2016-03-11 Ever Feel Like You’ll Die of A Broken Heart?
Dying of a broken heart sounds like the ending of a romantic story. But it actually happens. The “broken heart…
2016-03-08 Blood Cancer Therapy Is Last Chance for Some
An experimental therapy uses a person’s weak immune system to fight deadly blood cancers. Stanley Riddell is a researcher at…
2016-03-01 Helping Children Too Much Is Hurting Them
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. “Helicopter parenting” describes a style of raising children where…
2016-02-23 Spotlight on Zika Helps Neglected Tropical Diseases
The diseases afflict more than a billion people around the world but the media gives little attention to them. They…
2016-02-21 Ebola Crisis Might Hold Clues for Fighting Zika Virus
The Zika virus has become a major health concern for people around the world. They are worried that it could…
2016-02-16 Do You Think You Can?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Willpower is a mysterious force that helps us to…
2016-02-14 The Power of Touch
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. What is your first language? French? Chinese? Russian? Or…
2016-02-13 Researchers: Link Between Zika Virus and Birth Defects
Researchers in Slovenia say they have found some evidence of a link between the Zika virus and an increase in…
2016-02-07 Zika Virus Detected in Body Fluids
Brazilian scientists have detected the Zika virus in urine and saliva samples of two infected patients. But, they said, more…
2016-02-04 Person Infected With Zika Virus Through Sexual Contact
Officials in the southwestern state of Texas have reported what may be the first case of the Zika virus being…
2016-02-02 WHO Declares Zika a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of mosquito-borne Zika virus a global public health emergency. On Monday,…
2016-01-28 Urgent Call to Stop the Spread of Zika Virus
U.S. President Barack Obama has called for immediate development of tests, vaccines and treatments for the Zika virus. The Zika…
2016-01-26 Roman Toilets: Not so Clean After all
Around 2000 years ago, the Romans moved into Europe. They built public latrines, or toilets, with many seats and washing…
2016-01-19 New US Food Advice Not to Everyone’s Taste
Americans can eat eggs without feeling guilty, according to new nutritional guidelines issued by the U.S. government. A person can…