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onhealthcareasotherrichcountriesbutitisnotgettingresultstomatch,accordingtostudiesreleasedonButinthestudyoffivewealthycoutries,publishedinthejournalHealthAffairs,researchersfoundnosinglenationhadclearlytheworstorbesthealthcaresystem.GerardAndersonatJohnsHopkinsUniversity’sschoolofpublichealthandcolleaguescameupwithalistof21healthfieldstheycouldevenlycompareacrossthefivecountries—Australia,Canda,Britain,NewZealandandtheUnitedStates.“Noneofthefivecountriesisconsistentlythebestortheworstonall21indicators,”Andersonsaidduringa ephonebriefingforreporters.“Ifyouarelookingforthe cetogetthebestcare,thereisn’tasingle ce,EverycountryhasatleastoneindicatorwhereitscoresthebestofthefivecountriesandeachcountryhasatleastoneindicatorwhereitscorestheworstofthefiveBut,hesaid,theUnitedStatesisnotgettingvalueformoney.“TheUnitedStatesshouldbeparticularlyconcernedabouttheseresults,giventhatwespendtwiceasmuchonhealthcareasanyothercountry.Sospendingmoredoesn’tnecessarilyresultin Anderson’sgroupofinternationalhealthexpertssponsoredbyTheCommonwealthFundspentfiveyearsworkingonthestudy,gettingthelatestpossibledatafromthefivecountriesonareassuchasbreastcancerandleukemiasurvival,suiciderates,deathratesfromasthma,vaccinationratesandcancerscreening.TheU.Sspendstwiceasmuchonhealthcareasotherrichcountries.A.rightTheU.Sisthe cewherepeoplegetthebesthealthcare.B.wrongEachyear,theU.S.spendsmoremoneyonhealthcarethanthepreviousone.C.NotThemoreacountryspendsonhealthcare,thebettercareitspeopleenjoy.B.wrongThestudyinvolved5countriesandlasted5years.A.RightTheotherfourcountriesprovidebetterhealthcarethantheU.S. B.wrongTheU.S.isdeterminedtodosomethingaboutitshealthcaresystem.C.NotmentionedMostAdultsinU.S.HaveLowRiskofHeartDiseaseMorethan80percentofUSadultshavealessthan10-percentriskofdevelo heartdiseaseinthenext10years,accordingtoareportintheJournaloftheAmericanCollegeofCardiology.Just3percenthaveariskthatexceeds20percent.“Ihopethatthesenumberswillphysicians,researchers.health ysts,andothersabetterideaofhowcoronaryheartdiseaseisdistributedintheUSpopulation.”leadauthorDr.EarlS.Ford.fromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventioninAtlanta,saidinastatement.Thefindingsarebasedon ysisofdatafrom13,769subjects,between20and79yearsofage,whoparticipatedintheThirdNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurveyfrom1988toOverall,82percentofadultshadariskoflessthan10percent,15percenthadariskthatfellbetween10to20percent,and3percent,and3percenthadariskabove20percent.Theproportionofsubjectsinthehighestriskgroupincreasedwithadvancingage,andmeweremorelikelythanwomentobeinthisgroup.Bycontrast,raceorethnicityhadlittleeffectonriskAlthoughthereportsuggeststhatmostadultshavealow10yearriskofheartdisease,alargeproportionhaveahighorimmediaterisk,Dr.DanielS.Berman,fromCedars-SinaiMedicalCenterinLosAngeles,andDr.NathanD.Wong,fromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine,noteinarelatededitorial.Aggressivetreatmentmeasuresandpublichealthstrategiesareneededtoshifttheoverallpopulationriskdownward,theyadd.The10-yearriskofheartdiseaseislowformostUSadults.A.RightOnly3percentofUSadultshaveamorethan10percent10yearriskofheartdisease.B.WrongMorethan100thousandpeopleparticipatedinthesurvey. B.wrongTherewasagreaterproportionofmenthanwomeninthesurvey.C.NotmentionedThedistributionsoftheriskofheartdiseasearecloselyrelatedtorace. B.wrongElderlypeoplehaveahigherriskofheartdiseasethanyoungerpeople.A.RightTheUS ernmentwilltakemeasurestoreducetheoverallpopulationrisk.C.NotSince1939,numerousstudieshavebeenconductedtodeterminewhethersmokingishealthhazard.Thetrendoftheevidencehasbeenconsistentandindicatesthatthereisaserioushealthrisk.ResearchteamshaveconductedstudiesthatshowbeyondallreasonabledoubtthattobaccosmokingisassociatedwithashortenedlifeCigarettesmokingisbelievedbyresearchworkersinthisfiledtobeanimportantfactorinthedevelopmentofcancerofthelungsandcancerofthethroatandisbelievedbymostresearchworkersinthisfiledtobeanimportantfactorinthedevelopmentofcancerofthelungsandcancerofthethroatandisbelievedtoberelatedtocancerofsomeotherorgansofthebody.Malecigarettesmokershaveahigherdeathratefromheartdiseasethannon-smokingmales.FemalesmokersarethoughttobelessaffectedbecausetheydonotbreatheinthesmokesoApartfromstatistics,itmightbehelpfultolookatwhatsmokingtobaccodoestothehumanbody.Smokeisamixtureofgases,vaporizedchemicals,minuteparticlesofashandothersolids.Thereisalsonicotine,whichispowerfulpoison,andblacktar.Assmokeisbreathedin,allthosecomponentsformdepositsonthemembranesofthelungs.Onepointofconcentrationiswheretheairtubeandbronchusdivides.Mostlungcancerbeginsatthispoint.

