a surprise, with all but one rejecting the bill on grounds that it would sharply increase the federal deficit, raise insurance costs, and give the government control of the health care system.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

Republicans are hoping for a replay of the 1994 midterm elections, when they won control of both the House and Senate in large part because of public opposition to the health-care-reform plan put forward by another Democrat in the White House,Bill Clinton.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Republicans assert the legislation will lead to federal government control of the health care system, higher costs and deficits and debt, and bitterly complain about Democrat's plan to pass the Senate-approved bill without a direct vote, by packaging it with a separate measure of changes.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19