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By Caty Weaver Broadcast: July 25, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Environment Report. Researchers say they have found a way to reduce the cost of some 1)fuel cell production. The

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In Kenya, kidney failure has skyrocketed over the past five years following a dramatic rise in diabetes, hypertension and other ailments. The demand for dialysis - an expensive procedure for most Kenyans - far outstrips the supply of dialysis machine

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For something that could revolutionize the world, its come along very slowly. The fuel cell was invented in 1839, but there was little development until the 1950s when NASA started to use them in space where they are still used today. Now, after yea

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HEALTH REPORT -May 29, 2002: Staph Vaccine By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. American researchers say they have developed the first vaccine medicine that can prevent a

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By Carol Pearson Washington 25 September 2007 A lot of people wonder about the impact cell phones might have on their health. And now a new study shows that heavy mobile, or cell, phone use may result in hearing loss. VOA's Carol Pearson reports. As

VOA标准英语2008年-Cell Phones Allow Countries to 'Leapfrog' Techn

By Bill Rodgers Washington 19 May 2008 Cell phones are an example of what is sometimes now called leapfrog technology, a product that allows developing nations the benefits of a reliable and extensive communications network without the heavy investme

VOA标准英语2009年-Film Follows Musician with Kidney Dise

Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 21 December 2009 Photo: http://dtourmovie.com Music is a challenge and joy for Pat Spurgeon A new documentary about a man's search for a living kidney donor combines medical drama and rock music. Pat Spurgeon is the dru

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Medicare Pays For A Kidney Transplant, But Not The Drugs To Keep It Viable

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to talk about a very specific health problem now - kidney failure. The federal government will pay for expensive transplants for patients whose kidneys aren't working anymore. But after three years, the government wil

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now for an improbable love story. Now, here you might be thinking, aren't the bookshelves groaning with those? But here's a love story that did not just change two people's lives. It shed light on inequalities that our next guest

VOA常速英语2007-Conference Says Stem Cell Research is Robust

By Victoria Cavaliere New York 16 October 2007 An annual stem cell research conference in New York has been bringing together some of the field's top scientists to discuss breakthroughs in stem cell research and what proponents call its long-term app

VOA常速英语2007年-Transplant Doctor Argues in Favor of Kidney Sal

By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 26 November 2007 Kidney sales are legal in Iran, and they take place in other countries where they are technically against the law. Now, a prominent American surgeon advocates making kidney sales legal in the United

VOA常速英语2008年-FCC Approves Cell Phone Alert System

By Paul Sisco Washington 17 April 2008 Federal regulators in Washington have approved plans to upgrade the nation's Emergency Alert System to include text messages to cellphones and other mobile devices. VOA's Paul Sisco has more in this Searching fo

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By Carol Pearson Washington 19 September 2007 More people worldwide are suffering from advanced kidney disease. These patients normally go to medical clinics three times a week to have their blood cleansed with a dialysis machine. But some doctors ar

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By Alex Villarreal Washington 05 November 2007 The United Network for Organ Sharing reports that more than 73,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Most of them suffer from kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease. Kidney d

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Researchers have found a way to turn mouse embryonic stem cells into sperm and this finding opens up new avenues for infertility research and treatment, according to astudy published Thursday in the online edition of jo

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