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 out of our control. Yet experts say you can control…
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. Musa is a 43-year-old drug user. He is…
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 understand if there is something else about such foods that…
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 last week. It added that rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis…
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 without protection. But medical doctors now say the disease can…
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, too. That information comes from new a study published…
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 disabled people, a new study finds. More than three million…
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 part of aging. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines dementia…
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 sharpest increase found among girls. That information comes from a…
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 that the chemicals are present at much higher…
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 and should be stopped. Seth Berkley of Gavi, the Vaccine…
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 a beautiful time of the year. But for many people,…
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, a new study suggests. The study was a project of…
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 him his wife, his money and his self-respect. Now, he…
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 full bloom. Flowers of all colors and shapes can be…