2019-06-02 Suicide Rates Among Young Americans on the Rise, Especially Girls
Suicide rates among young people in the United States have been on the rise for almost 10 years, with the…
2019-05-28 Sunscreen’s Chemicals Go Throughv to Bloodstream
The active chemicals of commonly-used sunscreens end up in a wearer’s blood. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA,…
2019-05-23 Vaccine Expert: False Information on Web Must Be Stopped
The head of an international vaccine group says that misunderstandings and false information about vaccines are spreading on the internet…
2019-05-21 Is Climate Change Making You Sneeze More?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Blooming flowers and new growth on trees make spring…
2019-05-15 Strong Sense of Smell May Be Linked to Longer Life
Older adults with a poor sense of smell may die sooner than those who have a better sense of smell,…
2019-05-14 Doctors Operate on the Brain to Treat Drug Addiction
Patient Number One is a thin man with all the hair removed from his head. Years of drug use cost…
2019-05-07 Dandelions: One of the Healthiest Foods on the Planet
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In many parts of the world, spring is in…
2019-04-30 Technology Brings Change to Doctor’s Visits
Lisa Love of Twin Falls in the western American state of Idaho has not seen her doctor of 25 years…
2019-04-29 WHO: Too Much Screen Time Bad for Children
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first ever guidance on how much time young children should spend using…
2019-04-26 UN: Malawi Is First Country to Vaccinate Children against Malaria
The World Health Organization announced this week that Malawi has become the first country to begin immunizing children against malaria.…
2019-04-25 Forget Exercising: Surgeons Can Make the Stomach Look Muscular
The ideal body is often presented as one with a stomach having no fat, or better yet, defined muscles. Many…
2019-04-24 Electric Shocks to the Brain May Help Older People’s Memory
A special device worn on the head that sends electrical charges into the brain may improve the memory abilities of…
2019-04-23 Health Officials Worry About Rise in Measles
Measles is only found in human beings. There is a highly effective and safe vaccine for the disease. So, in…
2019-04-18 One Family’s Efforts to Save Endangered Animals
Imagine a world with no more wild animals: no elephants, no giraffes or lions. To some people, that thought is…
2019-04-16 Negative Self-Talk Can Hurt You
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Sometimes a little self-criticism is not a bad thing.…