2015-03-11 A Tax on Sugar?
The World Health Organization says people around the world are eating more sugar. As a result, it says, health problems…
2015-03-10 Sri Lankan-American Gives Back to Home Country
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Many people around the world leave their home country…
2015-03-01 Choosing to Be a Single Mother
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. American actress Marisa Tomei won an Academy Award for…
2015-02-25 Understanding the Misunderstood Teenage Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. A woman named Frances Jensen is a neuroscientist. She…
2015-02-24 Technology Increases Chances of Surviving Aneurysm
Each year, half a million people die from brain aneurysms — when a blood vessel bursts in the brain. For…
2015-02-19 A Simple Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease: Exercise
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. More than six million people around the world suffer…
2015-02-12 Pomegranate: Still Healthy at 5,000 Years Old
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits.…
2015-02-04 US Study Links Air Pollution to Autism
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability. People with…
2015-01-21 Light Pollution. How Much Light is Too Much?
Everyone who loves looking up at the night sky knows one thing: to see the most stars … get away…
2015-01-13 Will Chinese Drink Coffee over Tea?
Asia has long tradition of tea-drinking. And China is no exception. However, lately more and more Chinese people are turning…
2015-01-07 Western Diet Bad for Human Health, Environment
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad…
2014-12-31 What Health Topics Are Most Important to You?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. To end the year on a happy note, we thought you…
2014-12-24 Chocolate Improves Memory and Heart Health
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Can eating a chocolate bar every day really prevent age-related memory…
2014-12-17 Helping Uganda’s Disabled Children Play
Children love to play. Playing is how they grow and learn. But for some children, the idea of simple, joyful…
2014-12-10 Indoor Pollution Kills Millions Each Year
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two…