By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: November 19, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. When scientists want to test the effectiveness of a new drug, they usually divide

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Dr Hare and his colleagues took 43 men and 51 women, all of them straight, and gave them two tasks. Hare博士和他的同事们找了43名男性和51名女性,他们都是异性恋,给了他们两个任务。 One was to decide whether an androgy

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HEALTH REPORT - Explaining the Placebo EffectBy Staff Broadcast: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:00:00 UTC I'm Katherine Cole with the VOA Special English Health Report. Studies of new drugs traditionally involve

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Today in Your Health, we're taking a close look at chemotherapy. It's been a mainstay of cancer treatment for decades, but that method is slowly being edged aside in medical research as new treatments, like immunotherapy, grab the

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Scientists Explore Hallucinogen Treatments for PTSD, Sex Abuse Victims Fresh look No one is more aware of the stigma attached to psychedelics than Rick Doblin, director of the Multi-Disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a drug deve

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Growing demand prompts universities, US government to get involved in treatment, research Susan Logue Koster | Washington, DC 18 August 2010 Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say that nearly 40 percent of adults have used some type the

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 20 October 2009 A group of researchers says an experimental AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand shows the shot has a modest but significant effect -- and that it offers hope for the future. Findings which were presented at an interna

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There's no reliable blood or tissue test, partly because gluten sensitivity isn't a single disease, 现今没有可靠的血液测试或组织测试来确诊,部分原因是麸质敏感不是单一疾病, and has a number of different possible ca

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Nowadays, it's less common to use placebos this way because of ethical concerns. 如今,通过安慰剂的这种方法已经不常见了,因为涉及到道德问题。 If it's possible to compare a new drug against an older version, 只要将新药

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Science and technology 科学技术 Alternative medicine 替代医疗 Think yourself better 往好处想 Alternative medical treatments rarely work. But the placebo effect they induce sometimes does 替代疗法的治疗效果见效甚微,但是所产

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60 测试新药安慰剂的疗效 DATE=6-21-01 TITLE=SCIENCE REPORT - Placebo Effect Study BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach (Start at 59

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Study Says Vitamins May Slow AIDS Virus By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, July 12, 2004 This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English Development Report. A study of women infect

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HEALTH REPORT - Swedish Study Finds That Placebos Can Help Calm Emotions By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report.

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Finding could lead to more effective, longer-lasting pain treatment Faith Lapidus | Washington, DC 07 June 2010 Researchers are closer to unlocking the mysteries of acupuncture, learning more about why the ancient Chinese needle treatment eases pain.

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今天我们要学的词是 placebo. Placebo 安慰剂。英国最近的一项研究发现,97% of British doctors have used a placebo treatment at least once in their career to assure patients. 为了让病人放心,英国医生里有97%的人在从

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Science and technology - Psychosomatic medicine 科学技术 Psychosomatic medicine 身心医学 Think yourself well 要相信,你的身体很棒 You can. But it helps to think well of yourself in the first place 你可以拥有很好的体魄。但首

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Anti-depressants are widely used to help relieve suffering. But after reviewing previous studies, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania may have hit on something that could change the way anti-depressants are prescribed. The researchers looke

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Exercise seems to be good for the human brain, with many recent studies suggesting that regular exercise improves memory and thinking skills. But an interesting new study asks whether the apparent cognitive benefits from exercise are real or just a p

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Nick Page. Voice 2 And Im Christy VanArragon. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Imagine that you are sick.

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You probably already know that blueberries are delicious. And you may have heard that theyre healthful, too.But did you know that blueberries boost memory in older people at risk for memory loss? A study looked at how drinking wild blueberry juice af

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