The American Lung Association said Pittsburgh was last in the nation in one of three measures of air quality.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

Mister Weindruch says not only is life extended in the monkeys that eat less, but their quality of life is also improved.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

As temperatures rise in Napa, producers may find it harder to produce wine of the same quality.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

The program in India won an Ashden Award in two thousand six for using local sources of energy to improve quality of life.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

The award recognizes the work of individuals who have helped human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

He says the extent and quality of long-term literacy is important to individual economic success and quality of life in a community and a nation.

VOA: special.2009.03.27

In the process, a small piece of tissue is taken from a high quality orchid.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

The findings are based on questions about health-related quality of life in government telephone surveys.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

"While cost remains a major factor in decisions about where to off-source, the quality of the labor pool is gaining importance, and this includes English language skills."

VOA: special.2011.01.21

"So,to improve the quality of hurricanes over the U.S.A.five days in advance, you need to get better information over Africa.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

The recall and sales suspension is just the latest in a string of quality control problems that have plagued the Japanese automaker.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

"Very encouraging, I think they've made a lot of significant progress especially in command and control and the quality of their Kandaks and their efficiency."

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

Black women,in particular, had higher rates of obesity throughout the 16 years studied, and they paid the biggest price in terms of quality-adjusted years of life lost.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Dr.Kausalya Pendyal tells her patients in Richmond, Virginia before they go outside to check the Air Quality Index - a U.S.government assessment of pollutants in the air.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

The president faced a tough audience. There is consensus in the medical community about the need for reform to improve the affordability and accessibility of quality care.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

The campaign triggered a massive surge in illegal production of low-quality home-brewed alcohol.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Michael Partem is the Vice-Chairman of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

At the week-long conference, participants are focusing on three primary roadblocks to getting and keeping girls in school: violence,poverty and the poor quality of education being offered.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Jason Kint continues to see huge growth in CBSSports.com's March Madness On Demand feature, which allows free viewing of all the games in high-quality live streaming video.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25