Health Report

2019-07-16 Study Finds Possible Link between Sugary Drinks, Cancer

People who drink a lot of sugary drinks have a high risk of developing cancer, researchers announced last week. However,…

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2019-07-14 Teen Vaping on the Rise in US, Canada

A new study says more American and Canadian teenagers are vaping than ever before. Vapes are electronic devices that heat liquid into…

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2019-07-12 Can Robot Dogs Help People with Alzheimer’s?

Could a robot dog help people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia? American entrepreneur Tom Stevens thinks so. He recently presented…

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2019-07-09 Are Some Kinds of Sitting Worse than Others?

Working at a desk all day may not be as bad for your health as sitting in front of a television after…

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2019-07-02 One Thing You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Heart

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Many diseases and medical conditions are caused by things…

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2019-07-04 Red Cross Program Helps Kenyans Fight Drug Addiction

In the kitchen of the drug rehabilitation center in Lamu, Kenya, Musa Mohamed is stirring a pan full of chicken and herbs.…

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2019-06-25 What’s So Bad about Processed Foods?

Processed foods like chips, soda and frozen pizzas are full of salt, sugar and fat. Now, scientists are trying to…

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2019-06-12 WHO: A Million People a Day Get Sexual Infections

Every day, more than a million people around the world get a sexually transmitted infection, the World Health Organization said…

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2019-06-11 Melanoma Can Happen on Skin That Does Not Get Sun

Melanoma is an often deadly skin cancer that can develop when a person spends too much time in the sun…

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2019-06-10 Study: Dogs Can Feel Their Owners’ Stress, Too

When dog owners experience a long period of stress, they are not alone in feeling the pressure. Their dogs feel it,…

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2019-06-09 Immigrants Play Big Part in Caring for Older Adults, Disabled in US

Proposed limits on immigration to the United States may worsen the nation's shortage of workers who care for old and…

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2019-06-04 Dementia: A Growing Worldwide Health Problem

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Aging is normal. But dementia is not a normal…

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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…

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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, reported recently…

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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…

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