2019-08-25 Plastics in Drinking Water Are a Concern
The World Health Organization says levels of plastic in drinking water present a low risk to health, but need more research. On Thursday, the WHO released a report on microplastics,…
2019-08-22 Riskiest Time for Hospital Patients is Not in Operating Room
A new study suggests that the deadliest time for many hospital patients is not when they are in the operating room. Instead, it is the period when patients are recovering…
2019-08-21 Cigarette Warnings Could Be Bigger With Color Images
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a rule to require new health warnings on tobacco products. The proposed warnings would appear on individual cigarette packages and in…
2019-08-20 Treating Eczema During Infancy Helps Prevent Asthma, Allergies
Eczema is a type of skin condition that causes itchy, red, raised areas on human skin. The condition most often affects children, but adults can also get it. No one…
2019-08-20 No Longer Want That Tattoo? Some Advice
It is estimated that 30 percent of Americans have one or more tattoos—permanent words or pictures on their skin. Nearly one in four of them want their tattoos removed, one…
2019-08-19 Poor Diet Quality Tied to Frailty in Older Adults
A recent study suggests that a poor-quality diet may increase the chances of weakness in older people. Researchers followed 2,154 older adults in the United States for four years. At…
2019-08-14 Two Experimental Drugs Found Effective Against Ebola Virus
International health officials say two experimental drugs used to treat Ebola infections appear to be saving lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Dr. Anthony Fauci of the…
2019-08-13 US Doctors Giving Fewer Cough, Cold Medicines
A new study suggests that American doctors are telling patients to take cough or cold medicines less often than they did a few years ago. The study comes at a…
2019-08-12 France May Permit More Women to Become Pregnant With Medical Help
Life may soon change for some women in France. French law currently prevents unmarried and homosexual women from seeking medical help to get pregnant. If they want assistance conceiving a…
2019-08-06 US Health Agency Cancels Study Financed by Alcohol Industry
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Alcoholic products – whether beer, wine or spirits – are sold almost everywhere around the world. Drinking alcohol is…
2019-07-30 Ebola Vaccine Use in Congo Slowed by Distrust
In the days leading up to his death, Salomon Nduhi Kambale believed someone had poisoned him. He thought that was the cause of his vomiting blood. The 30-year-old man would…
2019-07-23 Team Sports Teach Life Lessons
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. On a bright summer morning, many young swimmers gather at a local swimming pool in the state of Maryland,…
2019-07-28 Researchers May Have Found New Weapon Against Disease
Some bacteria have grown so strong that they cannot be killed with antibiotic drugs. Medical experts call them antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The World Health Organization says antibiotic-resistant bacteria are one of…
2019-07-26 Progress Made in Identification, Prevention of Brain Diseases
Scientists are close to reaching a long-sought goal – a blood test to identify possible signs of Alzheimer’s and other diseases of the brain. This comes as a recent large…
2019-07-22 Study: Extra Vitamins Do Not Prevent Heart Disease, Stroke
A new study says that few nutritional supplements can protect people from developing or dying from heart disease. Researchers wanted to find out if 16 different nutritional supplements and eight…