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By Jill Moss Broadcast: October 27, 2003 This is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Development Report. A study finds that one out of sixteen women in Africa will die during 1)pregnancy or 2)ch

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A new study from Princeton University economists says white middle-aged Americans without college educations are dying at higher rates. Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton wrote the study. It finds that men and women older than 45 but younger than

2007年VOA标准英语-US Suicide Rates for Young Girls, Boys Up

By Melinda Smith Washington 20 September 2007 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released alarming statistics that show the suicide rate for American children and teenagers was up between 2003 to 2004. That is the most recen

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study says fewer women in developing nations are dying of pregnancy-related causes. Researchers estimated how many mothers died during or soon after childbirth in one hundred eighty-one countries.

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study examines and compares adult death rates worldwide over the last forty years. For each country, researchers estimated the probability that a fifteen-year-old today will die an early death befo

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AS IT IS 2014-11-12 Child Death Rates Narrow Between Poor and Rich Countries Death rates of young children have dropped to record lows in developing countries. Experts say there are two main reasons for the decrease. They are improved government acti

VOA标准英语2012--US Cancer Deaths Decline

US Cancer Deaths Decline U.S. cancer deaths continue to drop, according to the American Cancer Society. The new report shows a slow reduction in death rates from the most deadly kinds of cancers. Over the past five years, the death rate for men decli

VOA标准英语2012--Doctors Report Rise in Obesity-Related Cancers in US

Doctors Report Rise in Obesity-Related Cancers in US The American Cancer Society says in its annual report that fewer Americans are dying of cancer, but doctors are seeing more patients with cancers linked to obesity, including pancreatic and kidney

VOA标准英语2010年-Study: Death Rates Higher for Elderly

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by the year 2080, one in five Americans will be over age 65. For some time, experts have warned that health care needs of the elderly will be enormous in the years ahead. A study out this week raises concern for

VOA标准英语2011--Premature Babies Have Higher Death Rates

Premature Babies Have Higher Death Rates in Young Adulthood 早产儿成年后死亡风险高 Premature babies have more than their share of health problems early in life and now a new study finds they also face an increased risk of premature death w

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HEALTH REPORT - Cancer Survival Rates Up in U.S.

HEALTH REPORT - Cancer Survival Rates Up in U.S. By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 25 Jan 2005, 23:06 UTC I'm Phoebe Zimmerman with the VOA Special English Health Report. The Amer

ECB raises eurozone interest rates to 1.5%

The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates to 1.5% from 1.25% in an attempt to cool inflation in the 17-nation eurozone. ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet said that inflation, now 2.7%, was likely to remain clearly above the ECB's 2% t

VOA标准英语2010-Death Rates Higher in Non-White American

A new study finds racial and ethnic disparities in children's health are pervasive in the United States. Related Links: Full text Policy Statement on Health Equity and Children's Rights Asian, African-American, Hispanic, and Native American children

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It is the place where you expect the highest possible care. But a damning report just revealed some of NHS hospitals have significantly high death rates. It specifically named Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and University Hospitals Birmi

Less educated Americans more likely to die of cancer

BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhuanet) -- American Cancer Society discloses that higher education appears to be a game changer when it comes to cancer, according to foreign media reports on Sunday. The research indicates that the gap is widening in cancer deat

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The World Health Organization says suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and one of the three leading causes of death for young people under 25. To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, which falls on September 10, the World Health Organizatio

Obesity rates keep rising in U.S

LOS ANGELES, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Obesity prevalence was 30 percent or higher in 12 states of the United States last year, compared to nine states in 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. In 2000, no states in the

China cuts interest rates, allows freer fluctuation

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- China announced Thursday its first cut in benchmark interest rates in more than three years after slower-than-expected growth in the world's second-largest economy raised concerns of a hard landing. The People's Bank of Ch