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TheDevelopmentofBothHIVAndItsCure Asthenumberofpeopleinfected传染withtheAIDS—causingHIVrosetomorethan14millionworldwideandasnewresearchshowedthatintheU.S.oneofevery92youngmenmaybeinfectedacureforthediseasestillremainedanelusive令人困惑的dream.TohelpslowthespreadofHIVtoinfantstheCDCinJulycalledforallpregnant怀孕的womentobetestedforthevirus毒素.Therecommendation推荐stemmed发展froma.studythatfoundthattheriskthatanHIV-infectedwomanwillpassthevirusontoherunbornchildiscutbytwo-thirdsifthemotherreceivesthedrugazidothymidineAZTduringpregnancy.Theyearwasalsomarkedbythefirstofficialrecognition认可thattreatingHIV-infectedpeoplewithacombination结合ofantiviral抗毒素的drugsissuperiortotreatingthemwithonlyAZTadrugthathadbeenthegoldstandardoftreatmentsincethelate1980s.AtaninternationalconferenceinCopenhagenapane专门小组ofscientistsrecommendedthatpatientswiththeAIDSvirusreceivecombinationtherapyalthoughtherewasstillnoconsensus一致onwheninthecourseofthediseasethedrugsshouldbestarted.InDecembertheFDAapprovedthefirstofalong-awaitednewclassofAIDSdrugscalledproteaseinhibitorsPhysiciansemphasizedhoweverthatthenewdrugsaquinavirisnotacureandmustbetakenincombinationwithotherAIDSdrugs.Aglimmer微光ofhopeforacurecamewhenateamfromtheUniversityofWashingtonreportedinNovemberthatanewdrugPMPApreventedmonkeysfrombecominginfectedbythemonkeyversionofHIVevenwhentheviruswasinjected注射directlyintotheanimals. Theyearalsoprovidedtheresearchcommunity界withafewmoreclues线索onhowtoattackHIV.InJuneresearchersfoundthat70%ofWestAfricanwomeninfectedwithaslow-actinglesseasilytransmitted传播typeoftheviruswereprotectedagainstinfectionbythefaster-actingtypewhichwasmostcommonintheWest.Earlierintheyearhopesforlifesaving救命的AIDStreatmentsorvaccines痘苗werealsobolstered支持byanintriguing激起好奇心的—andhotlydebated—reportthatatleasttwochildrenwhohadbeenborninfectedwiththeAIDSviruslaterbecamefreeofit. Despitethemammoth巨大的swath长而宽的地带ofdestruction破坏thatAIDShascutaroundtheworldsinceitfirstsurfaced升到水面just15yearsagoittookamuchrarer稀有的—andmuchswifter反应快的—killertheEbolavirustojolt唤起thepublicoutofitscomplacency自满towardthethreatofemerginginfectious感染性的diseases. ComparedwithAIDSEbolavirus______.
