Diabetes in Developing Countries

By Jill Moss Broadcast: November 24, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization says it expects two times as many cases of 1)diabetes in

VOA标准英语2010年-Diabetes Risk Higher Among Overweight

The World Health Organization says by the year 2015, more than two billion adults will be overweight and 700 million will be classified as obese. In recent years, doctors have focused on the growing rate of diabetes among children and young people. B

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World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14. This is the birthday of Dr. Frederick Banting, one of the discoverers of insulin in 1922. WWD was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the WHO (World Heal

HEALTH REPORT - Eating Nuts Prevents Diabetes

HEALTH REPORT – December 18, 2002: Eating Nuts Prevents Diabetes By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study shows that eating nuts and peanut butter may help preven

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Diabetes

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - December 3, 2002: Diabetes By Oliver Chanler VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with Science in the News, a VOA Special English program about rece

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Diabetes and Alzheimer's / Treatment for Alzheimer's / No Link between Vaccine and Autism By Broadcast: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Speci

Gene Mutation Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

Scientists have identified a unique genetic mutation in about 10 percent of people with type 2 diabetes(糖尿病) studied in the United States and Europe. The discovery could help some people learn if they are at risk of developing diabetes so they

Diabetes cases double to 347 million worldwide

BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhuanet) -- The figure of adults with diabetes has risen to 347 million worldwide, which is more than doubled in the past three decades, according to a study published in the British journal Lancet. The study, which analyzed data

60秒科学:Mice Sensing Leptin Stave Off Diabetes

Leptin is a hormone made by fat cells that tells you when youre full. If you didnt have leptinand some people dontyoud eat too way too much, get real fat and almost certainly develop diabetes. Leptin acts like a natural appetite suppressant. Kids bo

60秒科学:Antioxidants-Diabetes Connection

Antioxidants-Diabetes Connection In a study in the journal Cell Metabolism, some mice given antioxidants were more likely to become diabetic, because free radicals help muscle cells respond to insulin. Karen Hopkin reports. Youve no doubt heard of fr

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Sugar and Diet / Women and Diabetes /

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Sugar and Diet / Women and Diabetes / Preparing for a Flu Pandemic By Broadcast: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special Englis

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Todd: Hello, Mike. Mike: Hey. Todd: Now, Mike, you are diabetic. Mike: That's right. Todd: OK, so that means you have diabetes. Mike: That's right. Todd: Can you explain what diabetes is? Mike: OK, basically, your body... everybody has an organ in th

VOA常速英语2007年-World Diabetes Day Highlights Spreading Problem

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 November 2007 November 14th is the first United Nations observed World Diabetes Day, and health experts say diabetes has reached epidemic levels in many countries, including the United States. In Los Angeles, diabet

Actos prevents diabetes in high-risk people

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study has found that Actos, a medicine treats onset diabetes, could also reduce the diabetes(糖尿病) risk in people with prediabetes. The study, which was published Wednesday in New England Journal of Medicin

Traveling With Diabetes

Follow this advice before you hit the road: Keep glucose goods close at hand. If you are traveling by plane, pack your medications, insulin, syringes, test strips, lancets, ketone strips, and other supplies so there's no chance of losing them. Consid

Healthy Children Not Growing Properly May Lack This

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Most healthy children between the ages of four and 10 grow about five centimeters a year. Parents often notice this growth by how quickly their children grow out of their clothes and sho

U.S. researchers find potential target for treating diabetes, obesity

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potential target for treating diabetes and obesity, according to a study published online on Thursday in the journal Cell Metab

Diabetes drug shows promise in reducing risk of cancer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- An inexpensive drug that treats Type 2 diabetes has been shown to prevent a number of natural and man-made chemicals from stimulating the growth of breast cancer cells, according to a newly published study by a Michiga

Over 7 mln people in Pakistan are diabetes patients

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan ranks the seventh in the world in terms of diabetes prevalence rate and over 7.1 million people in the country are diabetes patients, reported local media on Monday. Quoting a report by the World International

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Diabetes Fight, Lifestyle Changes Prove Hard To Come By In Mexico

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Here's a fact that tells you something about a country. It's the leading cause of death. The leading cause is different in different nations. In the United States, for example, it's long been heart disease. But as heart disease t