2015-08-31 Explosions Change Soldiers’ Brains, Study Says
Scientists have been studying the effect of explosions on soldiers’ brains since World War I. Some military veterans who survived…
2015-08-26 Millions with Mental Health Get Little or No Treatment
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. The World Health Organization reports that hundreds of millions…
2015-08-23 Could Organizing Your Home Change Your Life?
There is a new celebrity in the United States. This woman is not a popular singer or a young Hollywood…
2015-08-12 Health Agreement Asks Chinese People to Help Strangers
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. A recent agreement between the American Heart Association and…
2015-08-10 New Treatment Could Prevent, Reverse Alzheimer’s
New research suggests that a brain protein that has changed form may be the cause of brain disorders — including…
2015-08-07 Using Head in Soccer May Be Dangerous for Children
Soccer is not a violent game. But players can hit the ball with their head and collide with other players,…
2015-08-05 Screams Have Special Place in Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Have you ever thought about screaming? A blood-curdling scream…
2015-07-29 Study: Smoking May Increase Risk of Schizophrenia
Studies have linked cigarette smoking to a number of health problems, including lung cancer and heart disease. Now, a new…
2015-07-21 Eat Nuts to Stay Healthy
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. People have long known that nuts are part of…
2015-07-19 In-Store Training on Healthy Food Choices
Processed foods are often among the products with lowest prices in American supermarkets. But processed foods often have high levels…
2015-07-15 Mixture of Safe Chemicals May Cause Cancer
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Every day, people come into contact with thousands of…
2015-07-08 Growing Minds Need Greener Spaces
Welcome to the Health & Lifestyle report from VOA Learning English. It is not a secret that spending time outdoors…
2015-07-01 Sweet Potatoes as Medicine
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. We Americans have an expression: “If you give a…
2015-06-23 Mosquito-Borne Viruses Spread Across the World
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. A virus with a strange-sounding name has been around…
2015-06-25 WHO Warns Against Unnecessary Caesarean Sections
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. The World Health Organization says the use of surgical…