NewConceptionsaboutDiet 1Increasinglyoverthepasttenyearspeople----especiallyyoungpeople----havebecomeawareoftheneedtochangetheireatinghabitsbecausemuchofthefoodtheyeatparticularlyprocessedfoodsisnotgoodforthehealth.Consequentlytherehasbeenagrowinginterestinnaturalfoods:goodswhichdonotcontainchemicaladditivesandwhichhavenotbeenaffectedbychemicalfertilizerswidelyusedinfarmingtoday. 2Naturalfoodsforexamplearevegetablesfruitandgrainwhichhavebeengrowninsoilthatisrichinorganicmatter.Insimpletermsthismeansthatthesoilhasbeennourishedbyunusedvegetablematterwhichprovidesitwithessentialvitaminsandminerals.Thisinitselfisanaturalprocesscomparedwiththeuseofchemicalsandfertilizerthemainpurposeofwhichistoincreasetheamountbutnotthequalityofgoodsgrownincommercialfarmingareas. 3Naturalfoodsalsoincludeanimalswhichhavebeenallowedtofeedandmovefreelyinahealthyenvironment.Comparethiswithwhathappensinthemassproductionofpoultry:therearemechanizedfarmsforexamplewherethousandsofchickenslivecrowdedtogetherinonebuildingandarefedonfoodwhichislittlebetterthanrubbish.Chickenskeptinthiswayarenotonlytastelessasfoodtheyalsoproduceeggswhichlackimportantvitamins. 4Thereareotheraspectsofhealthyeatingwhicharenowreceivingincreasingattentionfromexpertsondiet.Takeforexamplethequestionofsugar.Thisisactuallyanonessentialfood.Inlargequantitiesitcanactuallybeharmfulanditdoesseemtobeaddictive:thequantityweusehasgrownsteadilyoverthelasttwocenturies.Therearenovitaminsinitnomineralsandnofibre. 5Itissignificantthatnowadaysfibreisconsideredtobeanimportantpartofahealthydiet.Inwhitebreadforexamplethefibrehasbeenremoved.Butitispresentinunrefinedflourandofcourseinvegetables.Itisinterestingtonotethatincountrieswherethenationaldietcontainslargequantitiesofunrefinedflourandvegetablescertaindiseasesarecomparativelyrare.Hencetheemphasisisplacedontheeatingofwhole-mealbreadandmorevegetablesbymodernexpertsonhealthyeating.
OneGoodReasontoLetSmallpoxLive It’’snowafairbetthatwewillneverseethetotalextinctionofthesmallpoxvirus.Theideawastocapthegloriousachievementof1980whensmallpoxwaseradicatedinthewildbydestroyingthekillervirusinthelasttwolabsthataresupposedtohaveit—oneintheUSandoneinRussia.Ifsmallpoxhadtrulygonefromtheplanetwhatpointwasthereinkeepingthesereserves? 【51】realityofcourseitwasnaiveto【52】thateveryonewouldlet【53】ofsuchapotentpotentialweapon.Undoubtedlyseveralnationsstillhave【54】vials.【55】thelastofficialstocksoflivevirusbredmistrustoftheUSandRussia【56】noobviousgain. NowAmericanresearchershave【57】ananimalmodelofthehumandiseaseopeningthe【58】fortestsonnewtreatmentsandvaccines.Soonceagainthere’’sagoodreasonto【59】thevirus—justin【60】thediseaseputsinareappearance. Howdowe【61】withthemistrustoftheUSandRussia?【62】.Keepthevirus【63】internationalauspicesinawell-guardedUNlaboratorythat’’sopentoallcountries.TheUSwillobjectofcoursejustasitrejectsamultilateralapproachtojustabouteverything.Butitdoesn’’t【64】theideaiswrong.Ifthevirus【65】usefulthenlet’’smakeittheservantofallhumanity——notjustapartofit. smallpoxn.天花 vialn.小瓶 auspicesn.赞助支持 capvt.结束覆盖 potentadj.有效力的强有力的 mistrustn.不信任怀疑
