CEO们该拿这么高的年薪吗？

When Julia Roberts makes a movie , she gets big bucks, more than 20 million dollars a film. That's okay. Her movies usually earn many times that. You could say she makes money the old-fashioned way, s

Gene Linked to Stroke Risk

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: October 1, 2003 This is Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists in Iceland say they have identified the first gene linked to common forms of

SSS 2009-02-10

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Heres a novel potential public health measure against the flukick up the humidity. The cold, dry months of winter signal the start of flu season. But previous resear

VOA标准英语2008年-US Group to Invest $600 Million in Medical Rese

By Michael Bowman Washington 27 May 2008 A private U.S.-based philanthropic group has announced it will spend more than half a billion dollars to fund groundbreaking medical research in a multitude of fields. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman rep

科学美国人60秒 SSS Online Sociality Linked to Lower Death Risk

Exercise and healthful eating are linked to better healthand so is having a decent circle of friends. Now it looks like that link between friends and better health is true for the major online social network, too: Facebook. Researchers compared the h

英国男士因做家务更迷人

英国男士因做家务更迷人 British men make some of the best husbands in the world because they are more willing to do housework, new research suggests. Experts claim that women are more attracted to men if they believe they will help out with

【英语时差8，16】锻炼减少乳癌

If you're not already convinced that regular exercise is important to stay healthy, now there is yet another reason to break a sweat, especially if you're a woman: breast cancer. Several studies have linked exercise to lowering the risk of developing

2006年VOA标准英语-Stroke Prevention Tips

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 06 July 2006 watch Stroke Prevention report People with diabetes, sickle cell anemia, or sleep apnea are at risk for having a stroke. The American Stroke Council has some guidelines that can help prevent stroke. -----

VOA标准英语2010年-Childhood Obesity Linked to Adult Hear

C-reactive protein is an indication of inflammation in the body, and, at high levels, is considered an early sign of future heart disease. It's a risk factor in a similar way that elevated cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease, says Asheley

Gay men at higher risk for cancer

BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Researchers from California, Unated States, found that sexual orientation could play a role in cancer and more gay men are reported being cancer survivors(幸存者) than straight men, according to findings in the journ

世界夫妻平等排行榜

Experts claim that women are more attracted to men if they believe they will help out with household chores and make an equal contribution towards childcare. 专家称，如果女人认为男人会帮忙干家务，并一起照顾孩子，那么她们会

South Africans at high risk of cervical cancer

JOHANNESBURG, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Cervical cancer ranks as the second most frequent(频繁的) cancer among women in South Africa. Recent information from a World Health Organization (WHO) and ICO Information Center on Human Papilloma virus (HPV) an

中国人赴日抢购纸尿裤

With the shops in Tokyos Ginza district preparing to close for the day, and the tour guide begging they return to the coach, two tourists from Chengdu, China, hit a crescendo in their debate over quality, styling and workmanship. 东京银座的商店正

VOA标准英语2010年-Physical Activity in Teen Years Helps

A new study finds regular physical activity as a teenager may prevent cognitive impairment - a decline in mental abilities - decades later. Previous studies found that people who were physically active in later life were more likely to avoid mental d

Working too much may increase risk of depression

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The odds of a major depressive episode are more than double for those working 11 or more hours a day compared to those working seven to eight hours a day, according to a report published Wednesday in the online journal

Sudden Exercise Poses Heart Risk for Sedentary People

If you don't exercise regularly（有规律的）, a sudden bout of energetic activity can trigger a heart attack, and may even kill you, according to a new study published in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. It sounds like the

你相信身边有外星人吗？

Aliens exist and they live in our midst disguised as humans--at least, that's what 20 percent of people polled in a global survey believe. 外星人不仅存在，而且假扮成人类生活在我们中间至少有20%的人这么认为。 The Reuters

母乳喂养降低老年痴呆症风险

母乳喂养降低老年痴呆症风险 LONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Mothers who breastfeed run a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's, with longer periods of breastfeeding further reducing the risk, a new study paper unveiled on Monday. The paper, pub

Living in Fat City

Living in Fat City If you live in Australia, the US, the UK, Canada or New Zealand, then you live in the same place as me; Fat City. Fat City of course, being more of a collective mindset, and a culture of eating too much and moving too little, than

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2680 correlation

今天我们要学的词是 correlation. Correlation 名词，相关性。A new study finds a strong correlation between anger and heart attacks in first-time heart-attack patients. 一项新研究发现，愤怒的情绪跟第一次发心脏病之间有