Fentanyl Fueling US Opioid Crisis: Experts
Fueling the increase in opioid addiction and overdoses in the U.S. is a little known synthetic opioid called fentanyl. In this segment of the series “State of Emergency – America’s
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UNICEF: Toxic Air Puts 17 Million Babies’ Brains and Lungs at Risk
About 17 million babies worldwide live in areas where outdoor air pollution is six times the recommended limit, and their brain development is at risk, the U.N. children’s agency (UNICEF)
Read MoreBrazil, US Identify Molecule to Help Fight Citrus Greening Disease
Researchers have identified the molecule that attracts the insect that transmits citrus greening disease, a development expected to help farmers control a plague that has destroyed trees in growing regions
Read MoreOrganic Baby Food Companies Enter Market Promising Healthier Meals
Market research estimates the U.S. baby food industry took in $53 billion in 2015. That market is expected to reach $75 billion by 2050. But baby food has not changed
Read MoreFor Opioid Addicts, Recovery Is a Long Hard Road
The opioid crisis in the U.S. has destroyed the lives of thousands of people, tearing apart families and communities. For addicts, the road to recovery is long and hard and
Read MoreTwo Illegal Drugs May Soon Be Legal Medicine in US
Doctors across the U..S could soon be prescribing formerly illegal drugs as therapy for two hard-to-treat diseases – childhood epilepsy and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. A growing body of scientific evidence
Read MoreNASA Nails Test on Voyager Spacecraft, 13 Billion Miles Away
NASA has nailed an engine test on a spacecraft 13 billion miles away. Last week, ground controllers sent commands to fire backup thrusters on Voyager 1, our most distant spacecraft.
Read MoreReport: Governments Must Act to Help Adolescents Tackle HIV Stigma
Governments must do far more to include the needs of young people in the global fight against HIV and AIDS, according to a new report. Despite progress in tackling the
Read MorePhiladelphia Struggles with Fighting Massive Drug Epidemic
Anthony walks the streets of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood looking for two competing things: His next heroin fix – and help in what he says is his struggle to end addiction.
Read MorePhiladelphia’s Battle Against Opioids Takes Aim at Hard-Hit Neighborhood
President Trump’s opioid commission is calling for more federal funding to battle addiction and deadly opioid drug-related overdoses in the United States. More than 175 Americans are dying every day
Read MoreDiphtheria Cases Soaring in Yemen as Blockade Creates Shortage of Vaccines
The World Health Organization reports the Saudi-led blockade of Yemen’s sea ports is hampering efforts to contain a diphtheria outbreak that, so far, has caused 197 cases of the disease,
Read MoreTherapy Robot Suggests Personal Rehab Exercises
Physical therapists can be a vital part of getting injured people back on their feet. But the therapy they recommend can sometimes be less than precise. Some new technology now
Read MoreSan Diego Opens Giant Tents for Homeless to Battle Hepatitis A Outbreak
The U.S. city of San Diego has opened the first of three large tents that together will house 700 homeless people in an effort to contain an outbreak of hepatitis
Read MoreHealth Care Fallout: Fate of 8M Low-Income US Children in Limbo
TC Bell knows what life is like without health insurance after growing up with a mother who cobbled together care from a public health clinic, emergency room visits and off-the-books
Read MoreFirst Baby from a Uterus Transplant in US Born in Dallas
The first birth as a result of a womb transplant in the United States has occurred in Texas, a milestone for the U.S. but one achieved several years ago in
Read MoreDazzling Egg Fossils Crack Open Secrets of Ancient Flying Reptiles
A dazzling discovery in northwestern China of hundreds of fossilized pterosaur eggs is providing fresh understanding of these flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs, including evidence that their babies
Read MoreDozens of Runners Compete in Antarctica’s Only Marathon
Something extraordinary happened last week at the bottom of the world: 55 very determined, possibly crazy people participated in a marathon on the continent of Antarctica. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports.
Read MoreTrump to Donate Part of Salary to Fight Opioid Epidemic
President Donald Trump is donating his third-quarter salary to the Department of Health and Human Services to help fight the opioid epidemic. The White House did not immediately announce the
Read MoreUNICEF: Among Children, AIDS Epidemic Is Far from Over
Eighteen children every hour were infected with HIV last year, a sign of scant progress in protecting the world’s young from the deadly AIDS-causing virus, the United Nations’ children’s agency
Read MoreAIDS Day: A Moment to Reflect on Progress Against a Deadly Scourge
Friday marks World AIDS Day, and the World Health Organization is promoting a campaign of universal health coverage to help the 36.7 million people around the world living with HIV/AIDS.
Read MoreSimple Water Test could Prevent Crippling Bone Disease
A fast color-changing test that detects fluoride in drinking water could help prevent the crippling bone disease skeletal fluorosis in developing countries. Faith Lapidus has details. …
Read MoreNew, Long-acting Drugs Cut Frequency of Migraine Headaches in Trials
New, long-acting drugs may offer hope to millions of people who suffer from migraines. Studies of two of these medicines, given as shots every month or so, found they cut
Read MoreDEA Targets Opioid Abuse With New Appalachian Field Office
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is targeting opioid abuse in Appalachia by establishing a new field office in Kentucky to oversee a region ravaged by overdose deaths. Acting DEA Administrator
Read MoreUS Adopts Recovery Plan for Mexican Grey Wolves
After decades of legal challenges and political battles that have pitted states against the federal government, U.S. wildlife managers on Wednesday finally adopted a plan to guide the recovery of
Read MoreRising HIV Infections See Iran Challenge Notions About Sex
In a square in a poor eastern Tehran neighborhood known for its drug addicts and dealers, psychologist Atefeh Azimi draws another drop of blood from a worried passer-by’s finger.
