2014-07-16 3-D Technology Saves Lives
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Three-dimensional technology — known as three-D — gives depth to objects that would otherwise appear two-dimensional, or flat. Three-D makes movies…
2014-07-09 Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
“Beauty is only skin deep.” This expression means that beauty is only a temporary surface quality. And some beauty products can cause lasting damage that goes far below the surface…
2014-07-02 WHO: Alcohol Can Kill
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Many people all over the world enjoy an alcoholic drink during dinner. Many people raise a glass of alcohol to celebrate…
2014-06-25 Electric Shocks, Not Drugs, Help A Brain Disease
From VOA Learning English this is the Health Report. Modern medicine mainly uses drugs to cure disease. But what if drugs were replaced with electricity? Pacemakers, small machines that doctors…
2014-06-18 Obama Joins Head Injury Debate
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. A debate has continued for years in the United States about sports-related brain injuries, or concussions. Conflicting studies add fuel to…
2014-06-11 The Effects of Bullying on Health
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. A popular expression goes, “What does not kill us makes us stronger.” But when it comes to being bullied, that may…
2014-06-04 Could This Be the Fountain of Youth for Mice and Men?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Could young blood be the answer to cheating death? It may sound like the story in a vampire movie but now…
2014-05-28 E-Cigarettes Safer, But Not Risk Free
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Cigarette smoking kills. That we know. So, manufacturers made electronic cigarettes as a safer smoking choice – safer than tobacco. E-cigarettes…
2014-05-21 Men and Women Really Do Think Differently
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Raise your hand if this story sounds familiar. A man enters a store to buy milk. He walks out of the…
2014-05-14 MERS Virus Spreads Outside Middle East
This is the Health Report from VOA Learning English. Experts are watching the outbreak of a virus in the Middle East for signs that it could spread around the world.…
2014-05-07 Women Are Giving Birth at Home – On Purpose!
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Empowering. Life-changing. These are two words women often use to describe natural childbirth. Painful would be a third. But that’s a…
2014-04-30 Ketamine Rapidly Eases Depression without Side Effects
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Ketamine is a drug that puts people and animals into a deep sleep. Doctors inject it into patients so they can…
2014-04-16 Community Care Boosts Treatment of Mentally Ill in Poor Countries
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Mental health experts say less than 10 percent of people with mental sickness in poor countries receive treatment. Researchers found the…
2014-04-23 Are You Hardcore Enough for CrossFit?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. In the United States we love to try new ways to exercise. And when an exercise program promises to help us…
2014-04-09 Child Welfare in India Improves as Mothers Participate in Peer Support Groups
New research in India shows that children eat better when their mothers have more power, more education and are able to move about freely in the communities. Researchers found that…