新西兰英语 11 District Health Boards

District Hospital Boards (DHBs) have been in the news lately. New Zealand has 21 DHBs. The job of the Board is to meet the health needs of the community. The Board is responsible for governing hospitals and health services in their own areas but they

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Economics and Health

DEVELOPMENT REPORT – January 14, 2002: Economics and Health By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization has released a report about how disease wea

HEALTH REPORT - New Drug Cuts Blood Supply to Cancer

HEALTH REPORT - New Drug Cuts Blood Supply to Cancer By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. There is an expression that describes the tra

HEALTH REPORT - Eating Nuts Prevents Diabetes

HEALTH REPORT – December 18, 2002: Eating Nuts Prevents Diabetes By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study shows that eating nuts and peanut butter may help preven

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Laying the Roots for H

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Bad teeth can be painful -- and worse. They can even be deadly. Infections of the gums and teeth can release bacteria into the blood system. Those bacteria can increase the chances of a heart attack or s

60秒科学:Hairdressers Hear Health Secrets

Hairdressers Hear Health Secrets A report in the Journal of Applied Gerontology shows that elderly people often discuss health issues with hairdressers, who could encourage clients to seek medical attention. Karen Hopkin reports If youve ever been t

HEALTH REPORT - Tobacco and Cancer

HEALTH REPORT - July 31, 2002: Tobacco and Cancer By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A recent report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer says the dangers

HEALTH REPORT - McDonald's Changes its Oil

HEALTH REPORT - September 11, 2002: McDonald’s Changes its Oil By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. McDonald’s says its fast-food eating places in the United States wi

HEALTH REPORT - Vasectomy Study

By Nancy Steinbach HEALTH REPORT -July 17, 2002: Vasectomy Study This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A major study has failed to find any link between a man having a vasectomy operation and

HEALTH REPORT - Post-Polio Condition

HEALTH REPORT –August 28, 2002: Post-Polio Condition By Jill Moss (Photo -WHO) This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In nineteen-eighty-eight, a major campaign to end the disease polio was

VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - U.S. Health Spending: Looking for

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Health care costs are a major concern of Americans. The percentage of people covered by private health insurance dropped last year. Yet more people had insurance than the year before. A nurse helps a

VOA慢速英语-Health Report - Understanding Down Syndrome

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Deep inside each cell in our body is all the genetic information needed for life. Human genes are normally organized along forty-six chromosomes -- twenty-three from each parent. David Petersohn of Libe

VOA慢速英语2009-Health Report - Smoking and the Risk to Wome

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. C.O.P.D., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, blocks airflow through the lungs. It makes breathing difficult. The leading cause is cigarette smoking. Experts at the National Institutes of Health in t

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Breastfeeding, a Skill

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This is World Breastfeeding Week. The celebration is now in its nineteenth year. It grew out of a meeting organized by UNICEF to find ways to support breastfeeding. Jill Hall supports breastfeeding. In f

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Physical Activity in T

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How active you are early in life may affect how able-minded you are late in life. That was the finding of a new study of cognitive impairment, or a loss in mental abilities. The study involved more than

VOA慢速英语2011-Health Report - Iron, Vitamin D May Lead

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many people have low iron in their blood. But pregnant women need extra iron for their own health and their baby's health. Iron is important to the development of a baby's brain and central nervous syste

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Study Ties New Doctors

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Being a patient in certain hospitals in the month of July can be dangerous or even deadly. That was the finding of sociology professor David Phillips at the University of California, San Diego, and his s

VOA慢速英语2012 HEALTH REPORT - Tobacco Forces Still Strong

HEALTH REPORT - Tobacco Forces Still Strong This is the VOA Special English HEALTH REPORT. This month, the Australian High Court ruled in support of a law that bars tobacco companies from putting their logos or colors on cigarette packages. The Europ

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Groups Seek $4 Billion

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Vaccines and chest compressions are both ways to save lives. Now, separate new reports say each could save more lives if they were used more. One report is from the International Federation of Red Cross

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Bringing Attention to

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This Friday is World Suicide Prevention Day. This year's observance is meant to bring attention to the differences among suicidal individuals and their situations around the world. But the organizers als