LOS ANGELES, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Obesity rates in the United States climbed over the past year in 16 states, and not a single state reported a decline in the proportion of excessively overweight residents, according to a report released on Thursday. T...
今天我们要学的词是epidemic。 Epidemic, 是流行病的意思。星期一是世界艾滋病日。 World AIDS Day was established in 1988 to increase the awareness of the epidemic, 世界艾滋病日是1988年创立的,目的在于增加社会...
The U.N. refugee agency reports torrential rains in Chad are affecting about 150,000 people. The UNHCR says more than one-third of the flood-affected victims are refugees, mainly from the Central African Republic. Heavy rains have been pummeling Chad...
At the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna, a new report outlines the challenges and opportunities facing vaccine researchers. The report The Road to Prevention is called a scientific strategic plan to help end the epidemic. The Global HIV V...
今天我们要学的词是epidemic。 Epidemic, 是流行病的意思。星期一是世界艾滋病日。 World AIDS Day was established in 1988 to increase the awareness of the epidemic, 世界艾滋病日是1988年创立的,目的在于增加社会...
U.N. aid agencies said they are facing enormous difficulties in efforts to contain the deadly cholera epidemic that has affected thousands of people in Zimbabwe. They said the health system in the country has collapsed and even the most basic suppli...
By Carol Pearson Washington 07 September 2007 Hepatitis B is caused by a virus that infects the liver, causing disease that can lead to a deadly cancer. The World Health Organization calls hepatitis B a serious global public health problem. Many peop...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 November 2006 UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot presents the annual AIDS epidemic update report in Geneva, Nov. 21, 2006 The global AIDS epidemic continues to grow leaving about 39.5 million people worldwide infected wit...
By Carolyn Weaver Uganda 31 May 2006 watch Uganda and AIDS report Experts say Ugandan women and children remain at special risk of HIV infection Uganda's program promoting abstinence, being faithful in marriage and condom use is often credited with...
Ivory Coast Worries about Possible Polio Epidemic Nico Colombant Health workers and religious leaders in Ivory Coast are increasingly worried their country could become infected with polio from northe...