2015-07-01 Sweet Potatoes as Medicine
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. We Americans have an expression: “If you give a…
2015-06-23 Mosquito-Borne Viruses Spread Across the World
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. A virus with a strange-sounding name has been around…
2015-06-25 WHO Warns Against Unnecessary Caesarean Sections
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. The World Health Organization says the use of surgical…
2015-06-22 A Doctor Brings Healing To Patients in Their Homes
Ernest Brown is a unique doctor. Unlike most doctors, he does not work in a clinic or hospital. He works…
2015-06-16 South Korea Reports 16th Death from MERS
South Korea has reported its 16th death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome disease, known as MERS. South Korean health officials…
2015-06-10 Fighting Obesity Is a Long-Term, Complex Problem
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. For the past 15 years, experts on obesity have…
2015-06-03 For a Longer Life, Go Running
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. We all know that exercise is good for your…
2015-06-01 WHO: Smoking Costs More Than You Think
A single cigarette sold on a street corner may not cost a lot; however, the overall costs of smoking are…
2015-05-31 Group Helps US Children Learn About Healthy Foods
Our story begins at the John Burroughs Elementary School in Washington, DC. The school’s kindergarten students are staying late today…
2015-05-27 Brain Remembers Language Better If You Sing It
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Have you ever found yourself in this situation: You…
2015-05-20 Deaf-Blind Woman First to Use New Phone
A deaf and blind woman from Australia has become the first person to make a telephone call using a device…
2015-05-17 How We Date: Here, There and Everywhere
If you are in Uganda, what quality could most hurt your chances for getting a date? As a tourist in…
2015-05-12 Salmonella Turned Into Cancer Killing Super Bug
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. Not many people consider a bacterium that makes millions…
2015-05-11 Preventable Carbon Monoxide Still Claims Many Lives
Many areas around the world suffer from frequent loss of electrical power. People often must use other sources of power,…
2015-05-01 Change in Work Schedule Could Cure ‘Social Jet Lag’
From VOA Learning English this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Do you often start your day feeling tired? Do…