2018-05-21 Kite-Flying Gives a Lift to People of All Ages
When Americans Kay and Larry Day found a store selling kites nearly 20 years ago, they decided to buy a…
2018-05-15 WHO Wants to Remove Trans Fats from Food
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. There may be something in your food that you…
2018-05-13 Dogs Trained to Smell Low Blood Sugar Levels May Save Lives
Dogs can be trained to use their sense of smell to recognize illegal drugs and explosives. So Mark Ruefenacht wondered…
2018-05-08 Where Is Road Safety the Best? And Worst?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Commuting is a part of life for nearly everyone.…
2018-05-06 New Genetic Test Helps Find Food Poisoning
American scientists are using genetic markers to investigate food poisoning cases linked to romaine lettuce. The Associated Press reports that…
2018-05-01 Smartphone Use May Lead to Addiction, Loneliness, Depression
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Nearly 2.4 billion people around the world used a…
2018-04-24 A Lifetime of Exercise Slows Aging Process
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. If you have been meaning to add more exercise…
2018-04-18 New Definition of Alzheimer’s Could Help Identify Disease Sooner
Scientists in the United States have proposed a new way to define Alzheimer’s disease. They want the definition based on…
2018-04-17 Stem Cells Help Paralyzed Mice Walk
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. A group of scientists in Israel are researching how…
2018-04-15 Using Virtual Reality to Make Users Want to Exercise
Businesses are finding more uses for Virtual Reality (VR) as the technology develops. VR is no longer only for gaming…
2018-04-10 The Health Benefits of Gardening
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. As spring comes to half the world, many people…
2018-04-10 Cooking Classes Aim to Restore Health After Addiction
At Boston Medical Center, patients recovering from drug dependencies are getting healthier one meal at a time. For years, the…
2018-04-03 Does City Living Hurt Mental Health?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Are people happier in nature with blue skies overhead…
2018-03-27 What are the Healthiest Diets in the World?
From VOA Learning English this is the Health and Lifestyle report. We are what we eat. That is an old…
2018-03-20 The Health Benefits of Seaweed
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Seaweed describes plants and algae that grow in oceans,…