共用题干第一篇Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research,presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthroughin stroke prevention.Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leavethem with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on tohave a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by takingtwo blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diu- retic indapamide( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Coversyl. The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said. They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten patients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding intothe brain.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of haff a million strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with一even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes一perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades." How many people surviving the first stroke may suffer another attack during the following five years?A:More than 33%of them.B:Up to 40%of them.C:20%of them.D:10%of them.
共用题干
第一篇
Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of Stroke
Australian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of
patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research,
presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthrough
in stroke prevention.
Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leave
them with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on to
have a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.
An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by taking
two blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even
taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diu-
retic indapamide( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Coversyl.
The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said.
They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten patients
who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding into
the brain.
Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of
Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those
patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of haff a million
strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.
McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could
help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood
pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin
with一even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.
McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of
patients with strokes一perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades."
第一篇
Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of Stroke
Australian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of
patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research,
presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthrough
in stroke prevention.
Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leave
them with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on to
have a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.
An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by taking
two blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even
taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diu-
retic indapamide( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Coversyl.
The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said.
They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten patients
who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding into
the brain.
Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of
Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those
patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of haff a million
strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.
McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could
help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood
pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin
with一even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.
McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of
patients with strokes一perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades."
How many people surviving the first stroke may suffer another attack during the following five years?
A:More than 33%of them.
B:Up to 40%of them.
C:20%of them.
D:10%of them.
A:More than 33%of them.
B:Up to 40%of them.
C:20%of them.
D:10%of them.
参考解析
解析：由文章第二段第二句“One in five stroke survivors goes on to have a second, often fatal, stroke within five years of the first.”可知，中风以后存活的病人，5人中有1人在第一次中风后5 年内会再次中风，而且常常是致命的，故C为正确答案。
由文章第三段的内容可知，服用两种降压药继发中风的危险性可减少40%；单服一种 药，其危险性降低1/3，即约33%。可见服用两种药比服一种药可减少大约7%，即大约1/14 的危险性。
第二段第一句说非致命的中风常造成病人四肢残废、语言障碍以及其他严重残疾。B、 C、D三项符合题意（D项的面部麻痹自然属于严重残疾之一），而A项“习惯性失眠”，则不应属 于中风的后遗症，故A是正确答案。
由文章第四段第二句“'If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment , it would result in maybe the avoidance of half a million strokes a year,’"可知，如果大多数病人有机 会进行这样治疗的话，每年就可以避免50万次中风的发生，故B为正确答案。
由文章倒数第二段的内容可知，血压高低并不重要，只要你得了中风，降低血压就有很 大益处，即使血压正常或低于正常值也是如此，故D为正确答案。
由文章第三段的内容可知，服用两种降压药继发中风的危险性可减少40%；单服一种 药，其危险性降低1/3，即约33%。可见服用两种药比服一种药可减少大约7%，即大约1/14 的危险性。
第二段第一句说非致命的中风常造成病人四肢残废、语言障碍以及其他严重残疾。B、 C、D三项符合题意（D项的面部麻痹自然属于严重残疾之一），而A项“习惯性失眠”，则不应属 于中风的后遗症，故A是正确答案。
由文章第四段第二句“'If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment , it would result in maybe the avoidance of half a million strokes a year,’"可知，如果大多数病人有机 会进行这样治疗的话，每年就可以避免50万次中风的发生，故B为正确答案。
由文章倒数第二段的内容可知，血压高低并不重要，只要你得了中风，降低血压就有很 大益处，即使血压正常或低于正常值也是如此，故D为正确答案。
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George Annas would probably agree that doctors should be punished if they ______.A) manage their patients incompetentlyB) give patients more medicine than neededC ) reduce drug dosages for their patientsD) prolong the needless suffering of the patients
George Annas would probably agree that doctors should be punished if theyA manage their patients incompetently.B give patients more medicine than needed.C reduce dmg dosages for their patients.D prolong the needless suffering of the patients.
