2014-10-15 Kale: The ‘Super Food’
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. To prove that there is a celebration for just about everything, October 1 officially marked National Kale Day in the United…
2014-10-08 Physically Fit Children Do Better in School
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Overweight. Out-of-shape. Fat. Whatever you want to call it, many studies show that children around the world are becoming less active…
2014-10-01 Is Writing Notes by Hand Better Than Typing?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Many college students have given up taking class notes by hand. Instead, they type on laptop or tablet computers. But scientists…
2014-09-24 Sit Less, Live Longer
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. If you are sitting down listening to this Health Report, stand up. Move your legs. Touch your toes, if you can.…
2014-09-17 Containing Ebola: Window of Opportunity Closing
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. A top health expert warns that the whole world needs to help deal with what he calls the “first Ebola epidemic…
2014-09-10 More People Die from Suicide than Wars, Disasters
Every year more than 800,000 people die by killing themselves, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO is launching its first global report on suicide prevention. It says more…
2014-09-10 Is There a Deadly Polio Virus Hiding Somewhere?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Is a new deadly polio virus hiding somewhere in the world? Some scientists believe this might be the case. Polio does…
2014-09-03 Raw Chocolate Is Better For Your Health
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Chocolate. Is it good for our health? Or is it just good? Many experts warn that the sugar in chocolate is…
2014-08-27 While You Sleep, Your Brain Works
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Why do we need sleep? Is bedtime just a time for dreaming? Do our brains turn off for the night? What…
2014-08-26 Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreads in Southeast Asia
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. On Thailand’s border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, a malaria research and treatment center is increasing efforts to kill, or…
2014-08-20 Brain Imaging Improves Treatment for Depression
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Clinical depression is a serious medical condition. The word “clinical” is added to separate people who are depressed from those who…
2014-08-13 Mindfulness Meditation to Reduce Tension
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Have you heard of “mindfulness meditation?” Meditation, or deep breathing and quiet thinking, used to be found only at spiritual places…
2014-08-06 Marijuana Helps Children with Epilepsy
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. In the eyes of the United States federal government marijuana is an illegal drug. But almost half of the U.S. states…
2014-07-30 Guided Conversations Find Lost Memories
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Imagine forgetting everything you have ever done in life –jobs you held, a marriage you built, the children you raised, your…
2014-07-23 Ebola: Staying Safe Against a Killer Disease
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The World Health Organization, the W.H.O., says the disease Ebola is spreading in West Africa. The situation frightens both local citizens…