By Lisa Schlein The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, says Iodine Deficiency Disorders, which cause mental retardation, are a huge problem in Europe and Central Asia. UNICEF says this disorder can be solved

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--健康科技

By Kari Barber Dakar 06 July 2007 After years of turmoil and economic hardship, the small West African nation of Guinea Bissau is facing a health challenge caused by the absence of iodine in the nation's diet. In countries where iodine is not already

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(七月)

Australian researchers have identified a new condition characterized by extreme laziness: motivational deficiency disorder (MoDeD). MoDeD is far different from being a couch potato when you get home from work or sleeping in late on a Sunday morning.

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Low-salt,low-protein diet can prevent kidney stonesA diet low in salt and meat can dramatically reduce the risk of kidney stones,according to an Italian study that could spell the end for the low-calcium diet that doctors have been recommen

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

LOS ANGELES, March 3 (Xinhua) -- More and more American adults are suffering from a decline in overall sleep duration(持续时间), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (疾病防治中心) said on Thursday. It's recommended tha

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

[00:13.73]Mental deficiency [00:16.10]智力缺陷 [00:19.02]Would you mind telling me, Doctor, [00:22.09]Bob asked... [00:23.67]how you detect a mental deficiency in somebody [00:28.05]who appears completely normal? [00:31.34]Nothing is easier, he r

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