Dying of a broken heart sounds like the ending of a romantic story. But it actually happens. The "broken heart…
An experimental therapy uses a person's weak immune system to fight deadly blood cancers. Stanley Riddell is a researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer…
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. "Helicopter parenting" describes a style of raising children where…
The diseases afflict more than a billion people around the world but the media gives little attention to them. They are Neglected Tropical Diseases…
The Zika virus has become a major health concern for people around the world. They are worried that it could…
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Willpower is a mysterious force that helps us to…
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. What is your first language? French? Chinese? Russian? Or…
Researchers in Slovenia say they have found some evidence of a link between the Zika virus and an increase in…
Brazilian scientists have detected the Zika virus in urine and saliva samples of two infected patients. But, they said, more…
Officials in the southwestern state of Texas have reported what may be the first case of the Zika virus being transmitted in…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of mosquito-borne Zika virus a global public health emergency. On Monday,…
Even in the world of medicine, what is old is new again. Thousands of years ago, Egyptians used it to sterilize drinking…
U.S. President Barack Obama has called for immediate development of tests, vaccines and treatments for the Zika virus. The Zika…
Around 2000 years ago, the Romans moved into Europe. They built public latrines, or toilets, with many seats and washing…
Americans can eat eggs without feeling guilty, according to new nutritional guidelines issued by the U.S. government. A person can eat as…