VOA标准英语2010年-Website Helps Dieters Keep Kilos Off

A new study indicates the Internet can help dieters keep the weight off. For many people trying to shed a few kilograms, it's hard enough to lose the weight, but many experts say it's even harder to keep the weight off. Now, a new study indicates tha

AP 2010-11-25

1. The Transportation Security Administration says airport screens will continue but that they will try to make them as minimally invasive as possible. The more thorough screenings have drawn fire from lawmakers and passengers. They come nearly a yea

SSS 2008-12-18

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Real-time information about whats happening in our bodies at the cellular level could be crucial for fighting cancer and other life-threatening conditi

VOA慢速英语2011--How Much Should a Teacher's Job Depend o

Education Report - How Much Should a Teacher's Job Depend on Test Scores? This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Students in Washington, DC, will return to classrooms this month to begin a new school year. But at least five percent of thei

2007年VOA标准英语-Deep Brain Stimulation Used For Traumatic Injur

By Melinda Smith Washington 07 August 2007 Deep Brain Stimulation has been used successfully on patients in advanced stages of Parkinson's disease and other neurological movement disorders such as tremors. The remarkable success of this experimental

2007年VOA标准英语-Recovery Effort Continues at Collapsed Minneapo

By Greg Flakus Houston 02 August 2007 Officials in Minneapolis are preparing for more sad news as recovery efforts go forward on the Mississippi River, where a major bridge collapsed Wednesday. There are only four confirmed deaths from the incident,

VOA慢速英语 2008 0514a

Health Report - Need Your Appendix Out? Let Me Reach Down Your Throat Researchers test ways to remove diseased organs through the body's natural openings. Transcript of radio broadcast: 13 May 2008 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Medi

妇女接受干细胞移植手术治愈糖尿病

Woman Not Diabetic After Cell Transplant 妇女接受干细胞移植手术治愈糖尿病 A diabetic woman no longer needs to take daily medicine after she received a stem cell transplant. The daily insulin injection had helped control the amount of

2006年VOA标准英语-Minimally Invasive Surgery is New Trend

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 27 July 2006 watch Surgery report Having surgery used to mean the permanent memento of an ugly scar. But the trend in modern surgery is something called M.I.P., which stands for Minimally Invasive Procedure. There are

VOA标准英语2010年-Volunteer Community Health Workers Hel

A new study shows community health workers can effectively and safely treat malaria and pneumonia with just a little bit of extra training. In many rural areas throughout sub-Saharan Africa, an important primary medical resource is the network of vol

写给超级忙人的思维指南

During the first presidential campaign Michelle Obama was worried her husband's schedule allowed him no time to think. You hear the same from business executives who traverse impossibly packed days. 在第一次总统竞选过程中，米歇尔奥巴马

美国国家公共电台 NPR Neurosurgeon: McCain's Recovery From Brain Surgery Might Take Weeks

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: As we've heard, Senator John McCain is recuperating from neurosurgery. He had a blood clot removed from over his eye. And to learn more about the kind of surgery he underwent, its risks and what a recuperation might be like, we t

VOA标准英语2008年-New Technique Revolutionizes Surgery

By Carol Pearson Washington 08 January 2008 New technology makes surgery safer, shortens recovery time and leaves no scars. Both physicians and patients are pleased with the results. VOA's Carol Pearson has more. Maria Viruet recently had her gallbla

VOA标准英语2010-Brain Scans Find Consciousness in Some Ve

For more than two decades a Belgian man named Rom Houben was misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state, following a car accident. Then doctors discovered through a brain scan that he was conscious and possessed normal brain function. At first it se

手术机器人的首次手术

LONDON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- King's College London Monday announced that a team of roboticists, engineers and surgeons at the college have for the first time operated on a human body using a soft surgical robot as part of keyhole surgery. Under the g

2007年VOA标准英语-Global Positioning Systems Now Help Doctors Per

By Carol Pearson Washington 18 May 2007 The technology that helps drivers to navigate roads and soldiers to map their positions is now helping doctors repair worn-out knees. The medical procedure is called navigational knee surgery. VOA's Carol Pears

私营军事公司的兴起(1)

The Rise of the Private-Sector Military 私营军事公司的兴起 In era of shrinking armed forces, America turns to private firms to carry out foreign military aid. 在武装部队缩减的时代，美

英伦广角 2011-10-01 法官的判定

The family of M, a 51-year-old woman who was fiercely independent, very active according to her sister until she contracted a virus eight and a half years ago and became very severely brain damaged, they have been told she would not be allowed to die

2007年VOA标准英语-US Health Agency Issues Warning on Children's C

By Melinda Smith Washington 21 August 2007 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning that parents not give young children commercially sold cough and cold medicine, unless a doctor approves it first. The concern came after a two

公司的管理人员如何对付愤青毕业生

Ive been given a 22-year-old to manage who has a first-class degree from Cambridge and is a first-class pain in the butt. 公司让我去管理一个22岁的年轻人，他是剑桥的优等毕业生也是个一等一的刺头。 Ive asked him to wor