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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Cows, sheep, goats and other animals can get mastitis, an inflammation in the udder, the organ where milk is produced. Milk from an untreated cow is still relatively safe to drink. But the milk is

Scientists Create Method to Test Food and Drugs for Purity

Scientists Create Method to Test Food and Drugs for Purity Millions of people in developing countries have to be on guard against contaminated food and medicine. Some products could be harmful -- even deadly. In Nigeria, brake fluid was found in a pr

New Heart Attack Tests

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: November 5, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. A new blood test could give doctors a better way to tell if a person is in danger o

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International AIDS Day provides an opportunity to examine the efforts to combat the deadly virus that attacks the human immune system. In South Africa, whose 5.7 million HIV victims make it the most affected country in the world, officials and activi

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Earthquake fears on the west coast西海岸担心地震影响 Fingers crossed老天保佑 A row over a rickety viaduct一场关于山区高速路的争吵 AFTERSHOCKS from Japan rattled America's west coast last week, as consumers in California rushe

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Report Says Six Percent of Babies Are Born with Genetic DisordersBy Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, February 06, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report.

Iodine Deficiency Disorders Plague Europe and Central Asia

By Lisa Schlein The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, says Iodine Deficiency Disorders, which cause mental retardation, are a huge problem in Europe and Central Asia. UNICEF says this disorder can be solved

HEALTH REPORT - Test Warns of Heart Attack Risk

HEALTH REPORT – December 4, 2002: Test Warns of Heart Attack Risk By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Since the nineteen-fifties, American doctors have tested their pati

WHO: Epidemics of Underweight and Overweight Growing

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for action to fight all forms of malnutrition(营养不良), including under-nutrition and obesity, which affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. More than 60 world nutrition（营养） experts

AP 2011-03-23

1. Libya's opposition says troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi are bombarding Misrata, the only city in western Libya not under Gadhafi's control. The artillery and tank fire comes despite a barrage of missiles and air strikes from U.S. and European forc

Health Experts Detail Radiation Symptoms

U.S. health experts monitoring Japan's nuclear crisis are seeking to explain health risks from radiation（放射） exposure, while cautioning that radiation levels measured this week at the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant in northern Japan have not y

VOA慢速英语2012 SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - A Possible Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - A Possible Blood Test for Alzheimers Disease JUNE SIMMS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith. Today we tell about Alzheimers disease. More than a century

VOA标准英语2010年-New Blood Test Predicts Heart Failure

A number of risk factors can predict your chance of getting a heart attack. High blood pressure or cholesterol, a history of smoking, just getting older - all of these make heart disease more likely. When a suspected heart attack patient shows up at

2007年VOA标准英语-Iodine Deficiency Causing Health Problems in Gu

By Kari Barber Dakar 06 July 2007 After years of turmoil and economic hardship, the small West African nation of Guinea Bissau is facing a health challenge caused by the absence of iodine in the nation's diet. In countries where iodine is not already

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科学美国人60秒 SSS Protein Test Could Complement Crime Scene DNA Analysis

DNA analysis is a staple of crime scenesand crime shows, like HBO's The Night of or the old standby, CSI: We just need to get this to the DNA lab, confirm it's the victim's blood. And then, case closed. And it's not just for crime: DNA sequencing als

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HEALTH REPORT - UNICEF Says China Meets Child Nutrition Goal, Urges Other Nations to Do MoreBy Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Repor

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If you've been inside a grocery store in the past couple of years, you've probably noticed the trend in food manufacturers adding Made with sea salt to their product packaging. The claim shows up on a wide variety of foods - from organic whole grain

U.S. finds low levels of radiation in milk

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A trace amount of radioactive(辐射性的) iodine（碘） has been found in a sample of milk from the west state of Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sai

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今天我们要学的词是iodine。Iodine名词，意思是碘 。The western German city of Aachen has started issuing free iodine tablets to some 500,000 residents and people living nearby because an ageing Belgian nuclear plant is seen as a risk.