US Court Permits Abortion Drug for Now with Restrictions A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the abortion drug mifepristone may still be used in the United States for now with some restrictions. Abortion is a process that ends a woman's...
Mexican Activists Help US Women Get Abortion Marcela Castro's office in Chihuahua is more than 150 kilometers from the United States-Mexico border. But the distance does not prevent her from assisting women in the U.S. to go around the recent bans on...
Five Apps for Helpful Gardening Information There are many apps that use mobile phone cameras and other devices that might surprise gardeners. They can provide expert gardening planning and planting advice. They may help with unwanted insects, diseas...
Obesity Increased in US Military during Pandemic Early COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, long hours on his computer, and increased stress led U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Daniel Murillo to eat more. Then, places to work out were closed; organized exercise was...
Starting Plants from Seeds As spring progresses in the northern half of the world, stores are offering gardeners many choices for seeds. Starting a garden from seeds, rather than buying young plants, is a low-cost way to enjoy many kinds of flowers a...
Drugs that fight obesity could for the first time be included on the World Health Organization's (WHO) essential medicines list. The United Nations health agency told Reuters the list is used to guide government purchasing decisions in low- and middl...
Care, Magic Help Cherry Blossom in Washington Thousands of Japanese cherry trees are blooming on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. When the trees reach peak bloom, the United States' capital city is awash in pink and white. In the 1920s, the aver...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle Report. For half the world, spring has begun. Temperatures are warming and daylight lasts longer. People who like to garden may be ready to get their hands dirty and start clearing the ground fo...
Some of the world's leading vaccine makers are developing bird flu shots to prepare for possible outbreaks of the sickness in humans. 一些全球领先的疫苗制造商正在开发禽流感疫苗，为人类可能爆发的疾病做准备 。 Bird f...
WeightWatchers Aims to Start Marketing Diet Drugs The company WeightWatchers recently announced it would buy a health company whose providers prescribe drugs for weight loss. However, some experts worry about the use of drugs for weight loss. They ar...
The recent 7.8 earthquake magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria caused major physical destruction and loss of life in both countries. 最近袭击土耳其和叙利亚的7.8级地震给这两个国家造成了严重的物质损害和生命损...
Experts: Medical Tourism Has Several Risks The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico brought attention to a common practice for many people in the United States: medical tourism. Medical tourism is traveling to other countries to receive medi...
And now the Health Lifestyle report from VOA Learning English. 这里是VOA慢速英语《健康和生活方式报道》节目。 Working from home has its benefits, but it also has its problems. 居家办公有好处，但也有问题。 One of them...
Ice baths are a popular subject on American social media pages. 冰浴是美国社交媒体网页上的热门话题。 Kim Kardashian, Harry Styles, Kristen Bell, Lizzo, and other stars have posted about their cold water experiences. 金卡戴珊、哈...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a total ban on what it calls industrially produced trans fatty acids worldwide in 2023. 世界卫生组织呼吁2023年在全球范围内全面禁止其所谓的工业生产的反式脂肪酸。 The...
