By Melinda Smith Washington 12 March 2008 For some time now we have been telling you about the global trend toward obesity, even in low and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization says billions of people are getting fat. By 2015, the W

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(三月)

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A wide-ranging study shows that sperm counts are plummeting throughout the Western world, and scientists don't know why. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein suggests some of the potential reasons. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: In Margaret At

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By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 09 February 2006 watch Low Fat Diet report The results of the largest study ever concerning diet and cancer in women are in. And some doctors are disappointed that ther

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The business report starts with the economic effects of a smoking ban. Those effects might not be what you'd expect. Harvard University looked into the effect of a statewide smoking ban in bars and restaurants in Massachusetts. NPR's Chris Arnold rep

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(139) / 评论(0) 分类 2005年NPR美国国家公共电台

By Melinda Smith Washington 20 June 2006 Watch Kids and TV report Television has become such a major part of life that many American parents use it as a babysitter, and that has child psychologists concerned. A new study shows that almost one-third

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By Carol Pearson Washington 23 May 2008 Breast cancer researchers have recently come to some important conclusions for women. The universities of Chicago and Toronto released a study that shows a link between the spread of breast cancer and vitamin D

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Study: English Language Rooted in Turkey The Indo-European language family - which includes English, French, Russian, Persian and even ancient Greek - is one of the worlds largest language groups and extends from Iceland in the West to Sri Lanka in t

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Study Looks at Role Airports Play in Spread of Disease, Pandemics Airports and planes move more than only people. They have also transported diseases such as influenza, SARS, and turburculosis. Yatta Montrell is flying to Hong Kong and Malaysia from

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Study: Sleep Disorders Widespread Among Police A new study has found that four out of 10 North American police officers surveyed have some sort of sleep disorder. The researchers say the result can be impaired job performance, as well as a variety of

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Study: Early CT Scans Increase Lung Cancer Survival Rates A new study has found smokers and former smokers who develop lung cancer are more likely to survive if their disease is detected with a computed tomography, or CT scan instead of a standard ch

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Study: No Evidence Hydraulic Fracturing Pollutes Water A new study finds no evidence that the controversial practice to extract natural gas known as hydraulic fracturing is contaminating ground water. The report, Separating Fact from Fiction in Shale

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GOP Contenders Policies Would Raise US Debt: Study Ask any of the Republican presidential hopefuls and they'll tell you the current president has done more harm than good. ROMNEY: Almost everything he's done has made it harder for this economy to reb

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French Experts Question GMO Cancer Study French officials and experts have added their voices to the chorus of criticism over a recent study linking genetically modified corn to tumors in experimental rats. The French national food safety agency join

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By Melinda Smith Washington 08 August 2007 Scientists are concerned about the health risks of an ingredient in many of the plastic containers used for food and drinks Bisphenol A or BPA is a common chemical used to make tough, shatter-resistant plast

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 May 2008 Scientists say new evidence links certain chemicals to the development of obesity. About 2,500 international experts are attending the 16th European Congress on Obesity in Geneva. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA the pa

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Australia's vast native forests are storing three times as much carbon as previously thought and could hold the key to tackling climate change, according to a new study released Tuesday. It has found the eucalyptus forests of southeast Australia can

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By Jessica Berman Washington 04 December 2007 Experts say the death toll from diseases such as cancer and heart disease can be reduced by almost 14 million over the next decade by reducing the amount of salt intake and imposing greater controls on to

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By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 15 April 2008 Nearly 18 percent of the members of parliament, worldwide, are women, according to a new study released this week as the Inter-Parliamentary Union meets in South Africa. The report says many of the barrier

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's a device on the market that is supposed to help people who are trying to quit opioids. The FDA has allowed the device based on a study, but that study may have serious flaws. Jake Harper from our member station WFYI in In

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 February 2008 Anti-tobacco campaigners negotiating a treaty to combat the illicit tobacco trade say cigarette smuggling is big business throughout the African continent and is resulting in serious health problems. Lisa Schle

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