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Cancer ThepopularTVvariety-showhostwasgrimbutcalm.Hefacedthecamerasandsaidbluntly:Ihavecancer. MasatakaItsumi’’sdisclosuremaybethelatestsignthattheshameassociatedwithcancerisfinallybreakingdowninacountrywhereunliketheUnitedSatesthetopichastraditionallybeentaboo. Canceristhecountry’’sNo.1killerchainingmorethan230000livesayear.Despitethenumberofpeopleaffectedthesubjecthaslongbeenconcealedinsecrecyandsilence. AsaruleJapanesearereluctanttotellanyoneotherthanfamilyiftheyhavecancer.Anddoctorsoftenlietopatientsaboutacancerdiagnosisfearingtheywouldbedepressedandweakenedbythetruth.Pollsindicatethatmostpeoplewouldprefertobetoldiftheyhavecancer.Buthealthauthoritieshaveestimatedasfewasoneinfivecancerpatientsisgivenatruthfuldiagnosis.Thepatientisveryafraidtohearofhavingcancersomanydoctorsjustdon’ttellsaidonedoctor.Butifwedon’ttellthetruthit’’sbadfortherelationshipbetweendoctorandpatient.SoIthinkthisisbeginningtochange.HesaidhebelievedtheintensepublicinterestintheItsumicasereflectedpent-upcuriosityandconcernaboutthesubject. Thereareothersignsofgreateropennessinconfrontingcancer.Supportgroupsforcancervictimsonceunknownhavesprungup.Theplotofarecentfilmrevolvedaroundamanwithcancer.Anunusuallypowerfultelevisionadvertisementappealingforbone-marrowdonationsfeaturesayoungwomanwhohassincediedofleukemia. Butsecrecyaboutcancerisstillcommon.InJapanseriousillnessisconsideredembarrassing.Peopleworryaboutcausingsufferingandexpensefortheirfamiliesordiscomfortingtheircolleagues.Itsumiinfactbeganhisnewsconferencebyapologizing. Otherfactorscontributetothetabooontalkaboutcancer.Thereisaculturaltendencytowardrestraintondiscussingpersonalmattersandstoicisminfacingproblems.Evenifpatientssensesomethingisverywrongdespiteagooddiagnosismostdonotpresstheirdoctorsorseekasecondopinion.Doctorsaregranteddeeprespectinasocietythatdiscouragesquestioningauthority. Whendoctorslietopatientsaboutacancerdiagnosistheybelievethat______.
Peoplebegintochangetheireatinghabitsbecause________.
Euthanasia:aHeatedlyDebatedTopic Wemustn’’tdelayanylonger...?swallowing吞咽isdifficult...andbreathingthat’’salsodifficult.Thosemusclesareweakeningtoo...wemustn’’tdelayanylonger. ThesewerethewordsofDutchman荷兰人CeesvanwendeldeJoodeaskinghisdoctortohelphimdie.AffectedwithaseriousdiseasevanVendelwasnolongerabletospeakclearlyandheknewtherewasnohopeofrecoveryandthathisconditionwasrapidlydeteriorating. VanVenderslastthreemonthsoflifebeforebeinggivenafinallethalinjectionbyhisdoctorwerefilmedandfirstshownontelevisionlastyearintheNetherlands.Theprogrammehassincebeenboughtby20countriesandeachtimeitisshownitstartsanationwidedebateonthesubject. TheNetherlandsistheonlycountryinEuropewhichpermitseuthanasia安乐死althoughitisnottechnicallylegalthere.HoweverdoctorswhocarryouteuthanasiaunderstrictguidelinesintroducedbytheDutchParliament议会twoyearsagoareusuallynotprosecuted.Theguidelinesdemandthatthepatientisexperiencingextremesufferingthatthereisnochanceofacureandthatthepatienthasmaderepeatedrequestsforeuthanasia.Inadditiontothisaseconddoctormustconfirm证实thatthesecriteriahavebeenmetandthedeathmustbereportedtothepolicedepartment. Shoulddoctorsbeallowedtotaketheliveofothers?Dr.WilfredVanOijenCeesvanVendel’’sdoctorexplainshowhelooksatthequestion: