Tag Archive: health – beginner

  Pre-reading questions: Do you like Science? Do you still remember the different parts of the human body? Have you imagined having two or more extra parts in your body?   Researchers discovered a new human organ called as Mesentery. This organ is in the digestive system. Mesentery is a double fold of the peritoneum and it connects the intestine to the abdomen. At first, it is made up of some separate parts but more study is needed to know the function of this organ. Scientists say that Mesentery can help in understanding abdominal diseases.   Vocabulary: organ – [noun] a part of the body (such as the heart or…
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  Pre-reading questions: What is your favorite food? Do you know that there unhealthy kinds of food?   Malnutrition is being underweight or overweight. It affects a third of the world’s population. People who do not exercise and have poor diet are at risk. Middle income countries suffer more from malnutrition. Experts say that governments must do something to prevent it. Nutrition is a public issue and state responsibility. Governments should give more funds to grow healthy foods. They should also educate consumers about healthy living.   Vocabulary: malnutrition – [noun] the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food or not eating healthy food underweight – [adjective] weighing…
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Pre-reading questions: Do you smoke? Do you have friends who smoke? Are people allowed to smoke in restaurants in your country?   A new study says smoking one cigarette a day can cause a person to die young. People who seldom smoke have a 64 percent chance of dying earlier than those who do not smoke. People who smoke up to 10 cigarettes a day have an 87 percent chance of dying early. Most respondents thought seldom smoking cannot harm them. But, the research shows that smoking, seldom or often, is not safe at all.   Vocabulary: seldom – [adverb] in few instances respondent – [noun] a person who gives…
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  Pre-reading questions: Are you living a healthy lifestyle? How do you keep yourself healthy? What are the common illnesses that you know?   Lung transplant is a dangerous operation. Doctors need to finish the process within six hours before the lungs become damaged. A new process was discovered called Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP). The lungs are taken out from the donor and put on ice. After being delivered to the hospital, the lungs go through EVLP. The process warms up the lungs by pumping oxygen to the lungs. The process keeps the lungs alive for up to 12 hours.   Vocabulary: transplant – [verb] to transfer from one…
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  Pre-reading questions: Do you always get sick? Have you heard of HIV?   Scientists found a new way to test HIV by using a USB stick. It was developed by scientists from Imperial College London and the US firm DNA Electronics. It uses a drop of blood on a USB stick to detect the virus. It will give signals to computers or mobile devices. It can give fast and good results. This is the same with monitoring blood sugar levels on diabetic patients.   Vocabulary: HIV – HIV[noun] a virus that causes AIDS USB – USB[noun] a device that stores data virus – ウイルス[noun] something that causes disease mobile…
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Pre-reading questions: Do you know the word “allergy”? Do you have any food allergies? Viaskin peanut patch can help children who are allergic to peanuts. These patches have small doses of peanut protein. It works by letting the body accept small amounts of peanuts. Good results were found in patients aged four to eleven year-old. Those who were 12 years old and up did not experience much effect. More study is needed for the skin patches. The patch was not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Vocabulary: patch – ばんそうこう [noun] a piece of material used to cover a hole dose – 服用量 [noun] an amount of medicine…
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  Pre-reading questions: Do you know any cow products? How often you get sick in a year?   A company has produced human antibodies from cows. A cow can produce 30 to 60 liters of antibodies a month. Humans can produce only 4 liters a month. This can help fight infectious diseases. They are testing if this can be a treatment for MERS. Scientists tried to use antibodies from other animals but the human body cannot recognize it. They are the only company that can produce antiboides from mammals. It may become available in 3 to 5 years.   Vocabulary: antibodies – 抗体 [noun] proteins which function to identify and…
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  Pre-reading questions: What do Japanese scientists developed? What happened to the embryos that didn’t grew normally?   Japanese scientists have developed and fertilized mouse eggs in their laboratory. This is the first report of developing fully matured eggs in a laboratory setting. They said that this may help treat infertility but it will take a long time and will be difficult. This is a great success but will cause problems in the human reproduction. The results show that only a few embryos grew into normal mice and others have abnormalities. It is still not safe to be used on humans. A further study is needed to the mouse embryos…
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  Pre-reading questions: Government warning says that cigarette smoking is dangerous to anyone’s health. Do you agree that smoking is dangerous? You don’t smoke but you are exposed to sickness because of cigarette smoke. Is this okay with you?   A US research says non-smokers who live in the same house with smokers have a high chance of stroke. Almost 50 percent of the nonsmokers who had stroke are exposed to second-hand smoke at home. Stroke survivors exposed to second-hand smoke can die from any cause. A blood test was done to know the amount of smoke people were exposed to. Research factors include race, sex, education, and income level….
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