VOA慢速英语2018 联合国会议将就消除世界最致命传染病展开讨论

UN Meeting Will Address World's Most Deadly Infectious Disease From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Some diseases receive a lot of attention in the media. Viruses like Ebola Virus Disease, HIV and influenza are just a few e

VOA标准英语2014--MDR-TB May Succumb to Shorter Treatment

MDR-TB May Succumb to Shorter Treatment Theres encouraging news about treating multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, which killed about 210-thousand people last year. Preliminary data indicate a shorter, less painful treatment regimen is just as effecti

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember. On our program this week, we tell about the disease tuberculosis. It is one of the world's leading infectious diseases. We also tell abou

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Health Officials Seek Ways to Fight Extreme Drug-Resistant TBBy George Grow, Jerilyn Watson and Jill Moss Broadcast: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE

VOA慢速英语2018 维C有助于治疗结核病

Could Vitamin C Help Fight Tuberculosis? A new study suggests that a low-cost nutrient could help drugs fight tuberculosis more effectively. 一项新研究表明，一种低成本的营养素可以帮助抗结核病药物发挥更好的功效。 The

2007年VOA标准英语-Rising Numbers of TB Victims, Emergence of Drug

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 19 March 2007 Tuberculosis until a few years ago was off the informal list of priority diseases because it could be prevented and it could be cured. Now, as the world marks Tuberculosis Day, the disease is causing alarm be

VOA慢速英语2015 耐药结核病传播的可能性较小

AS IT IS 2015-07-02 Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Less Likely to Spread 耐药结核病传播的可能性较小 The number of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis cases is rising. Multi-drug-resistant TB results from a bacterium a group of small living th

世卫发布新型治疗肺结核的方法:更快更便宜

AS IT IS 2016-05-30 WHO Advises Faster, Cheaper Treatment for Tuberculosis 世卫发布新型治疗肺结核的方法:更快更便宜 The World Health Organization is proposing a new way to fight the disease multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. WHO off

VOA标准英语2012--HIV Superinfections Appear Common

HIV Superinfections Appear Common Theyre called HIV superinfections and a study indicates theyre much more common than first thought. Researchers say this raises concerns about possible resistance to treatment and may require new approaches to AIDS v

VOA标准英语2012--New TB Drug Regimen Launched in Africa, South America

New TB Drug Regimen Launched in Africa, South America With nearly 4000 people dying of tuberculosis each day around the world, public health officials say TB control efforts urgently need new drugs. The clinical trials being launched by the TB Allian

VOA标准英语2012--MSF: Alarming Scope of Drug-Resistant TB

MSF: Alarming Scope of Drug-Resistant TB A medical aid group says the spread of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis is much greater than previously thought. Doctors Without Borders calls the situation alarming. MDR-TB is a form of tuberculosis that doe

VOA标准英语2012--Tough TB Responds to Drug Treatment

Tough TB Responds to Drug Treatment An antibiotic used to treat severe infections shows promise against a very resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis. XDR-TB is resistant to at least four of the drugs used most often against the disease. Extensive

VOA标准英语2014--Activist Group Calls on S. Africa to Declare TB a Public Health Emergency

Activist Group Calls on S. Africa to Declare TB a Public Health Emergency A leading activist group is calling on the South African government to declare the countrys tuberculosis epidemic a public health emergency. The Treatment Action Campaign made

VOA标准英语2013--Drug-Resistant TB Threatens Europe

Drug-Resistant TB Threatens Europe The Olallo Project in Central London was set up to help homeless people from Central and Eastern Europe get back on their feet by helping them find a place to live and get a job. The charity has evolved, though, to

VOA常速英语2014--Drug-Resistant TB is Global Threat 耐药性肺结核对全球造成了威胁

Drug-Resistant TB is Global Threat 耐药性肺结核对全球造成了威胁 The medical aid group -- Doctors without Borders -- warns that drug-resistant tuberculosis has become a global threat. It says despite the growing number of cases, there ar

2006年VOA标准英语-New TB Test Yields Quicker Results

By Jessica Berman Washington 12 October 2006 Researchers have developed a new tuberculosis test that makes a diagnosis possible in a fraction of the time it can take using other methods. Experts say the test would be especially useful in the develop

Effectiveness of Four-Drug TB Treatment Confirmed

One of the biggest challenges in fighting tuberculosis comes from new drug-resistant(抗药性的) strains of the disease. And one of the main reason those strains have developed is that TB patients often don't take their standard, 14-pill, course of

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Worried by Drug-Resistant TB in Africa,

By Scott Bobb Pretoria 19 October 2006 Health officials from southern Africa and the World Health Organization (WHO) met Tuesday and Wednesday in South Africa to discuss ways to deal with growing cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Because new dru

VOA标准英语2009年-Tens of Millions of TB Patients Cured

The World Health Organization reports a treatment program called DOTS has cured 36 million people with tuberculosis and saved up to eight-million lives during the past 15 years Lisa Schlein | Geneva 08 December 2009 New data show the World Health Org

VOA常速英语2007年-International Health Officials Say Drug-Resista

By Jessica Berman Washington 01 November 2007 A coalition of international public health officials says drug-resistant tuberculosis is a man-made epidemic caused by a lack of global response to TB. The officials say more resources are needed to fight