VOA慢速英语2017--Premature Births in US Increase for Second Year

A new report shows the number of babies born prematurely has been increasing in the United States since 2014. The report by the National Center for Health Statistics says preterm births have increased by 2 percent in 2016 and 1.6 percent in 2015 afte

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VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - How a 1959 Discovery Saves Premature Babies Today

Health Report - How a 1959 Discovery Saves Premature Babies Today This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We told you last week about a study which found that more than ten percent of all babies worldwide are born too early. One common problem

2007年VOA标准英语-One of World's Smallest Premature Babies Goes H

By Melinda Smith Washington 22 February 2007 watch Tiny Baby report Baby Amillia Sonja Taylor finally left the hospital in Florida yesterday. Doctors gave clearance after deciding she was healthy enough to survive with just her parents' care. VOA's

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Says Premature US Iraq Pullout Would Cause

By David Gollust State Department 29 August 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told a war veterans group Tuesday that a premature U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq would cause immeasurable harm to U.S. interests. Domestic political pressure for

VOA标准英语2012--Rate of Premature Births Rising Worldwide

Rate of Premature Births Rising Worldwide The birth of a child....what should be a joyous experience, too often ends in death if that child is born prematurely in a developing country. A major report about premature delivery called Born Too Soon show

VOA标准英语2011--Premature Babies Have Higher Death Rates

Premature Babies Have Higher Death Rates in Young Adulthood 早产儿成年后死亡风险高 Premature babies have more than their share of health problems early in life and now a new study finds they also face an increased risk of premature death w

VOA标准英语2012--World Prematurity Day Aims to Lower Rates of Premature Births

World Prematurity Day Aims to Lower Rates of Premature Births This tiny newborn is one of more than 15 million babies who start their lives with a major disadvantage...being born too soon. Preterm birth is the greatest killer of newborns around the w

VOA标准英语2011--Steroids Affect Brain Development in Premature Babies

Steroids Affect Brain Development in Premature Babies Premature babies routinely get powerful steroids both before and after they are born. The drugs help the babies' tiny lungs mature and boost blood pressure, among other benefits. Previous research

VOA标准英语2013--EU Claims That Crisis Is Over Premature, Analysts Warn

EU Claims That Crisis Is Over Premature, Analysts Warn The budget deal agreed to after marathon 25-hour talks in Brussels will see total EU expenditures cut by $45.9 billion or 34.4 billion euros over the next seven years. It was seen as a victory fo

Nasal Stem Cells Help to Cure Infant Hearing Loss

Australian researchers may have discovered a new way to treat hearing loss in infants. And the secret lies in the NOSE. Our reporter Li Dong has the details. Noses comes in all shapes and sizes, and Australian scientists are now trumpeting a new use

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学个词Learn a Word 第649期 Premature

今天我们要学的词是premature。 Premature, 提前的，早于预期的，尚未成熟的。一位美国妇女在洛杉矶的一家医院产下了八胞胎。 They were born nine weeks premature, weighing between 680 grams and one-and-one-half

Ecologists Call for Action on Biodiversity Loss

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Haikui causes over 3 billion yuan economic loss in Anhui

Haikui causes over 3 billion yuan economic loss in Anhui HEFEI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- East China's Anhui Province has recorded an economic loss of 3.28 billion yuan (515.69 million U.S.dollars) since severe tropical storm Haikui entered the province on

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One in five Americans has hearing loss: study

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Nearly a fifth of all Americans 12 years or older have hearing loss so severe that it may make communication difficult, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins University researchers and published Monday in the A

JPMorgan Loss Hits $5.8 Billion

The largest U.S. bank, JPMorgan Chase, says it lost $5.8 billion in bad trades this year, nearly triple its original estimate. The Wall Street investment bank said two months ago it estimated that losses originating in its London trading office would

VOA标准英语2009年-Numbers of Premature Births Rising

By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 08 October 2009 A premature infant getting specialized hospital assistance after birth A new study shows that more than a million babies die each year because they are born too soon, and that the highest rates of pr