2017-12-19 For Children, the Digital World Is Good and Bad
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. For children, internet access is a double-edged sword. In…
2017-12-12 Experimental Therapy Saves Boy With Rare Disease
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. It is one of the worst things a parent…
2017-12-08 Study: Oil Spills Double Risk of Baby Deaths in Nigeria
A new study has found that babies have a higher chance of dying in their first few weeks of life…
2017-12-05 WHO: 10 Percent of Drugs in Developing Countries Are Fake
The World Health Organization (WHO) says one of every 10 medicines sold in developing countries is either fake or of…
2017-12-05 Flu Virus Can Be Deadlier Than War
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The year 2018 will mark the 100th anniversary of…
2017-12-01 US Official: We Have the Tools to End AIDS Now
Friday, December 1st marks the 30th World AIDS Day. One aim of the event is to show support for people…
2017-11-28 The Autistic Child: ‘Different, Not Less’
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. One in every 160 children worldwide has some form…
2017-11-21 Health Benefits of Pumpkins
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. There is one food that takes center stage during…
2017-11-15 US Changes Definition for High Blood Pressure
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Recently, two leading heart organizations changed the definition of…
2017-11-14 Foods for Better Mental Health
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. There is an old saying: “You are what you…
2017-11-07 Researchers Shocked at ‘Pain Gap’ Between Rich and Poor
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. A new study on pain management around the world…
2017-10-31 One Method for Controlling Emotions, Stress
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Fear, anger, hate and sadness: These are four emotions…
2017-10-24 The Benefits of Baby Talk
Baby talk. It is how many adults speak to babies: slowly, using shorter sentences, talking at a higher pitch, and…
2017-10-17 Three Out of Four Children Experience Violence
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Each year nearly three out of four children around…
2017-10-12 New WHO Study Finds Sharp Increase in Child Obesity
A new study provides evidence of a sharp increase in the number of obese and overweight children and young adults…