This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Sometimes new health advice conflicts with old advice. Yet new guidelines last week for breast cancer testing in the United States created a storm of debate. The advice came from experts who are appoint

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Scientists are putting a modern spin on a cancer treatment that goes back to antiquity. It's heat therapy, which is getting a new look with the help of microscopic particles of gold. Cancer treatments usually involve powerful drugs or radiation. But

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A week later, Wang Peng's restaurant was nearly full and he felt happier. Perhaps he would be able to earn his living after all and not have to close his restaurant. He did not look forward to being in debt because his restaurant was no longer popul

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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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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 05 January 2006 Scientists in Australia have discovered a stem cell that is expected to provide clues about how breast cancer develops, and how cancer cells evade current th

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Ethiopia Cuts Child Deaths by Two-Thirds埃塞俄比亚三分之二削减儿童死亡 28 February, 2014 2014年2月28日 Hello again, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I'm Steve Ember in Washington. 大家好,欢迎,因为它是来

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By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 21 November 2006 watch Breast Implants report The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted its 11-year ban on silicone implants. But the decision is not without controversy. Silicone and saline implants The

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By Melinda Smith Washington 18 July 2007 We are going to find out about two studies on breast cancer. One studied whether a diet very high in fiber and low in fat could reduce the risk of recurring breast cancer. Another study focused on women with a

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StudyFindsHighLevelsofBPAinCannedFoodforKids The industrial chemical BPA has been used to make hard plastic bottles and the lining of food cans for decades. After studies indicated that the chemical could play a role in cancers, heart disease and abn

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CancerSurvivorsFindInformation,EncouragementatHoustonConference Cancer patients face many challenges - but there is also a lot of good news. That was the message in Houston, Texas recently, as one of the world's top cancer hospitals and research cent

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By Carol Pearson Washington 18 November 2009 According to a new task force report, most women should start mammograms at age 50 rather than 40 as previously recommended A U.S. government task force has released new guidelines on how often women shou

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Our bodies change over our lifetimes. Those changes can be dramatic and unsettling after an illness. NPR's Rebecca Davis introduces us to a woman whose cancer diagnosis forced her to think differently about her body and how she c

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's gotten way easier for people to get their DNA tested for health reasons. Nowadays people can get their genes scrutinized to determine whether they are carrying genetic diseases they could pass on to their kids or whether the

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Almost all cells need iron to grow. Now, researchers have identified a link between the body's system for regulating iron and breast cancer. The discovery could help doctors predict the course of breast cancer disease and even help them decide the mo

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A: What are you doing? B: Look at me. I look so old! I look as if I were thirty. A: Come on! Stop being so vain. You look great! You are beautiful! B: Yes, I am, but I think its time for some plastic surgery Im tired of these wrinkles and sagging ski

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By Melinda Smith Washington 09 August 2007 The World Health Organization says a mother's milk is the perfect food for a newborn baby. But worldwide statistics show that breastfeeding is frequently abandoned right after birth. VOA's Melinda Smith has

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Abortion and Breast Cancer When it comes to certain hot topics, claims about what science has or hasnt proven tend to be thrown around more in the service of one position or another than anything else. Somebody may tell you that global warming is abs

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By William Eagle Washington 04 July 2007 In Africa, experts say the deaths of thousands of infants each year from low body temperature, or hypothermia, pneumonia and other illnesses that can strike a child within days of delivery. One way thats gaini

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今天我们要学的词是initiative。 Initiative, 新方案,倡议。澳大利亚政府最近在护照的性别选择上,加上了一个indeterminate不确定。有关官员说, This initiative is in line with the Australian Government's com

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What Time Of Day Is Best To Feed Infants So That They Fall Asleep 把孩子养大可不是一件容易的事。婴儿没有时间观念,他可不管自己的爸爸妈妈累了一天晚上需要休息。更要命的是,孩子似乎觉得晚上的安

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