Read MoreRemains of Ancient Sea Cow Unearthed on California Island
Scientists say they’ve unearthed fossil remains of a sea cow that lived in the shallow waters off Southern California’s Channel Islands some 25 million years ago. The fossil skull
Read MoreLarge Iceberg Breaks Free From Glacier in Southern Chile
A large iceberg broke off the Grey glacier in southern Chile, authorities said on Tuesday, adding that the cause of the rupture was unclear. Chile’s CONAF forestry service shared
Read MoreCDC: US HIV Diagnoses Improving, But Progress Varies
Delays in the time between becoming infected with HIV and getting a diagnosis are shortening, helped by efforts to increase testing for the virus that causes AIDS, U.S. health officials
Read MoreClimate Change Changing Winter Plans For Thousands of Birds
Thousands of birds that usually migrate to Africa during the colder months are now making Israel their final winter destination. Avian experts say climate change is to blame, and human
Read MoreMigrating Birds Winter in Israel as Climate Change Makes Desert Too Dangerous
Climate change is turning Israel into a permanent wintering ground for some of the 500 million migrating birds that used to stop over briefly before flying on to the warm
Read MoreWe Have the Tools to End AIDS Now
The United Nations reports remarkable progress in containing the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS still kills, but in its latest report, UNAIDS said access to treatment has risen significantly. The
Read MoreVeterans Key as Surge of States OK Medical Pot for PTSD
It was a telling setting for a decision on whether post-traumatic stress disorder patients could use medical marijuana. Against the backdrop of the nation’s largest Veterans Day parade, Democratic Gov.
Read MoreUNICEF: Vaccines Cargo to Blockaded Yemen Can’t be One-off
The U.N. child agency said Sunday that it has flown 1.9 million doses of vaccines to war-torn Yemen, its first aid delivery since a Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels tightened
Read MoreResearchers Seek More Ways to Treat Opioid Addiction
The United States is suffering through an unprecedented wave of opioid and prescription drug abuse. Every day, an average of 91 Americans die from an opioid-related overdose. A new study
Read MoreBrazil President Has Angioplasty in 3 Arteries, Stent put in
Brazil’s President Michel Temer is recovering after undergoing a successful angioplasty in three coronary arteries. The presidential palace said Saturday that at least one stent was implanted in the procedure
Read MoreChinese Barber, Clients Swear by Eyelid Shave
Chinese street barber Xiong Gaowu deftly scrapes a straight razor along the inside of his customer’s eyelid. “You should be gentle, very, very gentle,” said Xiong, who performs traditional eyelid
Read MoreFighting Pollution, Plastics in Indonesia
Slowly but steadily, the consciousness about the need to protect and preserve the natural environment is rising all over the world. Grassroots initiatives get more coverage, and those involved in
Read MoreMexico Creates Marine Reserve Around Islands Called ‘Galapagos of North America’
Mexico’s government has created a marine park the size of Illinois in the Pacific, the largest ocean reserve in North America for the conservation of giant rays, whales and turtles,
Read MoreMost Ocean Plastic Pollution Carried by 10 Rivers
The equivalent of one garbage truck full of plastic waste is dumped into the world’s oceans every minute, equal to 8 million tons a year. New research suggests that 90
Read MoreScientists: Rivers in Africa, Asia Responsible for Most Ocean Plastic Waste
The equivalent of one garbage truck full of waste plastic is dumped into the world’s oceans every minute – or 8 million metric tons a year. New research suggests that
Read MoreCalifornia Experiences Hepatitis A Outbreak
The U.S. state of California is experiencing the largest person-to-person outbreak of hepatitis A in the United States since a vaccine to prevent the liver disease became available in 1996.
Read MoreThree Coffees a Day Linked to More Health Than Harm: Study
People who drink three to four cups of coffee a day are more likely to see health benefits than harm, experiencing lower risks of premature death and heart disease than
Read MoreWolves’ Return to Oregon Brings Conflict, Opportunity
Wolves were once so plentiful in the abundant forests that would become Oregon that the earliest settlers gathered from far and wide to discuss how to kill them. Those
Read MoreAnti-Smoking Ads to Air on American TV
This weekend, TV viewers across America will again be watching advertisements sponsored by major tobacco companies, but quite different from the ones pulled from the airwaves nearly 50 years ago.
Read MoreSoup Restaurant Teams With Family Farm to Serve Farm-to-table Freshness
Pumpkins, squash, beets and collard greens are just a few of the more than 50 different crops that Garner’s Produce in Virginia grows and sells at farmers markets about two
Read MoreSubmarine Disasters: Rare, Tragic
The disappearance this month of an Argentine navy submarine with 44 crew aboard showed the perils that submariners face. Although submarine disasters are rare, here are some of the worst
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