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Electronic devices are changing the way people listen to music. But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people. Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and for too long.

Researchers from Zogby International did a study for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. It involved three hundred high school students and one thousand adults. They were asked about their use of portable music devices. Some of the most popular are Apple Computer’s iPod, C.D. players and portable laptop computers.

Forty percent of students and adults said they set the sound levels, or volume, at high on their iPods. But students… Read the rest

How Much Water Should People Drink?

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Many people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day, or about two liters. Why? Because that is what they have been told all their life. But a new report offers some different advice. Experts say people should obey their bodies; they should drink as much water as they feel like drinking.

The report says most healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be their guide. The report is from the Institute of Medicine, part of the National… Read the rest

People Traveling In Heavy Traffic And Polluted Air Will Increasing The Risk Of Suffering Heart Attack

Researchers say people traveling in traffic are three times more likely to suffer a heart attack whether driving in a car, riding a bus or bicycling. They say the risk of a heart attack is greatest within an hour of being in traffic. Researchers believe the main reason is polluted air.

The findings are based on a German study of almost seven hundred people who suffered heart attacks. The patients described their activities during the four days before their heart attack. Researchers found that… Read the rest

Why Smokers Are Skinny

Craving an afternoon snack? Take a drag on a cigarette, and your hunger will likely disappear. Smoking is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the Unites States and other developed countries, causing lung cancer, heart disease, and chronic bronchitis. But smokers are, on average, skinnier than nonsmokers. New research reveals how nicotine, the active ingredient in cigarettes, works in the brain to suppress smokers' appetites. The finding also pinpoints a new drug target for nicotine withdrawal—and weight loss.

The nicotine receptor in the brain has 15 subunits; they can combine in a multitude of… Read the rest

To improve the diagnosis and treatment of severe cerebral fat embolism (SCFE). Methods – The data of nine patients with SCFE were retrospectively analyzed. The manifestations of the central nerve system, respiratory system and hemorrhage were recorded, at the same lime, accessory examination including arterial oxygen, fat macroglobules in venous blood and image examination was adapted. The patients were treated with exopexy, pharmocotherapy and oxygentherapy. Results: Two of the nine patients died of severe complications, the other seven recovered without severe sequela. Conclusions: Gurd standard should be improved for early diagnosis of SCFE. If svere complications can be prevented,… Read the rest

In China, almost all food is processed at high temperatures in the high temperature treatment, the food, cellulose and other nutrients have been destroyed, it is easy to cause cancer, but low temperature can avoid this. Low temperature heating of food in France has had 30 years of history, I hope to bring this technology back to the motherland, and people share.

Yoga basic principle is the principle of non-violence, so the yoga diet is also to respect this principle, we have more to promote vegetarianism, and now scientific research found that, in fact, non-vegetarian… Read the rest