Filtersandlowtartobaccoareclaimedtomakesmokingtosomeextentsaferbuttheycanonlyslightlyreduce,noteliminatethehazards.Itiseasytodeterminewhethersmokingishazardous.B.WrongSmokingmayinducelung A.Thereisevidencethatsmokingisresponsibleforbreastcancer.C.NotmentionedMalesmokershavealowerdeathratefromheartdiseasethanfemalesmokers.B.WrongNicotineis A.FiltersandlowtartobaccomakesmokingB.SomeSleepDrugsDoMoreThanMakeYouSleepTheUnitedStatesFoodandAdministration1hasorderedcompaniesto strongnewwarningsonthirteendrugsthattreatsleepdisorders.Italsoorderedthemakersofthe pillstoprovideinformationforpatients ininghowtosafelyusethedrugs.LastWednesday,theFDAannouncedthatsomeofthesedrugscanhaveunexpectedanddangerouseffects.Theseincludetheriskoflife-threateningallergicreactions.Theyalsoinclude sofstrangebehavior.Theseincludepeoplecookingfood,eatingandevendrivingwhileasleep.Thepatientslaterhadnomemoryof theseactivitieswhileasleep.Lastyear,amemberoftheUnitedStatesCongress2saidhehada.sleep-driving PatrickKennedy,arepresentativefromRhodeIsland3,crashedhiscarintoasecuritybarriernearthebuildingwherelawmakersmeet.Theaccidenthappenedinthe'middleofthenightandnoonewashurt.Mr.Kennedysaidhehadearliertakenasleepmedicine.HesaidhewasalsobeingtreatedwithastomachsicknessdrugthatcouldcauseTheFoodandDrugAdministrationdidnotsayinitsannouncementhowmanycasesofsleep-drivingithad ed.However,theNewYorkTimes4reportedlastyearaboutpeoplewhosaidtheyhadstrangesleepeventsaftertakingthedrugAmbien.Somereportedsleep-drivingandsleep-walking.Otherssaidtheyfoundevidenceafterwakinginthemorningthattheyhadcookedfoodoreatenintheirsleep.Buttheyhadnomemoryofcarryingouttheactivities.AFoodandDrugAdministrationofficialsaysthattheseserioussideeffectsofsleepdisorderdrugsappeartoberare.But,healsosaysthereareprobablymorecasesthanarereported.3Hesaystheagencybelievestheriskof.suchbehaviorscouldbereducedifpeopletakethedrugsdirectedanddonotdrinkalcoholwhiletakingthedrugs.TheFoodandDrugAdministrationhasadviseddrugcompaniestocarryoutstudiestoinvestigatetheproblem.Therearealtogether13drugstreatingsleepdisordersintheUnitedStates.CNotFDAconsidersitthe-producers'dutytowarntheusersofsleepillsabouttheserioussideeffectsandtolthemhowtousesafely.ARightAnallergicreactiontosleepills

sometimescauseauserto AAstomachsicknessdrugalonecausedPatrickKennedytocrashhiscarintoasecuritybarrier.BWrongFDAbaseditsorderuponawideinvestigationof CNotmentionedSleep-walkingisalsooneoftheseriouseffectsinducedbytaking pills.ATheappearanceofoneoranothersideeffectaftertakingsomeslee pillisunavoidable.DangersAwaitBabieswithWomenwholiveintheworld’scommunitiestendtogivebirthtounder-weightbabies,anewstudysuggests.Thesebabiesmaygrowintoadultswithahighriskofheartdiseaseandstrokes.Researchhashintedthatnewbornsinmountaincommunitiesarelighterthanaverage.Butitwasn’tclearwhetherthisisduetoreducedoxygenlevelsathighaltitudeorbecausetheirmothersareunder-nourished—manypeoplewholiveathighaltitudesarerelativelypoorcomparedwiththoselivinglowerdown.Tofindoutmore,DinoGiussaniandhisteamatCambridgeUniversitystudiedtherecordsof400birthsinBoliviaduring1997and1998.Thebabieswereborninbothrichandpoorareasoftwocities:LaPazandSantaCruz.LaPazisthehighestcityinthewould,at3.65kilometersabovesealevel,whileSantaCruzismuchlower,at0.44Sureenough,GiussanifoundthattheaveragebirthweightofbabiesinLaPazwassignificantlylowerthaninSantaCruz.Thiswastrueinbothhighand efamilies.EvenbabiesborntopoorfamiliesinSantaCruzwereheavieronaveragethanbabiesborntowealthyfamiliesinloftyLaPaz.