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VOA标准英语2008年-UN Report Says Social Injustice Cutting Life Ex

A new report finds a combination of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale. It urges governments to fund universal health care to end these inequities. The report, which was commissioned by the World Health Organization, is

VOA标准英语2012--Children's Asthma Not Eased by Anti-Reflux Drug

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For Many People, First the Doctor's Office, Then the Web

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A new survey finds that more than eighty percent of Internet users in the United States search for health information online. The survey is from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life P

VOA标准英语2009年-Britain's National Health Service Serves 6

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VOA标准英语2010-Returning Trees, Jobs to Haiti's Eroded H

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VOA标准英语2009年-Australia's Aborigines Bracing for Swine F

Community leaders say that swine flu is sweeping through Australia's largest aboriginal communities on Palm Island off the Queensland coast. Elders say the government's approach to tackling the disease in indigenous communities is not working. The l

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In India's financial hub Mumbai, a bridge has been built over the sea to ease chronic traffic congestion in one of the worlds' most crowded cities. Updating inadequate infrastructure in Indian cities has become critical as its economy expands. Mumba

VOA标准英语2013--America's Health Report Card Shows Improvement Needed

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 April 2008 East Timor's president, Jose Ramos-Horta, has arrived home after more than two months of treatment in Australia for injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt. Doctors say his recovery has been exceptional.

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Enron Chairman's Sudden Death Could Have

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 10 July 2006 watch Health report Ken Lay The sudden death this past week of former Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay has focused attention on the link between stress and heart disease. Kenneth Lay died Wednesday of an appare

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Six New Year's Resolutions

Six New Year's Resolutions Getting healthy need not be overwhelming. Here are six simple, straightforward ways to get on track toward optimum health in the new year. 1. Post It On the Fridge! Adopt the Anti-Inflammatory Diet The anti-inflammatory die