SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - World Conference on Disaster Reduction

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - World Conference on Disaster Reduction / The Fight Against Polio / Prostate Cancer By Broadcast: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA

Japanese Emperor Undergoes 1)Prostate Cancer Surgery

Broadcast: Jan 18, 2003 Japan's Emperor Akihito has undergone surgery for prostate cancer. His surgeons say the 2) prognosis for a full recovery look good. Doctors who performed the procedure Saturday

VOA标准英语2011--At 75, Seminal US Composer Still Inspires

At 75, Seminal US Composer Still Inspires American composer Steve Reich turned 75 this year. The so-called minimalist credits jazz, African drumming and Balinese gamelan as inspirations. His music - from experimental tape loops to the Pulitzer prize-

The Ghost In Your Genes - 14 基因外遗传现象

The impact of a famine being captured by the genes in the eggs and sperm, and a memory of this event was being carried forward to affect the grandchildren, generations later. We are changing the view

HEALTH REPORT - Prostate Cancer Update

HEALTH REPORT - October 2, 2002: Prostate Cancer Update By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists in Sweden have shown that removing a cancerous prostate gland reduc

Mixed Results of Prostate Drug Test

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: July 9, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. An American study has shown mixed results in testing the effects of a drug as a way to preven

HEALTH REPORT - Vasectomy Study

By Nancy Steinbach HEALTH REPORT -July 17, 2002: Vasectomy Study This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A major study has failed to find any link between a man having a vasectomy operation and

2007年VOA标准英语-Researchers Find Better Blood Test for Prostate

By Carol Pearson Washington 01 May 2007 Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers for men in the developed world. Some 400,000 new cases are likely to be diagnosed this year in the United States and Europe, and close to 90,000 men are expecte

VOA标准英语2010年-US Approves New Prostate Cancer Treatm

African Maternal and Child Mortality Rate Remains High Despite Improvements Elsewhere Doctors are calling it a milestone. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment. It is not a cure, but it can ext

VOA标准英语2009年-Studies Question Benefit from Prostate Cancer T

U.S. and European researchers say the leading test used to screen for prostate cancer may do more harm than good. The new studies are re-igniting debate over the aggressive treatments associated with prostate cancer. For 20 years doctors have used t

VOA英语2010年-Researchers Develop More Effective Prostate

In many countries, prostate cancer is among the leading causes of cancer deaths in men. Doctors rely on a blood test called PSA (prostate-specific antigen) to screen for the disease. But there are big problems with the PSA test. Now, the researchers

VOA标准英语2011--Vitamin E Linked to Higher Prostate Canc

Vitamin E Linked to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk A new study finds a link between vitamin E - a popular dietary supplement - and an increased risk of prostate cancer. Ten years ago, scientists launched the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Tria

VOA标准英语2011-Study Shows Vitamin E Increases Prostate

Study Shows Vitamin E Increases Prostate Cancer Risk A number of medical studies over the years suggested that vitamin E, taken as a dietary supplement, might help prevent prostate cancer. But new research finds not only that the earlier studies were

VOA标准英语2011--Urine Test May Improve Prostate Cancer D

Urine Test May Improve Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Scientists have developed a new test for prostate cancer that may help patients and their doctors make difficult treatment decisions. But identifying the most aggressive and dangerous prostate cancers

美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Task Force Softens Opposition To Routine Prostate Cancer Screening

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's big news today about one of the most common forms of cancer. An influential federal task force now says patients and doctors should discuss screenings for prostate cancer. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein has more. ROB

HEALTH REPORT - PSA Levels and Prostate Cancer

HEALTH REPORT - PSA Levels and Prostate Cancer By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many older men are tested each year for cancer of th

HEALTH REPORT - Prostate Cancer: What It Is and How Doctors

HEALTH REPORT - Prostate Cancer: What It Is and How Doctors Treat It By Caty Weaver Broadcast: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. A listener in Vietna

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

VOA常速英语2007-Israeli Prime Minister Says He Has Prostate Canc

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 29 October 2007 Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. VOA'S Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem that Mr. Olmert says his cancer is treatable, and that it will have no effect on his

研究:吃素真的可以预防前列腺癌

Many people switch to a vegan diet to help with cancer prevention. Every year in many countries across the world, millions of people die from different forms of cancer. While women battle with cervical and breast cancer, for men, the highest number o