VOA标准英语2014--新生儿面临严重的传染病感染危险

Newborns Face Severe Infections 新生儿面临严重的传染病感染危险 A new study estimates that nearly 7-million newborns a year suffer life-threatening infections. Most go untreated. The infections include sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia.

科学美国人60秒 SSS Fermented Foods Find Fervent Advocate

There are sort of three main ways that our species has developed to break down foods, or process foods, in a primordial way. And that is by cooking, by fermenting foods and by drying them or desiccating them. Paul Breslin, professor of nutritional sc

2006年VOA标准英语-Former US President Gerald Ford Dies at 93

By Linda Cashdan Washington 27 December 2006 Former President Gerald Ford is dead at the age of 93. Mr. Ford had been in declining health this year, battling pneumonia and undergoing two heart procedures. He suffered a mild stroke in 2000. The 38th

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - Plan Aims to Fight Ch

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Women wait near their children as they are treated for diarrhea at the government-run Children's Hospital in Allahabad, India, earlier this year. Diarrhea kills one and a half million children each

VOA标准英语2012--Aid Cuts Threaten Millennium Development Goals, Warns UN

Aid Cuts Threaten Millennium Development Goals, Warns UN Margaret Gift has brought her son Simplicious for a check-up at a mobile health clinic in the remote village of Chikhwawa in Malawi. His diarrhea can be treated on the spot. Health workers say

VOA标准英语2010年-South Asia Superbug is Potential Globa

Scientists say they have discovered a new gene among bacteria that are highly resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics. Experts say the superbug, originally found in India and other parts of South Asia, is showing up in patients in Europe and

VOA标准英语2011--European Debt Crisis Dominates IMF Talks

European Debt Crisis Dominates IMF Talks IMF会议讨论欧洲债务危机 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday that the euro area sovereign debt and banking crises are the biggest threats to the global economy and that European off

VOA标准英语2011--Saving Lives, Saving Money With Childhoo

Saving Lives, Saving Money With Childhood Vaccines Efforts are underway to speed vaccine development and delivery in 72 countries over the next 10 years. New studies say that would save the lives of more than six million children and save billions of

VOA标准英语2009-Children, Women Hardest Hit by Collapse of Z

A new report by UNICEF and the Zimbabwean shows reduced access to key social services for the poorest women and children especially those in rural areas. Ish Mafundikwa | Harare 25 November 2009 Children gather eggs at a rubbish dump in Mbare, a tow

VOA标准英语2013--Doctors say Treating Lung Infections in Elderly Patients is Problematic

Doctors say Treating Lung Infections in Elderly Patients is Problematic South Africans and admirers around the world expressed their feelings for Nelson Mandela, also known by his clan name of Madiba, the man identified with transforming South Africa

VOA标准英语2013--Global Concern Grows About Deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Global Concern Grows About Deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome The new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome strain was diagnosed in Saudi Arabia last year. It is a coronavirus, the same viral family that triggered the outbreak of SARS, Severe Acute R

VOA标准英语2015--感染艾滋病儿童更有可能死于肺炎

HIV Kids Are High Risk for Pneumonia 感染艾滋病儿童更有可能死于肺炎 A new study said HIV-positive children are much more likely to die from pneumonia than children who are not infected with the AIDS virus. Its estimated there are more

VOA常速英语2015--韩国向游客提供MERS保险

South Korea to Offer MERS Insurance to Tourists 韩国向游客提供MERS保险 SEOUL South Koreas tourism industry is in damage control mode following the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Disease (MERS) that has caused thousands of internatio

美国国家公共电台 NPR Counting The Heavy Cost Of Care In The Age Of Opioids

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The declaration of an opioid emergency by President Trump has put the focus on the need for treatment. And now some communities are asking who will pay. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on the rising costs of treating the epidemic. A

2007年VOA标准英语-Kangaroo Moms Provide Example of How to Keep In

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

VOA标准英语2008年-Report Says Basic Medical Care Could Save Lives

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 06 May 2008 A new report says the lives of millions of young children could be saved each year if basic medical care and medicine are made available to the poor. Douglas Bakshian has more from Manila. The report by the U.S.

VOA标准英语2008年-Aid Agencies Warn of Threat of Disease, Epidemi

Aid agencies are warning of the threat of disease in India's Bihar State, which has been hit by devastating floods. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi the floods have displaced an estimated three million people and killed at least 90 people. Vil

VOA标准英语2009年-West, Central Africa Fall Behind Global Im

The U.N. children's fund says infant morality around the world has dropped nearly 30 percent during the past two decades. But that improvement in child survival is far smaller in West and Central Africa where growing populations are straining health

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Says India Must Reduce Child Mortality Rates

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 10 December 2007 The United Nations says India needs to reduce child mortality rates. A new report by the U.N. Children's Fund or UNICEF, says one-fifth of the worldwide deaths of children under the age of five occur in t

英语听力文摘 English Digest 180、流感与强壮的心脏

Flu Shot Through the Heart 一定恨透了流感吧？头疼脑热，四肢无力，涕泪四流但你是否知道偶尔患患流感能降低罹患心脏病与中风的危险呢？让我们一起来听听研究人员的新发现吧。 Researchers con