Wellit’’snotasifIinplanningtomurderacrowdofpeoplewithamachinegun.InthatcasekillingistheworstthingIcanimagine.Butthat’’sentirelydifferentfrommyworkasadoctor.IcareforpeopleandItrytoensurethattheydon’tsuffertoomuch.That’’sverydifferentthing. Manypeoplethougharetotallyagainstthepracticeofeuthanasia.Dr.AndrewFergusonChairmanoftheorganizationHealthcareopposedtoEuthanasiasaysthatinthevastmajorityofeuthanasiacaseswhatthepatientisactuallyaskingforissomethingelse.Theymaywantahealthprofessionaltoopenupcommunicationforthemwiththeirlovedonesorfamily—there’’snearlyalwaysanotherquestionbehindthequestion. Britainalsohasastrongtraditionofhospices—specialhospitalswhichcareonlyforthedyingandtheirspecialneeds.CicelySaundersPresidentoftheNationalHospiceCouncilandafoundermemberofthehospicemovementarguesthateuthanasiadoesn’’ttakeintoaccountthattherearewaysofcaringforthedying.Sheisalsoconcernedthatallowingeuthanasiawouldunderminetheneedforcareandconsiderationofawiderangeofpeople;It’’sveryeasyinsocietynowfortheelderlythedisabled伤残的andthedependenttofeelthattheyareburdensandthereforethattheyoughttoopt脱离out.Ithinkthatanythingthatlegallyallowstheshorteningoflifedoesmakethosepeoplemorevulnerable脆弱的. Manyfindthisprohibitionofanindividual’’srighttothepaternalistic家长式的.Althoughtheyagreethatlifeisimportantandshouldberespectedtheyfeelthatthequalityoflifeshouldnotbeignored.Dr.VanOijenbelievesthatpeoplehavethefundamentalrighttochooseforthemselvesiftheywanttodie:Whatthosepeoplewhoopposeeuthanasiaaretellingmeisthatdyingpeoplehaven’ttheright.Andthatwhenpeopleareveryillweareallafraidoftheirdeath.Buttherearesituationswheredeathisafriend.Andinthosecaseswhynot? Butwhynot?isaquestionwhichmightcausestrongemotion.ThefilmshowingCeesVanVendel’’sdeathwasbothmovingandsensitive.Hisdoctorwasclearlyafamilyfriend;hiswifehadonlyherhusband’’sinterestsatheart.Somehoweverwouldarguethatitwouldbedangeroustousethisparticularexampletosupportthecaseforeuthanasia.Notallpatientswouldreceivesuchahighlevelofindividualcareandattention. WhentheauthorsaysButwhynot?isaquestionmightcausestrongemotionthelastpara.hemaymean______.
Cancer ThepopularTVvariety-showhostwasgrimbutcalm.Hefacedthecamerasandsaidbluntly:Ihavecancer. MasatakaItsumi’’sdisclosuremaybethelatestsignthattheshameassociatedwithcancerisfinallybreakingdowninacountrywhereunliketheUnitedSatesthetopichastraditionallybeentaboo. Canceristhecountry’’sNo.1killerchainingmorethan230000livesayear.Despitethenumberofpeopleaffectedthesubjecthaslongbeenconcealedinsecrecyandsilence. AsaruleJapanesearereluctanttotellanyoneotherthanfamilyiftheyhavecancer.Anddoctorsoftenlietopatientsaboutacancerdiagnosisfearingtheywouldbedepressedandweakenedbythetruth.Pollsindicatethatmostpeoplewouldprefertobetoldiftheyhavecancer.Buthealthauthoritieshaveestimatedasfewasoneinfivecancerpatientsisgivenatruthfuldiagnosis.Thepatientisveryafraidtohearofhavingcancersomanydoctorsjustdon’ttellsaidonedoctor.Butifwedon’ttellthetruthit’’sbadfortherelationshipbetweendoctorandpatient.SoIthinkthisisbeginningtochange.HesaidhebelievedtheintensepublicinterestintheItsumicasereflectedpent-upcuriosityandconcernaboutthesubject. Thereareothersignsofgreateropennessinconfrontingcancer.Supportgroupsforcancervictimsonceunknownhavesprungup.Theplotofarecentfilmrevolvedaroundamanwithcancer.Anunusuallypowerfultelevisionadvertisementappealingforbone-marrowdonationsfeaturesayoungwomanwhohassincediedofleukemia. Butsecrecyaboutcancerisstillcommon.InJapanseriousillnessisconsideredembarrassing.Peopleworryaboutcausingsufferingandexpensefortheirfamiliesordiscomfortingtheircolleagues.Itsumiinfactbeganhisnewsconferencebyapologizing. Otherfactorscontributetothetabooontalkaboutcancer.Thereisaculturaltendencytowardrestraintondiscussingpersonalmattersandstoicisminfacingproblems.Evenifpatientssensesomethingisverywrongdespiteagooddiagnosismostdonotpresstheirdoctorsorseekasecondopinion.Doctorsaregranteddeeprespectinasocietythatdiscouragesquestioningauthority. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
