HEALTH REPORT - Study of Cousins Who Marry

By Nancy Steinbach HEALTH REPORT -April 24, 2002: Study of Cousins Who Marry This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Sometimes people who are first cousins get married. Two people are first cou

VOA慢速英语2011--A Tragedy in Norway Raises Questions for

IN THE NEWS - A Tragedy in Norway Raises Questions for Europe This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Conservative extremists in Europe are facing new attention after the attacks last week that killed almost eighty people in Norway. On Friday the

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The crowd at the airport surged forward. The passengers had been waiting for a couple of hours for an airline employee to open the door leading to the plane outside. No one was in a good mood. An old man got trapped in the middle of the rush. He fell

VOA标准英语2012--Study Shows PFCs Can Reduce Vaccine Effectiveness

Study Shows PFCs Can Reduce Vaccine Effectiveness When children are vaccinated their immune systems produce antibodies that protect them from debilitating and potentially deadly childhood infections, such as polio, measles, diphtheria and tetanus. Th

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Sunlight comes creeping in illuminates our skin 日光点点照着肌肤，唤醒沉睡的我们 We watch the day go by stories of all we did 我们透过我们的往事回忆时光的流逝 It made me think of you 那使我思念你 It made me think

VOA标准英语2012--Study Says Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shot

Study Says Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shot During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, pregnant women faced a greater risk of life-threatening complications and many were hospitalized. Dr. Michael Katz from the March of Dimes says influenza is a seri

2007年VOA标准英语-Study: Child Soldiers Suffer from Emotional Str

By David McAlary Washington 20 April 2007 An international human rights group says child soldiers as young as 13 are serving in the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Human Rights Watch is urging the Congolese government to release the estimat

VOA标准英语2011--Anti-Gadhafi Forces Say Ready to Take Pr

Anti-GadhafiForcesSayReadytoTakePro-GadhafiStrongholds The head of Libya's National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, says the deadline has passed for a negotiated surrender of three cities held by pro-Gadhafi forces - Bani Walid, Sirte and

VOA标准英语2012--Study: Cleaning Umbilical Cord Saves Lives

Study: Cleaning Umbilical Cord Saves Lives Simple use of an inexpensive disinfectant could save hundreds of thousands of newborn lives each year. That's the conclusion of recent studies from South Asia. The umbilical cord is usually cut right after b

VOA标准英语2012--Study: Epilepsy Surgery Is Effective

Study: Epilepsy Surgery Is Effective A new study of epilepsy patients who had surgery to treat their illness decades ago indicates that seizures can be controlled safely and effectively with surgery. The study's author suggests surgery could be used

VOA标准英语2012--Study Finds Removing Polyps Saves Lives

Study Finds Removing Polyps Saves Lives Colon cancer normally starts with growths called polyps inside the intestine. Previous studies have shown that removing polyps can prevent colon cancer from developing. The new study, published in the New Engla

VOA标准英语2011-Study Shows Vitamin E Increases Prostate

Study Shows Vitamin E Increases Prostate Cancer Risk A number of medical studies over the years suggested that vitamin E, taken as a dietary supplement, might help prevent prostate cancer. But new research finds not only that the earlier studies were

VOA标准英语2012--Global Infertility Rates Generally Hold Steady

Global Infertility Rates Generally Hold Steady The World Health Organization says infertility rates around the world have remained relatively stable since 1990. Almost 50 million couples worldwide were unable to have a child after five years of tryin

VOA标准英语2011--US Scientists Expand Scope of HIV Vaccin

US Scientists Expand Scope of HIV Vaccine Study The worlds largest ongoing HIV vaccine study has been expanded to consider multiple ways a vaccine might boost immune response to the AIDS virus. The U.S. Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (N

VOA标准英语2013--Study: Immune System Weakens in Space

Study: Immune System Weakens in Space During the final flight of the US space shuttle Atlantis in the summer of 2011, one of the most important pieces of scientific cargo on board was a medical experiment designed to test how the human immune system

HEALTH REPORT - Study Finds Autism Increase in California

HEALTH REPORT – November 6, 2002: Study Finds Autism Increase in California By Jeri Watson This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Autism is a mysterious and complex brain disorder that begin

2006年VOA标准英语-New Study Says Two Related Viruses May be

By Pat Harris Washington, DC 09 May 2006 watch Virus report Marburg Ebola Virus The Marburg and Ebola viruses have caused fatal outbreaks in Africa for the past four years. A recent study shows a vacc

2006年VOA标准英语-Study: Older Fathers More Likely to Have Autist

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 13 September 2006 watch Older Father report Studies show older mothers are more likely to have children with Down Syndrome and other abnormalities. Now new research suggests children of older fathers are also at risk

2006年VOA标准英语-Study: Screening of Young Athletes Can Reduce R

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 05 October 2006 watch Athletes Heart Risk One of the leading causes of death among young athletes on the playing field or court is a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. But the results of a 25-year stu

2006年VOA标准英语-Study: One-Third of US Soldiers Returning

By Jessica Berman Washington 01 March 2006 About one-third of U.S. military personnel returning from the war in Iraq use mental health services after their return home, according to a study published