While people of all ages are affected, women who are old enough to have children are especially at risk.

VOA: special.2009.04.14

The World Health Organization says hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are affected by mental,behavioral,neurological or substance use disorders.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

American officials say they are working to reduce visa delays that have affected foreign science students, researchers and others.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

Her speech gave a message of hope to people living in areas affected by drought, high unemployment and housing problems.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

Recently we told you about a study of genetically engineered crops and how they have affected farming in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.05.18

"Rinderpest affected Africa, Asia and Europe for millennia and caused widespread famine and decimated millions of animals, both domestic and wild."

VOA: special.2010.11.02

But if deeper tissue is affected, a person is likely to feel pain every time the area gets cold.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

They found that climate changes "are already exerting a considerable drag on yield growth" and may have affected food prices.

VOA: special.2011.05.17

Spanish researchers, for example,recently said they suspected a parasitic fungus which has been found among affected bees in Spain.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

The scientists found that the affected bees had a number of viruses from a group called picorna-like viruses.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

But if the monsoon is very strong, the trees affected by that monsoon might put on a wide ring for that year.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

Yet for thousands of years rinderpest has affected people by killing cattle and other animals and causing starvation.

VOA: special.2010.11.02

J.Robert Oppenheimer's life and work were affected deeply by Americans intense fear of Communism in the nineteen fifties.

VOA: special.2009.06.14

All the jewelry makers we spoke to in March at Bead Fest Santa Fe agreed that the recession had affected their businesses.

VOA: special.2009.05.18