“WewereverysurprisedbythisTheresultssuggestthatbabiesbornathighaltitudearedeprivedofoxygenbeforebirth.“Thismaytriggerthereleaseorsuppressionofhormonesthatregulategrowthoftheunbornchild,“saysHisalsofoundthathigh-altitudetendedtohaverelativelylargerheadscomparedwiththeirbodies.Thisisprobablybecauseafetusstarvedofoxygenwillsendoxygenatedbloodtothebraininpreferencetotherestofthebody.Giussaniwantstofindoutifsuchbabieshaveahigherriskofdiseaseinlaterlife.PeopleborninLaPazmightbepronetohearttroubleinadulthood,forexample.Lowbirthweightisariskfactorforcoronaryheartdisease.Andnewbornswithahighratioofheadsizetobodyweightareoftenpredisposedtohighbloodpressureandstrokesinlaterlife.練習(xí)Accordingtothepassage,oneofthereasonswhynewbornsinmountaincommunitiesareunderweightisthattheirmothersareunderweight.B.Giussani’steammembersareallBritishresearchersandprofessorsfromCambridge C.NotmentionedGiussanididnotexpecttofindthattheweightofababyhadlittletodowiththefinancialconditionsofthefamilyhewasbornA.Theweightofanewbornhastodowiththesupplyofoxygenevenwhenhewasstillinhismother’swomb.A.RightHigh-altitudebabieshaveheadsthatarelargerthantheirbodies. B.WrongHigh-altitudebabieshavelongerbutthinnerlimbsthanaverage. C.NotmentionedGuissanihasarrivedattheconclusionthatbabiesinhigh-altituderegionsaremorelikelytohavehearttroublewhentheygrowup.B.Wrong*PrivacyWorryMayKeepHIVPatientsfromTherapyPatientsinfectedwithHIVareconcernedaboutthe ityoftheirHIV-positivestatus.Infact,somepatientsaresoworriedthattheywillactuallygiveuptreatmenttopreventthereleaseofthisinformation,accordingtoareportpublishedintheAugustissueofAIDSDr.KathrynWhetten-GoldsteinandcolleaguesfromDukeUniversity,Durham,NorthCarolina,studiedthe ityissuesof15HIV-infectedpatientsfromruralNorthCarolinalocations.Theyweredividedintogroupsdesignedtoexploretheirattitudestoward,andexperienceswith,breachesin “Thefearofabreachin ityisdefiniyaffectingthecarethatHIV-infectedpatientsreceive,”Whetten-Goldsteinsaid.“Moststudiedpatientshadexperiencedorknewsomeonewhohadexperiencedabreachin“Twotypesofbreachesoccurred,”Whetten-Goldsteinnoted.“Thefirstwasamoreobvioustypeofbreach.OneexamplewasanursewhotoldherchildthatherpatientwasHIV-positiveoutofconcernthatherchildwould ywiththepatient’schild.”“Theothertypeofbreachwasmoresubtleonethatprovidersmightnotconsiderbreaches,”WhettenpGoldstein ined.“Thistypebreachinvolvesproviderstalkingaboutapatient’sHIVstatuswithoutthepatient’sknowledgeoftheinction.”“Thelawallowsthesharingofinformationbetweenproviderswithinthesameinstitution,butpatient’sconsentmuchbeobtainedbeforeprovidersatdifferentinstitutionscanshareinformation,”shepointedout.“Patientsinthestudywantedprovidersto themwhentheyaregoingtoshareinformationwithotherprovidersandwhyitisbeingdone,”Whetten-Goldsteinsaid.“Theyalsofeltthatprovidersshouldbepunishedwhenabreachreluctanttoseeklegalactionwhichmayfurtherexposetheirstatus,theyfeltthatthesystemshouldregulateitself,”sheadded.AllpatientsinthestudyrefusetoreceiveanytreatmentbecauseofthepossibilitytoexposetheirHIVstatus.B.WrongWorryaboutbreachesin ityoftheHIVstatushasnothingtodowiththecurativeeffectsonpatients.B.

