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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A recent study in Tanzania found that when pregnant women took vitamins every day, fewer babies were born too small. Babies that weigh less than two and one-half kilograms at birth have a greater risk o

VOA慢速英语2014 吸烟对健康的影响是致命的

AS IT IS 2014-06-29 Health Effects from Smoking are Deadly 吸烟对健康的影响是致命的 A report earlier this year from the United States Surgeon General finds that smoking tobacco is even deadlier than had been known. The report says smoking

Gene Linked to Stroke Risk

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: October 1, 2003 This is Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists in Iceland say they have identified the first gene linked to common forms of

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2015-09-11

The attorney for the family of 25-year-old Freddy Gray is speaking out about the 6.5 million dollars settlement unanimously approved by Baltimore officials today. Gray's death became a flesh point in a growing nationwide debate over police's treatmen

美国有线新闻 CNN 水中何种元素引发癌症?

Could an element commonly found in Americans` tap water caused cancer? A nonprofit environmental group is sounding the alarm about something called chromium-6. The U.S. government says high levels of it in the air can be carcinogenic, meaning they ca

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[00:07.34]Last Tuesday was World Population Day. [00:12.98]The message this year was Saving Women's Livers. [00:18.91]The director of the United Nations Population Fund, [00:24.27]Nafis Sadik,released a statement in ovservance of the day. [00:30.59]D

HEALTH REPORT - Mercury Levels in Fish

HEALTH REPORT – December 11, 2002: Mercury Levels in Fish By George Grow This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Two studies are adding to the debate about the health risks of eating fish con

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-22

1. The three leading Democratic presidential candidates are honoring the memory of Martin Luther King Junior. Barack Obama, John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton were all at the State House in Colombia, South Carolina. Thousands turned out for the

2007年VOA标准英语-Abortion Could Be Prominent Issue in 2008 US Pr

By Jim Malone Washington 26 April 2007 The divisive issue of abortion is likely to be a major point of debate in next year's U.S. presidential election, thanks to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports fro

VOA标准英语2010-Caesarean Deliveries at All-Time High in

Vidushi Sinha | Washington 31 March 2010 Dr. Mutahar Fauzia (L) uses an ultrasound machine to check on the development of Laiqa Ahmed's unborn child Newly released data by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show an alarming incre

VOA标准英语2013--Folic Acid Supplements Shown To Reduce Risk Of Autism

Folic Acid Supplements Shown To Reduce Risk Of Autism Green, leafy vegetables, fruits and nuts naturally contain folate, a B vitamin that helps the body make healthy new cells. Most pre-natal vitamins include folic acid because it protects against de

美国国家公共电台 NPR GOP Leaders Urge Return To 'High-Risk Insurance Pools' That Critics Call Costly

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And House Republicans, as we noted, have met to discuss potential replacements for the Affordable Care Act. One suggestion to lower some people's premiums is to create what are called high-risk health insurance pools. But as Minnes

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Study Links Stress Early in Pregnancy to a Greater Risk of Losing BabyBy Broadcast: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

South Africans at high risk of cervical cancer

JOHANNESBURG, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Cervical cancer ranks as the second most frequent(频繁的) cancer among women in South Africa. Recent information from a World Health Organization (WHO) and ICO Information Center on Human Papilloma virus (HPV) an

epilepsy drug Topamax increases risk for oral birth defects

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- New data suggest that the epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) and its generic versions increase the risk for the birth defects cleft lip(兔唇) and cleft palate in babies born to women who use the medication during pre

2006年VOA标准英语-US Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Cases

By Jim Malone 06 November 2006 US Supreme Court, Washington DC The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the divisive issue of abortion Wednesday in a legal challenge that is being closely watched by abortion rights supporters and opponents. ---- At issue are

Single migrant women face high abortion risk

BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Young unmarried migrant women are facing a high risk of induced abortions in China and experts urged that they have better access to reproductive health education. Among the 8 to 10 million induced abortions performed

VOA标准英语2010年-Body Scanners, Touted as Effective Too

Public opinion polls suggest most Americans favor full body scanners as a way to protect against terror attacks on commercial airliners. The benefits of scanners are being debated in a number of countries. Some groups have raised privacy issues. But

Actos prevents diabetes in high-risk people

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study has found that Actos, a medicine treats onset diabetes, could also reduce the diabetes(糖尿病) risk in people with prediabetes. The study, which was published Wednesday in New England Journal of Medicin

Working too much may increase risk of depression

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The odds of a major depressive episode are more than double for those working 11 or more hours a day compared to those working seven to eight hours a day, according to a report published Wednesday in the online journal