2020-02-05 Conflicting Studies Point to Meat Moderation as Health Diet
A new study on people who eat red meat has found they have higher risks of heart disease and early death. The finding goes against other recent research that suggested…
2020-02-04 Health Experts Prepared to Deal with Coronavirus Epidemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the world has nearly 17,400 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus. More than 99 percent of those cases were reported in…
2020-02-04 US University Defends Against Coronavirus
On its large campus in the middle of America, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is trying to keep the fast-spreading coronavirus away from its students. The school has one…
2020-02-04 Brain Injuries in Iraq Put Attention on Unseen War Wounds
Americans have been hearing more about brain injuries after an Iranian missile attack on United States forces in Iraq. The missiles targeted an air base were U.S. and coalition troops…
2020-01-31 WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak a Global Emergency
The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak from China a “public health emergency of international concern.” The virus was first reported in late December. It is believed to…
2020-01-29 New Coronavirus: What We Know
What is a coronavirus? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause disease in mammals and birds. Coronaviruses can cause illnesses that range from the common cold to much…
2020-01-28 Commuters May Get Less Sleep and Exercise
People who work long hours and have long commutes to their jobs may be more likely to have sleep problems and not get enough exercise, a new study suggests. Researchers…
2020-01-21 Normal Bad Mood or Depression?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The transition from childhood to the teenage years can be a difficult time. Hormones in the body can affect…
2020-01-20 Smoke from Wildfires Has Long Term Health Effects
Increasingly intense wildfires are burning forests across Australia and the western United States. They are fueling concern among locals and health professionals about the long-term health effects of smoke exposure.…
2020-01-16 WHO Concerned about Possible New Coronavirus in China
Chinese officials and the World Health Organization (WHO) are trying to contain an outbreak of pneumonia in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Health experts suspect that the pneumonia cases…
2020-01-14 New Diet Trend in America: Intermittent Fasting
The latest diet trend in America is also an ancient human activity. The activity is fasting, or not eating food for a set amount of time. Social media apps and…
2020-01-13 What Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Chronic fatigue syndrome is one of the most troubling mysteries in modern medicine. Many years after first recognizing the disorder, researchers still do not know what causes it. Now the…
2020-01-13 Edible Cannabis Use May Carry Unexpected Risks
Experts warn there could be unexpected health risks from eating foods containing the drug cannabis. Those risks include accidental overdose, children eating them accidentally and unexpected effects in older adults.…
2020-01-12 Study: Vitamin Supplements May Harm Breast Cancer Treatment
A new study suggests that patients with breast cancer who take additional vitamins during chemotherapy treatment may face increased risks. Researchers said the use of dietary supplements that increase levels…
2020-01-11 American Cancer Society Reports Largest Ever Drop in US Cancer Deaths
Researchers have reported the largest-ever single-year drop in cancer death rates in the United States. The rate of deaths from cancer fell 2.2 percent from 2016 to 2017. That is…