2024-10-28 Teen Smoking in US Drops to Lowest Level in 25 Years
A new government study suggests U.S. teen smoking rates reached an all-time low this year. The study was a survey of American youth carried out by the U.S. Centers for…
2024-10-28 How Hard Should You Train?
“No pain, no gain” is an old saying in English. It means that one has to suffer or work hard in order to succeed or make progress. The expression is…
2024-10-24 Polio Rises in Pakistan Ahead of a New Vaccination Campaign
In Pakistan, polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign. Violence targeting health workers has also hurt years of efforts toward making the country polio-free. The World Health…
2024-10-21 Study: How the Brain Cleans Itself
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. A rare look inside the human brain might help to explain how it clears away waste. Scientists say the…
2024-10-20 Has Human Life Expectancy Reached Its Limit?
A new study says humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy. Developments in medical technology and genetic research are not leading to major increases in lifespan overall, the…
2024-10-14 Study: Pregnancy Changes the Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. When a brain scientist at the University of California, Irvine got pregnant at the age of 38, she saw…
2024-10-07 Severe Obesity Increases in US
Body weight continues to be a big public health issue in the United States. New government research suggests that the condition of having far too much fat stored in the…
2024-10-01 Stair-climbing: A Sure Way to Burn Calories
If you are trying to lose weight, climbing stairs as a regular exercise might be for you. Stairs are available in many places. And research shows stair-climbing is more effective…
2024-09-30 Use Habit Stacking to Help Get Healthy
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. A woman in Portland, Oregon started her daily exercise habit with one activity – walking her dog. Lindsay Kee…
2024-09-26 South Africa’s ‘Health Train’ Travels to Patients in Need
In South Africa, a former passenger train now serves as a traveling medical center to provide health services to people in need. The train is known as Phelophepa. In the…
2024-09-23 Ways to Protect Yourself from Injures while Walking Your Dog
Over the past 20 years, injuries related to dog walking have been on the rise among adults and children in the U.S., Johns Hopkins University researchers say. The most common…
2024-09-16 Poisonous Plants Look Like Safe Ones
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. Actor Alicia Silverstone worried fans on social media recently. While on a trip to England, she posted a TikTok…
2024-09-09 How Bad Are Ultraprocessed Foods?
Most Americans eat ultraprocessed foods every day. These are foods that you cannot make at home because they contain flavors and chemicals that change the taste or feel of the…
2024-09-04 Employers Use Wearable Devices to Measure Workers’ Temperature
On a hot summer day, workers recently worked to remove asbestos and hazardous waste at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. It is a former nuclear center that the government…
2024-09-03 Why Is Polio Still a Problem?
Polio was driven out of much of the world more than 30 years ago after a series of successful vaccination campaigns. But the viral disease is still spreading in a…