共用题干Some Sleep Drugs Do More Than Make You SleepThe United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has ordered companies to place strong new warnings on thirteen drugs that treat sleep disorders.It also ordered the makers of the sleeping pills to provide information for patients explaining how to safely use the drugs.Last Wednesday,the FDA announced that some of these drugs can have unexpected and dangerouseffects.These include the risk of life-threatening allergic（过敏性的）reactions.They also include rareincidents of strange behavior.These include people cooking food,eating and even driving while asleep.The patients later had no memory of doing these activities while asleep.Last year,a member of the United States Congress said he had a sleep-driving incident.PatrickKennedy , a representative from Rhode Island,crashed his car into a security barrier near the building wherelawmakers meet.The accident happened in the middle of the night and no one was hurt.Mr.Kennedy saidhe had earlier taken a sleep medicine.He said he was also being treated with a stomach sickness drug thatcan cause sleepiness.The FDA did not say in its announcement how many cases of sleep-driving it has documented.However,the New York Times reported last year about people who said they had strange sleep events after taking the drug Ambien.Some reported sleep-driving and sleep-walking.Others said they found evidence after waking in the morning that they had cooked food or eaten in their sleep.But they had no memory of carrying out the activities.An FDA official says that these serious side effects of sleep disorder drugs appear to be rare.But,he also said there are probably more cases than are reported.He said the agency believes the risk of such behaviors could be reduced if people take the drugs as directed and do not drink alcohol while taking the drugs.The FDA has advised drug companies to carry out studies to investigate the problem.After taking the drug Ambien,some people______.A:are unable to driveB:don't know how to cookC:suffer from eating problemsD:fall asleep while walking
共用题干Some Sleep Drugs Do More Than Make You SleepThe United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has ordered companies to place strong new warnings on thirteen drugs that treat sleep disorders.It also ordered the makers of the sleeping pills to provide information for patients explaining how to safely use the drugs.Last Wednesday,the FDA announced that some of these drugs can have unexpected and dangerouseffects.These include the risk of life-threatening allergic（过敏性的）reactions.They also include rareincidents of strange behavior.These include people cooking food,eating and even driving while asleep.The patients later had no memory of doing these activities while asleep.Last year,a member of the United States Congress said he had a sleep-driving incident.PatrickKennedy , a representative from Rhode Island,crashed his car into a security barrier near the building wherelawmakers meet.The accident happened in the middle of the night and no one was hurt.Mr.Kennedy saidhe had earlier taken a sleep medicine.He said he was also being treated with a stomach sickness drug thatcan cause sleepiness.The FDA did not say in its announcement how many cases of sleep-driving it has documented.However,the New York Times reported last year about people who said they had strange sleep events after taking the drug Ambien.Some reported sleep-driving and sleep-walking.Others said they found evidence after waking in the morning that they had cooked food or eaten in their sleep.But they had no memory of carrying out the activities.An FDA official says that these serious side effects of sleep disorder drugs appear to be rare.But,he also said there are probably more cases than are reported.He said the agency believes the risk of such behaviors could be reduced if people take the drugs as directed and do not drink alcohol while taking the drugs.The FDA has advised drug companies to carry out studies to investigate the problem.The FDA announced that______.A:thirteen drug companies were closed last WednesdayB:only thirteen drugs could treat sleeping disordersC:some sleep drugs could lead to serious side effectsD:some makers of sleeping pills provided false information to their patients
共用题干Some Sleep Drugs Do More Than Make You SleepThe United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has ordered companies to place strong new warnings on thirteen drugs that treat sleep disorders.It also ordered the makers of the sleeping pills to provide information for patients explaining how to safely use the drugs.Last Wednesday,the FDA announced that some of these drugs can have unexpected and dangerouseffects.These include the risk of life-threatening allergic（过敏性的）reactions.They also include rareincidents of strange behavior.These include people cooking food,eating and even driving while asleep.The patients later had no memory of doing these activities while asleep.Last year,a member of the United States Congress said he had a sleep-driving incident.PatrickKennedy , a representative from Rhode Island,crashed his car into a security barrier near the building wherelawmakers meet.The accident happened in the middle of the night and no one was hurt.Mr.Kennedy saidhe had earlier taken a sleep medicine.He said he was also being treated with a stomach sickness drug thatcan cause sleepiness.The FDA did not say in its announcement how many cases of sleep-driving it has documented.However,the New York Times reported last year about people who said they had strange sleep events after taking the drug Ambien.Some reported sleep-driving and sleep-walking.Others said they found evidence after waking in the morning that they had cooked food or eaten in their sleep.But they had no memory of carrying out the activities.An FDA official says that these serious side effects of sleep disorder drugs appear to be rare.But,he also said there are probably more cases than are reported.He said the agency believes the risk of such behaviors could be reduced if people take the drugs as directed and do not drink alcohol while taking the drugs.The FDA has advised drug companies to carry out studies to investigate the problem.The FDA warned that some sleeping pills______.A:can help people to learn to cookB:prevent people from driving while asleepC:present life-threatening risk to patientsD:have severe effect on a patient's long-term memory
