2015-03-29 New Treatment for AIDS Called a ‘Big Deal’
Researchers in the United States are calling it a “Big Deal.” Next year, human tests could lead to a new treatment for AIDS. It is being called an innovative and…
2015-03-22 Feed the People or Save the Planet?
Americans are not eating as much meat as they used to. Price is certainly a major reason. But people also say there are other reasons, such as health and ethics.…
2015-03-25 Too Much Gaming is a Pain in the Neck
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Most children have heard their parents at one time or another yell “sit up straight!” or “don’t slouch!” In…
2015-03-11 A Tax on Sugar?
The World Health Organization says people around the world are eating more sugar. As a result, it says, health problems related to weight gain and tooth damage are increasing. Sugary…
2015-03-18 What Causes Jet Lag and How to Avoid It
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. Our bodies react to daylight. In fact, light is the most powerful environmental signal for re-setting our biological clock.…
2015-03-10 Sri Lankan-American Gives Back to Home Country
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Many people around the world leave their home country for a better education and better job in another country.…
2015-03-01 Choosing to Be a Single Mother
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. American actress Marisa Tomei won an Academy Award for her work in the 1992 movie My Cousin Vinny. People…
2015-02-25 Understanding the Misunderstood Teenage Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. A woman named Frances Jensen is a neuroscientist. She has been studying the human brain for almost all of…
2015-02-24 Technology Increases Chances of Surviving Aneurysm
Each year, half a million people die from brain aneurysms — when a blood vessel bursts in the brain. For survivors, physical disabilities are often severe. They may include memory…
2015-02-19 A Simple Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease: Exercise
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. More than six million people around the world suffer from Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease makes patients shake and their…
2015-02-12 Pomegranate: Still Healthy at 5,000 Years Old
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits. Pomegranates are found in ancient writings and pictured in the…
2015-02-04 US Study Links Air Pollution to Autism
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability. People with autism have trouble communicating and with social skills. The U.S.…
2015-01-21 Light Pollution. How Much Light is Too Much?
Everyone who loves looking up at the night sky knows one thing: to see the most stars … get away from a city. In cities, artificial light comes from street…
2015-01-13 Will Chinese Drink Coffee over Tea?
Asia has long tradition of tea-drinking. And China is no exception. However, lately more and more Chinese people are turning to a different drink. Coffee has become an increasingly popular…
2015-01-07 Western Diet Bad for Human Health, Environment
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and for the environment. Those findings come…