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Common Infection Raises Female to Male HIV Risk A common bacterial infection among women in sub-Saharan Africa sharply increases the risk of HIV transmission to men. Researchers say current treatments provide only a short-term solution. Its long been

VOA标准英语2014--New Vaccine Research Aimed at Cattle Killer 新疫苗研究意在对付牧牛杀手

New Vaccine Research Aimed at Cattle Killer 新疫苗研究意在对付牧牛杀手 New research is underway to develop an advanced vaccine against East Coast fever a parasitic disease that killed more than one-million cattle in Africa last year. Res

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Gideon, Infection With a Common Virus Caused Rare Birth Defects

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SSS 2010-02-19

When youre looking for a table in a crowded cafeteria, you probably give wide berth to the family that sounds like its sharing a big dish of whooping cough. Well, not if youre a house finch, particularly a male. Because a study in the journal Biology

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We all have Escherichia coli bacteria in our intestines. These are the good strains of the bacteria. They help us digest our food. There are billions of these bacteria in our intestines and in our feces. Of the hundreds of strains of good E. coli, th

Tea May Help Fight Infection

Broadcast: April 30, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. American researchers say drinking tea may help strengthen the body's defense system against infection. Docto

万花筒 2011-11-12&11-14 流感知多少？

After getting your flu shot, did you know it takes about two weeks to develop an immunity? Its true. You can test your knowledge on more flu facts by taking this quiz. Here it goes. True or false: The flu isnt serious. Thats false. You can have compl

VOA常速英语2008年-Report: TB Infection Rates in Africa Have Doubl

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 24 March 2008 As the world marks international Tuberculosis day, a new study has revealed a frightening rise in the past 15 years in tuberculosis cases in Africa. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from our Southern Africa Bu

VOA标准英语2009年-Researchers: AIDS Vaccine Cuts Infection f

By Ron Corben Bangkok 24 September 2009 US Ambassador to Thailand Eric John (L) with Thailand Minister of Public Health Witthaya Kaewparrdai after press conference in Bangkok, 24 Sep 2009 In a major scientific breakthrough researchers in Thailand sa

VOA标准英语2013--Climate, Brain Infection Linked in Uganda

Climate, Brain Infection Linked in Uganda Scientists say they have found the first major neurological condition linked to climate. A Ugandan study shows the amount of rainfall can affect the number of infants who develop a deadly brain infection. Its

VOA标准英语2011--Antibiotic Alternative Treats Urinary Infection in Mice

Antibiotic Alternative Treats Urinary Infection in Mice Researchers have a new approach for treating urinary tract infections, a painful condition which can often be treated successfully with antibiotics. But many times, the infection is caused by st

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Vitamin D is Powerful Weapon Agai

Study: Vitamin D is Powerful Weapon Against TB Vitamin D plays a critical role in fighting infection and now scientists say that it may be a powerful weapon against tuberculosis. In a study reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine, rese

VOA标准英语2011--US Scientists Expand Scope of HIV Vaccin

US Scientists Expand Scope of HIV Vaccine Study The worlds largest ongoing HIV vaccine study has been expanded to consider multiple ways a vaccine might boost immune response to the AIDS virus. The U.S. Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (N

英闻天下——67 Chavez Suffers "Severe" Lung Infection

Venezuelan authorities are now conceding President Hugo Chavez is dealing with a severe lung infection. Ernesto Villegas is the Information Minister. After the delicate surgery of this past December 11, Comandante Chavez has faced complications as a

E. coli infection cases rise sharply in Germany

BERLIN, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Germany's disease control center reported on Wednesday 365 new cases of the fatal enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), which marked a sharp rise since its outbreak in the middle of May. Twenty-five percent of the new cases inv

PBS高端访谈:为什么寨卡病毒传播速度如此之快?

JUDY WOODRUFF: Just weeks ago, hardly anyone in the U.S. knew what the Zika virus was, much less worried about it. But the World Health Organization's warning today put the Americas, including the U.S., on new notice. And, suddenly, a mosquito-borne

VOA标准英语2010年-AIDS: Vital First Minutes of Infection

A top U.S. health official says the first few minutes after HIV infection may be a window of opportunity to prevent the AIDS virus from firmly taking hold in the body. The HIV thats present during initial infection is different from the virus that re

VOA标准英语2009年-Study Finds High Rate of Infection at

More than 1,200 intensive care units in 75 countries examined Carol Pearson | Washington, DC 08 December 2009 Researchers found that more than half of the 14,000 patients in the study on that one day, developed infections in intensive care units Stay

学个词Learn a Word 第1328期 infection

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是： Stress hormones increase inflammation in the body, suppress the immune system, which make you more susceptible to infection by acne-causing bacteria, and can even increase oil-production in the s