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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Even if you have a light hand with the salt shaker, you probably get lots of sodium in processed or restaurant meals. But sodium can contribute to high

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A CDC study of 4,000 adults found that more than 90 percent ate more sodium than recommended levels. Even if you have a light hand with the salt shaker, you probably get lots of sodium in processed or restaurant meals. But sodium can contribute to hi

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If you work a desk job, you might make up for all that sitting around by going for a run every day after leaving the office. That exercise cancels out the negative effects of eight hours spent in a chair, right? 如果你在办公室工作，你可以在

2006年VOA标准英语-Child Mortality Rate Increases in Zimbabwe

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study examines and compares adult death rates worldwide over the last forty years. For each country, researchers estimated the probability that a fifteen-year-old today will die an early death befo

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Global Leaders, Health Experts Press New Plan to Reduce Child Mortality U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged hundreds international health leaders and government representatives who met recently in Washington to redouble their efforts to com

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Worldwide, giving birth is far less dangerous than it was even two decades ago. A new report shows that maternal mortality, however, remains a serious threat - even in wealthy, industrialized nations. A report released by New York City's health depar

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Here in the United States, the rate of obesity doubled over a span of 16 years. Americans continue to gain weight and it's having a negative impact on their quality of life, according to a new report. Poor eating habits and a lack of exercise are two

VOA标准英语2010年-WHO: Global Maternal Mortality Decline

The report issued by the WHO shows birth-related mortality declined by 34 percent during the past decade - from about 546,000 deaths in 1990 to an estimated 358,000 deaths in 2008. That is an annual rate of decline of about 2.3 percent. Although the

VOA标准英语2013--Health Experts Attend Global Conference on Infant Mortality

Health Experts Attend Global Conference on Infant Mortality When Kelvin was born, his 21-year-old mother said she had no clue how to care for an infant - let alone two, since Kelvin has an identical twin, Ken. It has not been easy, said their mother,

VOA标准英语2014--WHO Issues New Contraception Guidelines 世卫组织发布新的避孕指南

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VOA常速英语2007年-Global Fund Says Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets R

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 November 2007 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria reports nearly every family with children in Africa soon could have a bed net to protect against malaria. The Geneva-based Global Fund says it has delive

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Figures from the World Health Organization show there were over 3 million cancer cases in China in 2012, comprising some 20 percent of the world's total. Some 2.2 million cancer patients died that year, making up 25 percent of the global cancer death

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VOA常速英语2007年-UN Says India Must Reduce Child Mortality Rates

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 10 December 2007 The United Nations says India needs to reduce child mortality rates. A new report by the U.N. Children's Fund or UNICEF, says one-fifth of the worldwide deaths of children under the age of five occur in t

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