2024-06-03 What Is the Color of Noise? Can It Help Sleep, Memory?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. You may have heard of white noise being used…
2024-06-01 Daily Marijuana Use Greater than Daily Alcohol Use in US
For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana almost every day has grown greater than the number…
2024-05-30 In Sierra Leone, There Is Little Help for Drug Users
A low-cost drug mixture is harming young people in the West African country of Sierra Leone. The mixture is called…
2024-05-28 Pigs in Yoga Class Put People at Ease
In the northeastern American state of Massachusetts, people are combining a form of exercise for the body and spirit with…
2024-05-27 Don’t Have Soil, Try Planting in Straw Bales
You do not need good soil – or even soil at all – to grow plants. Straw bales can work,…
2024-05-27 Doctors’ Group: Mothers with HIV Can Breastfeed
A top U.S. pediatricians’ group is making a major policy change about breastfeeding by women with HIV. The group says…
2024-05-26 Electric Spoons, Chopsticks May Help Cut Salt
Researchers in Japan say they will begin selling new devices that will help people reduce how much sodium, or salt,…
2024-05-20 Study: Gene May Cause Alzheimer’s in Some Cases
For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a disease of the…
2024-05-19 UN Authorizes Second Shot to Fight Dengue in Americas
The World Health Organization recently authorized a second dengue vaccine. The move could provide protection for millions of people worldwide…
2024-05-16 US Agency Permits Qualified Health Claim for Yogurt
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently permitted…
2024-05-13 Less or No Alcohol Is Better for Health
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Alcohol is often consumed in social gatherings from happy…
2024-05-06 Alzheimer’s Drug Available, But Sales Slow
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Alzheimer’s disease affects a person’s memory, thinking and behavior.…
2024-04-29 Five Tips to Get Better Sleep
Do you spend too many nights trying to fall asleep? You are not alone. Nearly one-third of American adults say…
2024-04-29 Study: Most Americans Need More Sleep
Less than half of Americans say they are getting enough sleep, according to a recent opinion study by the Gallup…
2024-04-27 ‘Pillbot’ Could Explore Inner Human Body
A new, small robotic camera designed to be swallowed for use in medical examinations was recently demonstrated at a conference…