Errors by doctors who are either too pressed for time or inadequately funded are also a growing problem.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Naming expert Cleveland Evans explains that many of these names were traditionally female or male at one time or another.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

For many Americans, summer is a time to put on swim wear and spend time at the sea or a lake.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

A reputation -- what people think of you, good or bad -- is built one message at a time.

VOA: special.2011.07.22

To some people,they are nothing more than a harmless treat or a guilty pleasure to enjoy from time to time.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

For the first time, Americans will be required to have health insurance or face a yearly fine starting in four years.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

"So at that time I think the public in Bangkok feel that, or start to wonder, what is their real demand?"

VOA: special.2010.05.22

The study found there is strong support for restricting work by doctors-in-training to sixteen or fewer hours at one time.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

But one possibility, he says,is that it may take time away from sports or other activities that could help prevent depression.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

Every time the farmers buy seeds, fertilizer or other inputs, they pay an extra five percent in addition to the price.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

Too much time inside the house using a computer or watching television can cause someone to get cabin fever.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

And if one person dies, the other person may have a difficult time claiming the couple's money or property.

VOA: special.2011.05.23

At the time,more than one hundred ninety countries agreed to reduce or halt biodiversity losses by twenty ten.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

After a few weeks, increase your time to fifteen or twenty minutes, and increase the number of days.

VOA: special.2010.06.08