Children's Asthma Not Eased by Anti-Reflux Drug Seventeen-year-old Alaina Kvapil was diagnosed with asthma when she was 13. When you have an asthma attack, your airways actually close up and people dont realize that you cant breathe, you cant get the...
Immigrants Learn English With Their Children Tha Neih Ciang is learning vocabulary words with other immigrant students. She's among four dozen Burmese youngsters at Bollman Bridge Elementary School, which is less than an hour's drive from Washington....
AMERICAN STORIES - Childrens Story: 'Paul Bunyan' FAITH LAPIDUS: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Today we tell a traditional American story called a tall tale. A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life....
Health Report - Laying the Roots for Healthy Teeth in Young Children 健康报道 - 健康护齿从儿童做起 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Bad teeth can be painful -- and worse. The...
Charities Spread Holiday Cheer to Poor Children, Homeless The Christmas holiday season for many Americans is a time for giving and helping those who are less fortunate. Hundreds of children in this low-income neighborhood come to an annual holiday pa...
Rwanda Doctors Treat Children with Help from US Specialists Children with cancer in Rwanda are getting specialized care thanks to a partnership with doctors in the United States, helping to save lives in an area with limited resources. In advanced We...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The use of acupuncture for children is common and acupuncture is generally safe for children when performed by appropriately trained practitioners, Canadian researchers reported Monday in online journal Pediatrics. Res...
Plantation Schools Offer Hope for Malaysia's Stateless Children Sabah, a Malaysian state of great beauty and natural resources on the island of Borneo, is home to a vast population of immigrant labor - both legal and illegal. Tens of thousands of chi...
Pilot Program Teaches Sarawak Indigenous Children in Mother Tongue Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. It is home to 28 ethnic groups, each with a distinct language, culture and lifestyle. Many groups are afraid of losing...
Exhibit Salutes Children's Author Who Introduced Minority Characters Shakespeare asked, What's in a Name? A lot, it turns out. Take Ezra Jack Keats, the famous childrens book author and illustrator, who died in 1983. Keats wrote and illustrated more...