2019-07-24 Scientists Find a New Way To Kill Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes
Scientists say they have killed nearly all the disease-carrying mosquitoes on two islands in China using a new method. That is the good news. The bad news is that the…
2019-07-17 Poor Sleep Behavior Tied to Many Health Issues
People who have repeatedly changing sleep and wake times and get different amounts of sleep each night are more likely to have metabolic health conditions. That is the finding of…
2019-07-16 Study Finds Possible Link between Sugary Drinks, Cancer
People who drink a lot of sugary drinks have a high risk of developing cancer, researchers announced last week. However, the evidence cannot yet establish a direct connection between the…
2019-07-14 Teen Vaping on the Rise in US, Canada
A new study says more American and Canadian teenagers are vaping than ever before. Vapes are electronic devices that heat liquid into a cloud of vapor that users inhale. Most…
2019-07-12 Can Robot Dogs Help People with Alzheimer’s?
Could a robot dog help people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia? American entrepreneur Tom Stevens thinks so. He recently presented a test version of a yellow Labrador…
2019-07-09 Are Some Kinds of Sitting Worse than Others?
Working at a desk all day may not be as bad for your health as sitting in front of a television after work. That is a finding of a new…
2019-07-02 One Thing You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Heart
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Many diseases and medical conditions are caused by things out of our control. Yet experts say you can control…
2019-07-04 Red Cross Program Helps Kenyans Fight Drug Addiction
In the kitchen of the drug rehabilitation center in Lamu, Kenya, Musa Mohamed is stirring a pan full of chicken and herbs. Musa is a 43-year-old drug user. He is…
2019-06-25 What’s So Bad about Processed Foods?
Processed foods like chips, soda and frozen pizzas are full of salt, sugar and fat. Now, scientists are trying to understand if there is something else about such foods that…
2019-06-12 WHO: A Million People a Day Get Sexual Infections
Every day, more than a million people around the world get a sexually transmitted infection, the World Health Organization said last week. It added that rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis…
2019-06-11 Melanoma Can Happen on Skin That Does Not Get Sun
Melanoma is an often deadly skin cancer that can develop when a person spends too much time in the sun without protection. But medical doctors now say the disease can…
2019-06-10 Study: Dogs Can Feel Their Owners’ Stress, Too
When dog owners experience a long period of stress, they are not alone in feeling the pressure. Their dogs feel it, too. That information comes from new a study published…
2019-06-09 Immigrants Play Big Part in Caring for Older Adults, Disabled in US
Proposed limits on immigration to the United States may worsen the nation’s shortage of workers who care for old and disabled people, a new study finds. More than three million…
2019-06-04 Dementia: A Growing Worldwide Health Problem
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Aging is normal. But dementia is not a normal part of aging. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines dementia…
2019-06-02 Suicide Rates Among Young Americans on the Rise, Especially Girls
Suicide rates among young people in the United States have been on the rise for almost 10 years, with the sharpest increase found among girls. That information comes from a…