2006年VOA标准英语-Study Finds Connection in Heart Disease Ri
时间：2019-02-02 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（一月）
By Barry Unger
Washington, D.C.
03 January 2006
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A new study suggests siblings 2 can share a high risk factor of heart disease. VOA's Amy Katz has more.
Dr. Joanne Murabito
Studies have found health problems, including heart disease and diabetes 3, can be hereditary 4. But a new study by Dr. Joanne Murabito and her colleagues at the Framingham Heart Study, an organization in Massachusetts, has found that people with a sibling who has heart disease are at a higher risk factor for the same illness.
"Having a sibling with cardiovascular disease increases your risk for a heart attack by as much as 45 percent compared to people without a sibling with cardiovascular disease," said Dr. Murabito.
The study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, followed 2,500 heart-healthy people who had siblings with heart disease.
"We followed them for eight years,” said the doctor, “looking for the occurrence of a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack, stroke or blockage 5 in the arteries 6 in their legs."
The study also found there is a higher risk factor in sibling cardiovascular disease than parental 7 cardiovascular disease.
These sisters admit that they rarely share health information, but the study shows the benefits of doing so
Dr. Murabito believes the risk factor may be explained by a combination of genetics and shared childhood eating and exercise habits.
These three sisters are heart-healthy, but their brother died of a heart attack.
"We don't really have dinner-table discussions about our heath," said one sister.
But Dr. Murabito suggests that siblings should share information about their heart health with each other and their doctors.
- Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
- Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。
- A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分
- In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
- Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
- The Queen of England is a hereditary ruler.英国女王是世袭的统治者。
- In men,hair loss is hereditary.男性脱发属于遗传。
- The logical treatment is to remove this blockage.合理的治疗方法就是清除堵塞物。
- If the blockage worked,they could retreat with dignity.如果封锁发生作用，他们可以体面地撤退。
- Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。 来自《简明英汉词典》