VOA标准英语2012--Children's Asthma Not Eased by Anti-Reflux Drug

Children's Asthma Not Eased by Anti-Reflux Drug Seventeen-year-old Alaina Kvapil was diagnosed with asthma when she was 13. When you have an asthma attack, your airways actually close up and people dont realize that you cant breathe, you cant get the

VOA标准英语 Mexican Officials Struggle to Contain Swine Flu Epid

The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level from three to four, as health officials around the world take steps to prevent the spread of the swine flu that has caused at least 149 deaths in Mexico and illnesses in several other

VOA双语新闻：墨西哥控制猪流感蔓延效果不佳

The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level from three to four, as health officials around the world take steps to prevent the spread of the swine flu that has caused at least 149 deaths in Mexico and illnesses in several other

VOA标准英语2011--Report: Dementia Not Being Identified Ea

Report:DementiaNotBeingIdentifiedEarlyEnough This year's World Alzheimer's Report focuses on caring for patients in the early stage of the disease, and identifying those who can benefit from treatments that are effective at that stage. In some countr

2006年VOA标准英语-Vaccine Eliminates Allergy Symptoms

By Jessica Berman Washington 05 October 2006 U.S. researchers have developed a vaccine that offers protection against a common allergy trigger in the United States known as ragweed. Scientists say the development has the potential to guard against a

2007年VOA标准英语-US Government Tries to Educate Doctors, Patient

By Carol Pearson Washington 23 May 2007 The parasite that causes malaria is wiped out in the United States, but the disease can still cause problems. Doctors so rarely see patients who have it, that they do not always recognize malaria's symptoms. T

2007年VOA标准英语-Researchers Use Gene Therapy to Treat Parkinson

By Jessica Berman Washington 21 June 2007 U.S. researchers are using gene therapy to treat the neurological condition Parkinson's disease, and they say the results so far are promising. VOA's Jessica Berman reports. Successful gene therapy to correct

VOA标准英语2011--Dengue Severity Depends on Prior Infection, Genetic Variation

Dengue Severity Depends on Prior Infection, Genetic Variation American and Nicaraguan scientists have discovered the reason why a second infection with dengue can often be much more serious, even fatal, than the first. Dengue is a viral disease sprea

VOA标准英语2011--MRI Sees Brain Atrophy Years Before Alzh

MRI Sees Brain Atrophy Years Before Alzheimer's Symptoms Memory loss and mental confusion are the first overt signs of Alzheimer's Disease, an incurable and fatal brain ailment. But scientists are starting to find evidence of the disease long before

美国国家公共电台 NPR Scientists Push Plan To Change How Researchers Define Alzheimer's

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A large coalition of brain researchers has unveiled a plan to redefine Alzheimer's disease. The goal here is to study Alzheimer's by focusing on biological changes in the brain rather than symptoms like memory loss. NPR's Jon Ham

美国有线新闻 CNN 致命流感肆虐美国 揭秘四大致命原因

Which of these seasons typically coincides with fall and winter in the U.S.? Baseball season, hurricane season, flu season, or carnival season? The only one of these seasons that starts in the fall and continues through winter is the flu season. AZUZ

英语听力文摘 English Digest 498、身体，你怎么啦？

每次生病了，家里人最多说的一句话就是不吃药怎么行？。可是，有的时候吃药不一定就对身体有好处，反而有可能会帮助病原体攻击我们的身体。今天我们来了解了解一种新的理论达尔文医

2006年VOA标准英语-Preventing Deep-Vein Thrombosis

By Pat Harris Washington, DC 10 March 2006 watch DVT report The third annual Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness month kicked off on March 7, 2006. This year New York City, Washington, D.C. and Miami, Flor

2007年VOA标准英语-New, Faster Diagnosis of Meningitis Can Save Li

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 04 January 2007 watch Meningitis in Children Meningitis can be infectious, particularly when the disease is spread among large groups of people living in crowded conditions. It is most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa,

ESL Podcast 630 – Making a Medical Diagnosis

Terrell: Where have you been? Sally: At the hospital, again. My doctor is putting me through another battery of tests. Terrell: She still hasnt been able to zero in on the cause of your pain and make a diagnosis ? Sally: No, she hasnt. Part of the pr

ESL Podcast 227 – Describing Symptoms to a Doctor

Dr. van Eyck: Good morning, Im Dr. van Eyck. I understand that youre not feeling well. Nico: Thats right, doctor. Ive had a stomachache for three days. The pain comes and goes, but I also have heartburn and I am feeling bloated all the time. Dr. van

英语博客：Allergy Season.

About two weeks ago, I found that my eyes were feeling quite itchy. The feeling lasted all day, and has continued ever since. About one week ago, my nose started running, as if a little water tap had been turned on all of a sudden. No, I'm not sick.

VOA标准英语2009年-Britain Rolls Out New Flu Strategy

Containing the H1N1 virus in Britain is no longer an option and the country is moving to a new treatment phase. Health Secretary Andy Burnham outlined the new approach, effective immediately, which includes doctors diagnosing and prescribing medicat

美国国家公共电台 NPR Spit Test May Reveal The Severity Of A Child's Concussion

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Every year, more than 1 million children and adolescents sustain a concussion. The symptoms may vanish in days or last for months. And right now, doctors usually cannot predict how long the recovery will take. That could be chang

英语听力文摘 English Digest 389、好心情是良药

Emotions and the Common Cold 好心情是一剂良药 Yal: Youve probably heard it said that ones attitude affects ones health. Don: Yeah! Yeah! If you maintain a positive attitude or mood, then youre less likely to get sick than if youre angry or de