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[00:00.00]166 A New Discovery About Drink [00:06.87]Researchers have discovered a link between drinking and thinking. [00:12.56]A moderate amount of alcohol may help us keep our mental abilities as we age. [00:18.73]Brain scans show alcohol abuse kil

VOA慢速英语2009-Health Report - Study Says Smoking Bans Do Not H

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Smoking is the world's leading preventable cause of death. In the United States, smoking rates are down from the past, but cigarettes still cause about one-fifth of all deaths. Nonsmokers are also affec

VOA标准英语2012--New York Mayor Takes on Global Smoking

New York Mayor Takes on Global Smoking New York is increasingly a health conscious city. There's no smoking in restaurants, in bars or even in public parks. That's all the result of the mayor's aggressive anti-tobacco health policies over the past de

2015年ESL之就医和人际交往 12 Methods for Quitting Smoking

Methods for Quitting Smoking Lisa: This is it. Im quitting smoking for good. Michael: Good for you. Are you going cold turkey? Lisa: No, I tried that, but it didnt work. I craved cigarettes too much. Michael: How about nicotine gum? Have you tried th

Smoking, Fatty Diets, Stress Lead Global Heart Disease Risks

By David McAlary As the prevalence of heart disease increases worldwide, researchers have found that people in developing countries suffer from it for the same reasons people in industrial nations do.

VOA标准英语2008年-France Institutes Smoking Ban in Restaurants

By Lisa Bryant Paris 02 January 2008 The French government has begun enforcing the country's new smoking ban in bars, restaurants and other public places. The ban has left some French delighted and others grumbling. Lisa Bryant reports from Paris the

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-Native Americans Bristle at Smoking Bans

More coming up on Day to Day from NPR News. From NPR News, it's Day to Day. Americans are loath to vote for higher taxes, except when it comes to smoking. On election days, states like Arizona and South Dakota voted for increased taxes on the sales o

VOA慢速英语2014 Smoking is the Leading Cause of Preventable Death 吸烟是可预防性死亡的主要原因

Smoking is the Leading Cause of Preventable Death 吸烟是可预防性死亡的主要原因 From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. 来自VOA学英语，这里是科学报道。 Im Anna Matteo. 我是Anna Matteo。 And Im Christopher

VOA标准英语2008年-Turkey Bans Smoking in Many Public Places

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 19 May 2008 New regulations against smoking in many public places went into effect in Turkey on Monday. The new rules ban smoking in educational, health, commercial, social, cultural, sports and all entertainment facilities.

VOA标准英语2009-Obama Signs Anti-Smoking Law

U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law Monday sweeping new legislation regulating the nation's tobacco industry. The bill gives the federal government the ability to regulate the production and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. Pre

VOA标准英语2012--US Surgeon General Says More Needed to Curb Teen Smoking

US Surgeon General Says More Needed to Curb Teen Smoking The report is a tome - nearly 900 pages long. Its focus is on how to prevent tobacco use among teenagers and young adults. Smoking among teens up While the overall rate of tobacco use has drast

VOA标准英语2011--Study Says Tobacco Smoking Fuels TB Epidemic

Study Says Tobacco Smoking Fuels TB Epidemic A recent report from the World Health Organization noted that for the first time, the number of people falling ill and dying from tuberculosis is declining. But with nearly one fifth of the world's populat

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Stop-Smoking Aid Ups Cardiovascul

Study: Stop-Smoking Aid Ups Cardiovascular Risks An analysis of more than a dozen drug studies finds that smokers who take the drug Chantix to help them kick the habit face significantly higher risks of cardiovascular problems including stroke, heart

VOA标准英语2010年-Throat Cancer Largely Due to Smoking A

Actor Michael Douglas has become the international face of throat cancer since he announced he had the disease. The actor says his doctors give him an 80 percent chance of beating the cancer. Michael Douglas didn't speak to reporters at the premiere

VOA常速英语2007年-Decline in US Adult Smoking Levels Off

By Melinda Smith Washington 16 November 2007 For at least three decades, Americans have been encouraged to put down their cigarettes and quit the habit -- for at least one day [November 15th]. The Great American Smoke Out, as the day is called, is de

原版英语小短文 179. Smoking Causes Tooth Decay

New York City's mayor is against smoking. Stores that sell cigarettes must display big anti-smoking ads. One ad shows a decayed tooth. The ad says, Smoking Causes Tooth Decay. Quit Smoking Today. Call 311 or 1-866-NYQUITS. Store owners are upset. The

2006年VOA标准英语-Fewer U.S. Teens Are Smoking Cigarettes

By Paige Kollock Washington, D.C 10 January 2006 watch Smoking report Every day, thousands of young people pick up the habit of smoking. But a new report says the number of teen smokers in the United

2007年VOA标准英语-England Bans Smoking in Closed Public Places

By Delana Gbenekama London 09 July 2007 It is the beginning of a new era for smokers in England. No more lighting up in closed public places, including in pubs and private clubs. Other parts of Britain already have such bans. Delana Gbenekama reports

新西兰英语 300 Smoking ban in prisons

The Corrections Minister, Judith Collins, says that smoking in prisons will be banned from July 2011. Prison will be safer because there will be no cigarettes, no lighters and no matches. At the moment, prisoners are allowed to smoke in their cells a

VOA标准英语2010年-Smoking has Immediate, Adverse Effects

The World Health Organization calls tobacco the leading cause of preventable death in the world. In December, the WHO launched a campaign against cigarette smoking in Africa, saying a rapidly growing population is creating larger and more accessible