2018-11-06 Mother’s Milk Is Best for Smallest Humans
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. They are the world’s smallest human beings. A premature baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy.…
2018-10-28 Soap Invented by Indian Women May Save Lives
One of the easiest ways to stop the spread of disease is to simply wash your hands. Twenty seconds of handwashing with soap and water can reduce illnesses and save…
2018-10-29 US: 80,000 Flu Deaths Last Winter
United States health officials say an estimated 80,000 people died of influenza and problems resulting from the flu last winter. The director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
2018-10-30 Which Is Better for Your Career: Specializing or Generalizing?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. When trying to make a successful career, which is better: being a generalist or a specialist? In other words,…
2018-10-23 ‘Face Blind’ People Cannot Remember Faces
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Some people are great at remembering faces. Once they meet you, they never forget how you look. They might…
2018-10-16 Study: Air Pollution Reduces Intelligence
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Air pollution is a killer. The World Health Organization says it kills an estimated seven million people around the…
2018-10-09 New Technology Provides Early Warning for Heart Attacks
Researchers say they have developed technology that could predict heart attacks years before they happen. The researchers report using mathematical algorithms to examine computed tomography, or CT, images of a…
2018-10-09 Number of American Babies Born with Syphilis Rising
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Years ago, syphilis was nearly defeated as a public health threat in the United States. American doctors used antibiotic…
2018-10-07 Ancient Bones Reveal Ancient Diet, Lifestyle
Scientists learned recently that fish was the main source of protein for people in southern Scandinavia many thousands of years ago. They also ate other animals that live in the…
2018-10-02 The World’s Latest Healthiest Diet
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In the United States, fad diets come and go. It is sometimes hard to keep track of them all.…
2018-10-01 Worldwide Cancer Rates Rising
Around the world, one in six deaths is from cancer. And a new study notes an increase in cancer rates around the world. This study comes from the International Agency…
2018-09-25 UN Meeting Will Address World’s Most Deadly Infectious Disease
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Some diseases receive a lot of attention in the media. Viruses like Ebola Virus Disease, HIV and influenza are…
2018-09-18 Study: Not Enough Exercise Leads to Sickness
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. About 1.4 billion people around the world do not get enough physical exercise. That represents about one-fourth of the…
2018-09-12 Good Breakfast Equals Good Grades
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. It is back to school time in much of the world. Calm, easy mornings are replaced with busy, hurried…
2018-09-11 Breakfast Around the World
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Breakfast is the first meal of the day. Some people love it! They look forward to breaking their nighttime…