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The Patient's Bill of Rights and Health Reform
09-12-28 Over the past few decades, there has been an intense struggle in Washington between the lobbyists游说者 for the insurance industry and the interests of the American people over what has been called a Patients Bill of Rights a set of rules to protect...
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尼日利亚重病总统面临被弹劾的命运
09-12-24 A senior opposition politician in Nigeria has begun legal action to try to force the country's sick president to step down on health grounds. 尼日利亚一位高级反对党政客开始采用合法手段试图迫使患病的总统下台。 President Umaru Yar'Adua: No sign of his...
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贫穷比吸烟、肥胖面临更大的健康问题
09-12-23 The average low-income person loses 8.2 years of perfect health, the average high school dropout辍学 loses 5.1 years, and the obese肥胖的 lose 4.2 years, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Tobacco cont...
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Three New Initiatives to Help Community Health Centers
09-12-15 THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I am pleased that you could all join us today as we announce three new initiatives率先，主动性 to help our community health centers provide better care to people in need all across America. (Applause.) I wan...
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美国削减温室气体排放受欢迎
09-12-08 UN and EU officials have welcomed the US declaration that greenhouse gases are threatening to human health. 联合国和欧盟官员对于美国关于温室气体威胁人类健康的宣言表示欢迎。 An EU spokesman said the announcement showed a degree of resolve on the part...
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低收入家庭孩子的特殊医疗护理与住处相关
09-12-06 In the United States, caring for a child with special health care needs usually means higher medical expenses for a family particularly for low-income families, who spend a disproportionally不相称地 large share of their income on their child's care....
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研究：少吃肉既健康又环保
09-11-28 Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to reduce carbon emissions and improve health in the most meat-loving nations, scientists said on Wednesday. 科学家于本周三称，如果将最爱食肉国家的肉类生产和消费量减少30%，那么将有助于...
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尼日利亚总统“患有心脏疾病”
09-11-27 Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has a heart condition, his spokesman has said, after he flew to Saudi Arabia on Monday for medical treatment. 尼日利亚总统Umaru Yar'Adua的发言人称，总统患有心脏疾病，星期一才刚飞往沙特接受治疗。 The president has ha...
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研究：医疗护理按表现计薪并不总是管用
09-11-24 Like everybody, health care professionals enjoy a pay raise for a job well done. But in some instances, financial incentives（财务诱因） for health care performance may actually backfire（产生反效果）. A new UCLA study shows that patient-care perfor...
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The House Debates Health Reform
09-11-11 Good afternoon, everybody. I just want to say a few words about the landmark vote that the House of Representatives is poised to（随时准备着） take today -- a vote that can bring us one step closer to making real the promise of quality, affordable（...
