Drug use among teenagers has continued to drop since the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large national study says. The federally financed Monitoring the Future study has been carried out yearly since 1975. However, the study only started mea...
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu. It is affecting milk cows in that state and causing illnesses in some people in other U.S. states. The avian influenza virus, or bird flu, has spread among wild bird...
What is the best way to repair an overgrown garden? Garden expert for the Associated Press Jessica Damiano believes she knows the answer. Here are some of her suggestions for making big improvements. Planning in the autumn and winter months can help...
A non-profit group in Greece uses small horses to provide pet therapy to sick and disabled people. But the organization is now considering its future after facing financial difficulties. The Associated Press (AP) recently met members of the group, ca...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. For a healthy diet, people should eat more beans, peas and lentils. They should eat less red meat and processed meats, as well as starchy vegetables, like potatoes. Also, they should con...
Winter is settling in across much of the United States, with dropping temperatures, snowfall and icy roads. But the cold season does not mean weeks of lifeless, colorless meals. Diet and food experts say winter is a time to experiment. They suggest t...
For people in parts of the world with seasons - especially cold ones - winter might seem like a time to rest and to take a break from garden work. But it is not, says Associated Press gardening expert Jessica Damiano. Autumn and winter are the best t...
A yearly two-shot treatment shown to be highly effective in preventing HIV infections is to be offered at low cost to people in 120 poor nations. Experts have called the treatment the closest the world has ever come to developing a vaccine against HI...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. At Myosin Marketing in Austin, Texas, the group employee meeting begins with an uncommon activity for a workplace. The members gather on Zoom and the head of the company, Sean Clayton, l...
A new study reports that more than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide. And more than half of those aged over 30 who have the condition are not receiving treatment. Diabetes is a disease in which your blood sugar level is too high. If untreate...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. In Edmonton, Alberta, the sun had yet to come up. The temperature was more than 20 degrees below zero. In the dark and cold, Tanis Smith was ready to run up and down hundreds of stairs a...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. New guidelines have been issued in the United States for preventing stroke - the nation's 4th biggest killer. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that in 2023,...
Many medical experts say that walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, support fitness and prevent disease. They advise that walking is a great first step toward a healthy life although other forms of exercise are also important....
Researchers at Michigan State University recently found that bees' sense of smell is sensitive enough to identify chemical smells of cancer. Bees sense chemicals in their environment using antennae, structures on their heads, which serve as noses to...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. As fall and winter come to some parts of the world, daylight hours grow shorter. This lack of light can cause seasonal depression. It (is) a feeling of panic, fear, anxiety and dread all...