Broadcast: September 16, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Bob Doughty with Sarah Long, and this is the VOA Special English program, SCIENCE IN THE NEWS. VOICE TWO: This week -- reports about tuberculosis .

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UN Meeting Will Address World's Most Deadly Infectious Disease From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Some diseases receive a lot of attention in the media. Viruses like Ebola Virus Disease, HIV and influenza are just a few e

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World Action Needed to Prevent Widespread Antibiotic Resistance Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, we have used antibiotics against a host of infections. But now, doctors are finding that more and more bacteria are resistant to even the stron

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MDR-TB May Succumb to Shorter Treatment Theres encouraging news about treating multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, which killed about 210-thousand people last year. Preliminary data indicate a shorter, less painful treatment regimen is just as effecti

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1. The Mayor of Kansas City says there could still be more victims in the rubble of a restaurant that was destroyed by a gas explosion and fire yesterday evening. Search crews have recovered one body but aren't sure everyone is accounted for. 2. Form

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Study: Bad Teeth, Gums Major Problems A new report says nearly four-billion people more than half the worlds population have major tooth decay, or cavities. Health officials warn that poor oral health can lead to social and psychological problems. Pr

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Avatar Helps Children Recovering from Illness Feel Less Lonely WASHINGTON A small avatar may help children who are recuperating from a long-term illness and feel isolated from their friends and classmates. The robot takes their place in school. From

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Eating Genetically Modified Foods Ralph: Whats that? Nicky: Its a bigger and better tomato. Its been genetically modified. Ralph: Youre not going to eat that, are you? Nicky: Of course I am. Im making a salad. Want one? Ralph: No way. I dont want to

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Study: Use of Antibiotics in Farm Animals Expected to Grow 研究发现使用抗生素有助农场提高动物密度 A new study has found the amount of antibiotics given to farm animals is expected to increase by two-thirds over the next 15 years. R

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Boosting Africa's Wheat Production Agricultural experts are meeting in Addis Ababa (10/8-12) to discuss ways of making sub-Saharan Africa a major wheat producer. The region traditionally has played a small role in wheat production, but that could cha

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A leading U.S. government health agency is focusing an annual campaign on educating patients, parents, and health care providers about the need to avoid the misuse of antibiotics. Inappropriate use of antibiotics can lead to superbugs that resist dru

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Gates Foundation Continues to Fight Tuberculosis WASHINGTON By Abigail Martin Tuberculosis, or TB, is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes, dispersing the germmycobacterium TBinto the air. The World Health Organization says there were an

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Parents need to figure out how to talk to their children about lots of things, including religion. But according to the Pew Research Center, a quarter of Americans now don't affiliate with any religion at all. The numbers are even

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Sunscreen 防晒霜 I need to apply some sunscreen every time I am going out in summer. 夏天我每次出去的时候,我都需要涂些防晒霜。 SPF 防晒系数 Sun Protection Factor An SPF of 30 means that you could be out in the sun 30 time

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患者、医生与科研人员需迅速应对细菌抗药性 The World Health Organization issued a wake-up call April 30 when it reported that we have now entered a post-antibiotic period. What this means is that some common bacterial infections no

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Travis: I dont know how were going to keep our free sports program going without more funding. As it is, were strapped and I dont know how were going to continue. Megumi: I know youve been resistant in the past, but what about corporate sponsorship?

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In India, stalled monsoon rains are expected to revive soon. But there are concerns the shortfall in monsoon rains so far could adversely impact crop production. 在印度,季风雨的降雨量严重不足可能给粮食生产带来不利影响。

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Try adopting a more regular sleep schedule, being tired is not only a product of sleep deprivation or waking up out of a deep sleep, but also lacking a consistent schedule. 试着采取更有规律的睡眠作息,会觉得累不仅是因为睡不够,

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Ever since 1921, Australia has refused to buy apples from New Zealand because some New Zealand apples had a disease called fire blight. This disease is common in North America and Europe but Australia and Japan do not have it and do not want it. The

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At the captain's summons, two crewmen came to help us put on these heavy, waterproof clothes, made from seamless india rubber and expressly designed to bear considerable pressures. They were like suits of armor that were both yielding and resistant,

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