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NobodyHadBelievedItWasPossible In1912theTitanichitanicebergonitsfirsttripacrosstheAtlanticanditsankfourhourslater.Itwascarrying2207peoplebutithadtakenonenoughlifeboatsforonly1178people.Whenthepassengerstriedtoleavetheshiponly651ofthemwereabletogetintolifeboatsand1502peoplelosttheirlives. ThroughoutthewholetragedytheCaliforniawasonlytenmilesaway.ItsofficerswerecloseenoughtoseetheTitanicbuttheydidnotunderstandthesituation.TheyneverreceivedtheTitanic’scallforhelpandtheydidnotcometotherescueuntiltoolate. Firstofallnobodyhadpreparedforsuchatragedy.NobodyhadbelievedthattheTitaniccouldsink.Thesteamshipcompanyhadthoughtthatitsshipwouldbecompletelysafeinallsituations.Theyfollowedanoldruleforthenumberoflifeboatssotheyhadsuppliedlifeboatsforonlyhalfthepeople.Andthepassengershadnotpracticedlifeboatdrillsbeforetheaccidentandtheydidnotbelievetheywereindanger. Theshiphadalreadyreceivedsixicewarningsonitsradiowhenitstrucktheiceberg.Butithadnotchangeditsdirectionoritsspeed.Itwasimpossibletochangedirectionquicklyenoughwhentheicebergcameinsight.WhentheTitanichittheicebergtheradioofficerontheCaliforniahadjustgonetobed.HehadtriedtowarntheofficersontheTitanicabouttheicebeforehewenttobedbuttheofficershadnotlistened. Afterthisaccidentoceantravelchange.Nowtherearealwaysenoughlifeboatsforeverybody.Shipsdonotgosofarnorthinwinterandtheywatchcarefullyforice.Radioofficerswork24hoursaday.AtragedylikethesinkingoftheTitanicshouldneverhappenagain. TheshipmightnothavesunkifitsradioofficerhadlistenedtothewarningfromtheCalifornia.
Ifeelobligatedtogivemyopiniononthesubject.
OneGoodReasontoLetSmallpoxLive It’’snowafairbetthatwewillneverseethetotalextinctionofthesmallpoxvirus.Theideawastocapthegloriousachievementof1980whensmallpoxwaseradicatedinthewildbydestroyingthekillervirusinthelasttwolabsthataresupposedtohaveit—oneintheUSandoneinRussia.Ifsmallpoxhadtrulygonefromtheplanetwhatpointwasthereinkeepingthesereserves? 【51】realityofcourseitwasnaiveto【52】thateveryonewouldlet【53】ofsuchapotentpotentialweapon.Undoubtedlyseveralnationsstillhave【54】vials.【55】thelastofficialstocksoflivevirusbredmistrustoftheUSandRussia【56】noobviousgain. NowAmericanresearchershave【57】ananimalmodelofthehumandiseaseopeningthe【58】fortestsonnewtreatmentsandvaccines.Soonceagainthere’’sagoodreasonto【59】thevirus—justin【60】thediseaseputsinareappearance. Howdowe【61】withthemistrustoftheUSandRussia?【62】.Keepthevirus【63】internationalauspicesinawell-guardedUNlaboratorythat’’sopentoallcountries.TheUSwillobjectofcoursejustasitrejectsamultilateralapproachtojustabouteverything.Butitdoesn’’t【64】theideaiswrong.Ifthevirus【65】usefulthenlet’’smakeittheservantofallhumanity——notjustapartofit. smallpoxn.天花 vialn.小瓶 auspicesn.赞助支持 capvt.结束覆盖 potentadj.有效力的强有力的 mistrustn.不信任怀疑
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