2020-10-20 More Women Drinking Alcohol
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Women in the United States are dying of alcohol-related causes at a growing rate, the U.S. government says. The…
2020-09-29 Experts: Do Not Misuse Alcohol During Pandemic
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In March 2020, in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, many people began living under stay-at-home orders. In…
2017-06-07 Alcohol Increases, Exercise Decreases Breast Cancer Risk
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Hundreds of thousands of new cases are identified worldwide every year. Now, one of the largest cancer prevention studies…
2014-07-02 WHO: Alcohol Can Kill
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Many people all over the world enjoy an alcoholic drink during dinner. Many people raise a glass of alcohol to celebrate…
2013-08-28 The Economic Costs of Excessive Alcohol Use
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. A new study has found that excessive alcohol drinking costs Americans more than $220 billion a year, that amount is equal…
2009-05-13 Alcohol, the ‘Asian Flush’ and the Risk of Cancer
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A question from Taiwan: Chung Li wants to know why his face turns red when he drinks alcohol. This effect called facial…
2005-02-02 Study of Older Women Finds Moderate Alcohol Use May Help Mental Abilities
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study suggests that moderate use of alcohol might help reduce the loss of mental ability, at least in…
2019-04-07 College Students Who Turn to Drugs, Alcohol Can Have Problems Later
In popular culture, learning is not the only thing that takes place at colleges and universities in the United States. From watching movies and television shows, one might think that…
2016-08-23 US College Students Missing Meals to Drink More Alcohol
Popular culture often shows alcohol as a big part of the college experience in the United States. Television programs and movies about American college life have images of wild parties…