Charity groups use walks, runs and other sporting events to raise money for a number of diseases.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

But first we answer a question about the strange American use of the number eighty-six.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

The World Health Organization says insecticide use has greatly reduced the number of malaria cases.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

For the first time, scientists around the world had a limitless number of cells they could use to test the effects of diseases, medicines and chemicals.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

A number of parks in the United States and in Asia use "Peanuts" characters.

VOA: special.2009.10.25