One of the convicted killers of heart surgeon Victor Chang is to be released next month. Victor Chang was killed in 1991 during a kidnap attempt on his way to work at Sydneys St Vincent's Hospital. Phillip Choon Tee Lim was convicted of the murder th

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1. Two American aid workers who were infected with the Ebola virus have been discharged from an Atlanta hospital. Officials say that after 3 weeks of treatment, the patients, Doctor Kent Bradley and Nancy WriteBol pose no public health risk. 2. The J

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Urbanization Can Bring Health Risks 城市化可能带来健康风险 New research shows urbanization may be bad for people's health, unless planners develop cities that allow healthier lifestyles and environments. The U.N. estimates much of the deve

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Emerging economies such as China, India and South Africa are discovering there is a downside to prosperity. As incomes rise, health can decline. On Monday, the U.N. opens a high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases that usually have been associ

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Diabetes affects more than 220 million people worldwide, with the greatest number of cases in India, China and the United States. It can lead to life-threatening complications, but a double organ transplant can give some diabetics a new lease on life

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Healthful Diet Switch Helps Even Late in Life论人生晚年健康饮食的重要性 Lets say your diet has been not so great. Maybe too much red meat, especially processed meat. Maybe too many sugary soft drinks. And maybe youve been eating like tha

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Healthful Diet Switch Helps Even Late in Life论人生晚年健康饮食的重要性 Lets say your diet has been not so great. Maybe too much red meat, especially processed meat. Maybe too many sugary soft drinks. And maybe youve been eating like tha

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Individuals' Blood Glucose Levels after Meals May Be Predictable预测血糖 High blood sugar levels are a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Doctors today have only general dietary recommendations for how to control those levels, because theres no rea

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Poverty Shaves Years off Life贫穷是疾病的一大根源 Back in 2011 member countries of the World Health Organization, the WHO, came up with a plan to cut mortality from noncommunicable diseases 25 percent by the year 2025. The program was thus

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When Raga D'Silva started the fitness group, it didnt just provide the social network of new friends, it might just have saved her life. Raga was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes three years ago, and given three years to live if she didnt change her li

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Doctors Say Millions Worldwide Suffer From Diabetes 世卫组织警告糖尿病将成全球流行病 The World Health Organization estimates that 346 million people globally suffer from diabetes. Most of them live in low- and middle-income countries.

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New Survey Finds 1/3 of World's Population Overweight Obesity is not just an American problem anymore. A recent international survey by the Worldwatch Institute, found that nearly two billion people around the world are overweight. Health statistics

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Study: Gastric Bypass Procedure Reverses Type 2 Diabetes 研究表明减肥手术能逆转 2 型糖尿病 A new study at the Cleveland Clinic shows that bariatric surgery reverses Type 2 diabetes 90 percent of the time, meaning patients have normal b

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A new study has found that people who eat fast food are much more likely to develop insulin resistance than those who don't. 一项新的研究表明吃快餐的人比不吃快餐的人更易患抗性胰岛素。 A study published in the internationa

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By VOA News 01 February 2008 President Bush has declared February American Heart Month to raise awareness of the impact of cardiovascular disease and encourage citizens to take steps to help prevent it. In a presidential proclamation signed Friday,

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今天我们要学的词是full-blown. Full-blown is spelled f-u-l-l-b-l-o-w-n; full-blown. Full-blown指全面的,盛开的。The percentage of U.S. teenagers with pre-diabetes or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years. 在

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By Carol Pearson Washington 09 May 2008 A new type of artificial foot is the latest in smart prosthetics that are changing people's lives. The artificial foot and its ankle can move like a human foot and ankle. The new prosthetic is on the market now

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Now, Uh, if you are a parent, youve heard a lot about drinking juice in kids. Well, that juice may help kids pack on the pounds. But a new study now at the Bello University shows that though it may not be true, and in some cases it may even help kids

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Shares have fallen on Asian markets after President Trump announced plans to impose tariff on steel and aluminum, triggering fears of aluminum trade war. 在特朗普总统宣布计划对钢铁和铝征收关税后,亚洲市场的股价下跌,引发

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A new study has found that the number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980 and now stands at nearly 350 million, many more than previously thought. The authors of the research published in The Lancet say diabetes rates a

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