Alcohol Increases, Exercise Decreases Breast Cancer Risk

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Hundreds of thousands of new cases are identified worldwide every year. Now, one of the largest cancer prevention studies of its kind has reported some sobering findings. Just one alcoholic dr

Gene Linked to Stroke Risk

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: October 1, 2003 This is Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists in Iceland say they have identified the first gene linked to common forms of

留美老师带你每日说英文 第33期:Risk 冒风险

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是： Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. 只有那些愿意冒风险的人才能知道自己能够走多远。

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13. We want to go to the estate agent and see what they have. 我们打算去找房地产中介看看有什么房子。 还能这样说： We will see the houses through the estate agent. We'd like to go to the estate agent to see what they offer. 应用

Ginger may diminish risk of colon cancer

BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study finds that ginger may decrease the risk of colon cancer through diminishing the inflammation in the gut, according to media reports Thursday. Prior researches have found that chronicle inflammation in the g

TED演讲：我为什么划船横渡太平洋(10)

I think there are probably three key points here. 我认为有三个关键问题。 The first one is about the stories that we tell ourselves. 第一个关键是我们对自己的认识。 For so long, I told myself that I couldn't have an adventure

美语听力 English Café 409

Topics: American Authors Rachel Carson; the board game Monopoly; gas guzzler and other car descriptors; money order; way to establish or way to establishing Words: conservationist environmental movement pesticide to eradicate compelling indiscriminat

Men's Heart Risk

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Gay men at higher risk for cancer

BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Researchers from California, Unated States, found that sexual orientation could play a role in cancer and more gay men are reported being cancer survivors(幸存者) than straight men, according to findings in the journ

VOA常速英语2007年-Study Measures Risk of Hip Fracture in Women

By Carol Pearson Washington 28 November 2007 Every year, more than one and a half million people worldwide fall and fracture a hip. Of that number, about 80 percent are women. These fractures are painful and associated with a high death rate. VOA's C

South Africans at high risk of cervical cancer

JOHANNESBURG, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Cervical cancer ranks as the second most frequent(频繁的) cancer among women in South Africa. Recent information from a World Health Organization (WHO) and ICO Information Center on Human Papilloma virus (HPV) an

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VOA常速英语2008年-Cancer Risk Persists in Women Who Stop Hormone

By Jessica Berman Washington 04 March 2008 According to the results of a large U.S. study, older women who used hormone therapy to ease the symptoms of menopause and then discontinued it remain at increased risk of cancer. Researchers voiced surprise

"Lean gene" raises risk of heart disease, diabetes

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A lean gene that helps people keep slim was found closely related to diabetes and heart disease, according to a study pulished in Nature Genetics journal on Sunday. The scientists from Britains Medical Research Council

Beckham banned for misconduct

WASHINGTON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- David Beckham will sit out the next game after he received a ban from Major League Soccer on Thursday for kicking a ball at an opponent in the Los Angeles Galaxy's loss at San Jose. Beckham kicked a ball at San Jose's S

Working too much may increase risk of depression

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The odds of a major depressive episode are more than double for those working 11 or more hours a day compared to those working seven to eight hours a day, according to a report published Wednesday in the online journal

Drinking coffee may cut risk of skin cancer

BEIJING, Otc. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- The more coffee people consume, the less likely they develop the most common form of skin cancer, a new study suggests, according to media reports Tuesday. Our study indicates that coffee consumption may be an importan

Allegri never at risk, says Galliani

Allegri never at risk, says Galliani MILAN, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani has insisted that the Rossoneri boss Massimiliano Alleri was never in danger of being sacked despite the poor start of his side's campaign this s

Sudden Exercise Poses Heart Risk for Sedentary People

If you don't exercise regularly（有规律的）, a sudden bout of energetic activity can trigger a heart attack, and may even kill you, according to a new study published in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. It sounds like the

CCTV9英语新闻：Yi Gang: current reserve is reasonable

The deputy governor of China's central bank, Yi Gang, said in an interview with CCTV that China's foreign exchange reserve is within reasonable range. Our foreign exchange reserve increased from less than 300 billion US dollars in 2002 to 3.99 trilli