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.…
2019-04-14 Health Advice: Go to the Doctor Before Running a Marathon
In July 1984, the famous author and runner Jim Fixx died of a heart attack while running. One lesson from…
2019-04-11 One in Five Deaths Linked to Unhealthy Diet
In 2017, eleven million deaths worldwide were linked to people eating diets high in sugar, salt and processed meat. Those…
2019-04-09 Treatment Helps Body’s Natural Defenses Fight Cancer
A treatment that helps the human body fight blood cancer is showing early signs of promise against some solid tumors.…