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Glaucoma, A Stealth Disease And Major Cause of Blindness If you think you are not at risk for glaucoma, think again. Glaucoma is a disease that steals the sight of people around the world -- and they typically don't even know they have the disease un

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(九月)

Early Detection And Treatment A Must For Glaucoma Patients Glaucoma robs people of their vision. It happens when fluid builds up in the eye, causing so much pressure that it kills cells in the optic nerve. Mary Hyman was diagnosed with glaucoma more

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十月)

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - International Treaty on Tobacco Control / Research Projects on Glaucoma By Broadcast: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special Englis

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(163) / 评论(0) 分类 科技之光

The 12 million Americans with sleep apnea stop breathing for short periods during the night, sometimes hundreds of times. Now a new study finds that a good motivator for some apnea sufferers to get treatment could be improved athletic performance. Be

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(142) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十一)月

Tiny Needles Treat Eye Disease 能治愈眼疾的细针 Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness around the world. In the United States alone, more than two million people suffer from the disease. Glaucoma results from an over-production of

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Study: Sleep Disorders Widespread Among Police A new study has found that four out of 10 North American police officers surveyed have some sort of sleep disorder. The researchers say the result can be impaired job performance, as well as a variety of

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(155) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十二月)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, known as COPD, is a life-threatening illness commonly brought on by years of smoking. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 200 million people have been diagnosed with the illness, and that most

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(六)月

Keeping a pet cat puts owners at greater risk of going blind, but a dog appears to protect eyesight, a new study suggests. 一项最新研究表明,养猫会增加主人失明的风险,但是养狗却能保护主人的视力。 Scientists have di

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible loss of vision worldwide and now doctors believe the devastating disease begins in the brain and not in the eye as has long been thought. Dr. David Calkins, director of research at the Vanderbilt Eye Inst

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(三月)

SCIENCE REPORT-January 10, 2002: New Glaucoma Treatments By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Science Report. Sixty-seven-million people around the world cannot see because they suffer f

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(222) / 评论(0) 分类 科技之光

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. The world of physics has changed a lot since I went to school. More powerful particle accelerators atom smashers, they used to call them have all

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(158) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(三月)

Snoring and Cognition 鼾声和认知能力 Snoring can be pretty disturbing to people who sleep in the company of snore rs , as well as to the snore r himself or herself, though she may not realize it. For instance, some snore rs have a condition ca

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(148) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力文摘 English Digest