Health & Lifestyle (健康与生活)

2019-11-12 Childhood Trauma May Lead to Adult Illness

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Can abuse, violence and neglect during childhood affect a person's physical and mental…

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2019-11-12 Doctors Report First US Tests of Gene Editing for Cancer

Doctors have reported on the first attempts in the United States to use gene editing to help patients fight cancer. The doctors…

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2019-11-09 Measles More Dangerous Than Experts Had Thought

Measles may be even more dangerous than doctors had thought. Researchers reported last week that the disease destroys immunity that the victim…

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2019-11-05 Medicinal Cannabis Not Proven in Mental Health

Researchers in Australia say evidence is weak as to whether medicinal cannabis treatments can help with mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression and psychosis.…

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2019-11-04 Will New Devices Replace the Stethoscope?

Nearly every U.S. medical school gives new students a white coat and a stethoscope. The act is part of a long…

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2019-11-02 Study Suggests Virus Cause of Paralyzing Illness in Children

Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can quickly paralyze children.…

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2019-10-29 Study Raises New Concerns of Dementia from Playing Professional Football

A study of former professional football players in Scotland finds that they were more likely to die from dementia than any other…

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2019-10-25 Ebola Survivors Battle Fear, Discrimination in Eastern Congo

Arlette Kavugho was released from an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo in March, but her problems did not go…

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2019-10-24 Aluminum Cans or Plastic Bottles?

The bottled water industry is increasing efforts to replace plastic bottles with more easily recycled aluminum containers, or cans. The effort follows…

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2019-10-22 A Graduate’s Dream Job: Helping Rats Save Lives

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. When people hear the word "rat," they may think…

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