2015-10-27 Black Death Older Than We Thought
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. For most, the word “plague” creates horrible images in…
2015-10-26 Move Over Fast Fashion, Here Comes Slow Fashion
A few years ago, Maxine Bédat — who is now in her early 30s — looked in her closet. It…
2015-10-22 Study Links Video Game Use to Problems in School
A new study warns that too much time spent playing computer games could affect a child’s performance at school. Britain’s…
2015-10-21 Report: Smoking Will Kill One in Three Young Men in China
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. If you are a man living in China and…
2015-10-20 Fathers Learn to Balance Parenting, Work
Raising children has traditionally been a mother’s role. But modern sociology says a father’s role in children’s development is also…
2015-10-17 Too Much Internet May Be Bad for Teenagers
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. The Internet plays a big part in human life.…
2015-10-14 At What Temperature Will Your Hair Fry?
Blowdrying. Curling. Straightening. Heat has been used to control hair for hundreds of years. But how much is too much?…
2015-10-07 Most People with Hepatitis Don’t Know It
From VOA Learning English this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. The first-ever World Hepatitis Summit was held in September…
2015-10-05 Older Athletes, Lower Fitness Age
Is there a way to turn back the clock on your age? A new study says yes. Exercise can make…
2015-10-01 The Ups and Downs of Coffee and Caffeine
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Caffeine is the most widely used drug in the…
2015-09-23 Low Levels of Vitamin D Might Hurt Your Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Health experts have long known that vitamin D is…
2015-09-16 In Combating Obesity, a 12-Year-Old Leads by Example
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The number of overweight children in the U.S. is…
2015-09-15 Dealing with Back-to-School Stress: Part 2
This is the second half of a two-part program. “Dealing with Back-to-school Stress: Part 1” can be found in the…
2015-09-14 Dealing with Back-to-School Stress: Part 1
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. It is back-to-school time in the United States, which…
2015-09-13 Woman Not Diabetic After Cell Transplant
A diabetic woman no longer needs to take daily medicine after she received a stem cell transplant. The daily insulin…