Medicalworkersofaninstitutioncannot providetheirHIV-patients’informationtothoseofotherinstitutions. A.RightWhetheraHIV-infectedpatientagreestoother(nothis)medicalworkers’sharingtheinformationabouthisHIVstatusisoneoftherightsgivenbytheconstitution.C.NotmentionedMostpatientsinthestudystronglyobjecttobreachesinthe ityoftheirHIVstatus.Quiteafewpatientswillfirmlydefendtheirownrightifsuchabreachoccurs. B.WrongBreachesin ityarecommoninmedicalcirclesallovertheworld.C.Not*FoodandMedicalexpertshave edformanyyearsthatthereisastronglinkbetweenwhataeatsandcancer.Theysayanewstudyprovidesthefirstevidencethatvitaminscouldreducea ’schanceofdevelo teamof andAmericanscientistsdidthestudy.TheyarefromAmericanNationalCancerInstituteandtheCancerInstituteoftheAcademyofMedicalSciencesinBeijing.TheJournaloftheNationalCancerInstitutepublishedtheresultsofthestudy.Aboutthirtythousandpeoplebetweentheagesof40to69tookpartinthestudy.TheywerefromthenortherncentralareaofLinxian.Mostofthemtookvitaminsandmineralseverydayforfiveyears.Linxianwaschosenbecausethepeopletherehaveanextremelyhighrateofcancerofstomachandesophagus.Researchersbelievethatfungusandmoldsinlocalfoodsmaybepartlyresponsibleforthehighcancerrate.Researchersdividedthoseintoeightgroups.Sevenofthegroupsreceiveddifferentmixturesofvitaminsandmineralsdaily.Theamountsofthevitaminsandmineralswere1to2timesgreaterthanwhatAmericanhealthofficialssayisneeded.Theeighthgroupreceivedsugarpillsthathadnoeffect.ThosewhoseemedtogainthemostreceivedamixtureofaformofvitaminAcalledβ-carotene,vitaminEandthemineralselenium.Thevitaminandmineralarebelievedtopreventdamagetocellscausedbycancer-causingsubstances.Researchersreporteda13percentdropincancerratesinthosewhotookβ-carotene,vitaminEandselenium.Theyalsofounda10percentdropinthenumberofdeathscausedbystrokesfromburstingbloodScientistswarnthatitistoosoontoknowiftheeffectwouldbethesameamongpeopleinothercountries.TheynotethatthepeopleinLinxianeatfoodsthatlacknecessaryvitaminsand officialswillcontinuetorecordthehealthrecordsofthepeopleinLinxianformanyyears.Fornowofficialsreportedlyareconsideringusingtheresultsofthestudy.TheywanttofindawaytoimprovethehealthofpeopleinLinxianandothersmalltownsin TheresultsofthenewstudyareB.Amongthescientiststhatdidthestudy,therearemore thanAmericans.C.NotThestudylastedforaboutfiveyears.A.

TherateofcancerofstomachandesophagusinLinxianisthehighestin .C.NotmentionedFungusandmoldsinlocalfoodsmaybepartlyresponsibleforthehighcancerrateinLinxian.Allthosepeoplewhotookpartinthestudyreceivedvitaminsandminerals. B.WrongTheresultsofthestudyareofgreatsignificancetopeopleeverywhere. B.Wrong*StomachStomachulcersarethecauseofseverepainformanypeople.Doctorshavebeenabletohelplessenthepainofulcers.Theycouldnotcurethem.Nowdoctorshavediscoveredacauseofulcers.Thismeanstheymayhavefoundawaytocurepeoplewhosufferfromthestomachpain.Studiesshowthattenpercentofthepopulationwilldevelopanulceratsometimeintheirlife.Soapossiblecureisgoodnewsformanypeople.Ulcersarewoundsinthestomachthataresimilartosmallcutsortears.Thesewoundscanharmthetissueinthestomach,thepipethatcarriesthefoodtothestomachorpartsofthesmallintestines.Fluidsinthestomachthenincreasethepainofanulcer.Howdoesaknowheorshehasanulcer?Doctorssaymostpeoplewithulcersfeelaburningpainintheirchestorstomach.Thispainofteniscalledheart-burn.Itusuallyhappensbeforeeatingorduringthenight.Itcausessomepeopletolosetheirdesiretoeat,ortheyareunabletokeepfoodintheirstomachs.Doctorsbelievedthatulcerswerecausedbyunusuallystrongstomachfluids,whichdamagedstomachtissue.NowtheyhavediscoveredthatmostulcersarecausedbyabacterialorganismcalledHillicoBactorPilorieorHPilorie.HPiloriebacteriaarewhatmakestomachproduceextrastomachfluid.Doctorsfoundthattheycankillthebacteriawithmedicinescalledantibiotics