共用题干Some Sleep Drugs Do More Than Make You SleepThe United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has ordered companies to place strong new warnings on thirteen drugs that treat sleep disorders.It also ordered the makers of the sleeping pills to provide information for patients explaining how to safely use the drugs.Last Wednesday,the FDA announced that some of these drugs can have unexpected and dangerouseffects.These include the risk of life-threatening allergic（过敏性的）reactions.They also include rareincidents of strange behavior.These include people cooking food,eating and even driving while asleep.The patients later had no memory of doing these activities while asleep.Last year,a member of the United States Congress said he had a sleep-driving incident.PatrickKennedy , a representative from Rhode Island,crashed his car into a security barrier near the building wherelawmakers meet.The accident happened in the middle of the night and no one was hurt.Mr.Kennedy saidhe had earlier taken a sleep medicine.He said he was also being treated with a stomach sickness drug thatcan cause sleepiness.The FDA did not say in its announcement how many cases of sleep-driving it has documented.However,the New York Times reported last year about people who said they had strange sleep events after taking the drug Ambien.Some reported sleep-driving and sleep-walking.Others said they found evidence after waking in the morning that they had cooked food or eaten in their sleep.But they had no memory of carrying out the activities.An FDA official says that these serious side effects of sleep disorder drugs appear to be rare.But,he also said there are probably more cases than are reported.He said the agency believes the risk of such behaviors could be reduced if people take the drugs as directed and do not drink alcohol while taking the drugs.The FDA has advised drug companies to carry out studies to investigate the problem.The risk of strange behaviors resulting from taking sleeping pills could be reduced if______.A:the FDA takes more strict regulationsB:drug companies listen to patients’adviceC:the New York Times releases more reports D:people don't drink alcohol whlie taking these pills
共用题干Relieving the Pain"Exercise may be the best treatment of chronic pain,"say doctors at a new clinic for dealing with pain. "People with chronic pain need to stop lying around,go out more,and start exercising."The instinctive reac-tion to acute pain is to stop moving and to try to protect the source of pain.But it seems that this is often not productive,especially in the case of back pain.Back pain,after headaches and tiredness,has become the third most common reason for people to visit their doctors.Painful backs now account for millions of days offwork.Lumbar（腰部的）pains are partly the price humans pay for taking their forelimbs off the ground , but they are made worse by a sedentary（久坐不动的）lifestyle. Lack of exercise slowly decreases the flexibility and strength of muscles,so that it is more difficult to take pressure off the site of pain.Exercise is essential. It releases endorphins（内啡肤）,the body's " feel-good " chemicals , which are natural painkillers. In fact, these are so important that researchers are now looking for drugs that can maintain a comfortable level of en- dorphins in the body.Most people who go to a family doctor complaining of pain are prescribed pain-killing drugs rather than exercise.Since finding the cause of backache is not so easy,doctors frequently do not know the precise cause of the discomfort,and as the pain continues,sufferers end up taking stronger doses or a series of different drugs."It's crazy,"says Dr. Brasseur,a therapist at the International Association for the Study of Pain. "Some of them are taking different drugs prescribed by different doctors.I've just seen a patient who was tak- ing two drugs which turned out to be the same thing under different names."A generation of new pain clinics now operates on the basis that drugs are best avoided.Once patients have undergone the initial physical and psychological check up,their medication is cut down as much as pos- sible.Taking patients off drugs also prepares them for physical activity.In some pain-relief clinics,patients begin the day with muscle contraction and relaxation exercises,fol- lowed by an hour on exercise bikes. Later in the day , they practice tai chi（太极）,self-defense , and deep thought. This compares with an average of two-and-a-half hours' physiotherapy（理疗）a week in a traditional hospital program."The idea is to strengthen and to increase long-lasting energy,flexibility,and confidence," explains Bill Wiles,a consultant pain doctor in Liverpool."Patients undergoing this therapy get back to work and resume healthy active lifestyles much sooner than those subjected to more conservative treatment."Exercise helps pain sufferers to recover more quickly than traditional treatment.A:RightB:WrongC:Not mentioned
共用题干Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research, presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthrough in stroke prevention.Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leave them with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on to have a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by taking two blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diuretic indapamide ( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Cover- syl.The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said.They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten pa- tients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding into the brain.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of half a million strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with-even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes-perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades."What patients among those who have a stroke will benefit greatly from taking blood pressure-lowering drugs?A:Those whose blood pressure is high.B:Those whose blood pressure is average.C:Those whose blood pressure is below average.D:All of the above.
共用题干Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research, presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthrough in stroke prevention.Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leave them with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on to have a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by taking two blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diuretic indapamide ( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Cover- syl.The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said.They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten pa- tients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding into the brain.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of half a million strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with-even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes-perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades."Which of the following is NOT a symptom left by strokes?A:Habitual sleeplessness.B:Losing the function of one or more extremities.C:Speaking unclearly.D:Serious disabilities such as facial paralysis.
共用题干Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research, presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthrough in stroke prevention.Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leave them with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on to have a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by taking two blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diuretic indapamide ( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Cover- syl.The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said.They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten pa- tients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding into the brain.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of half a million strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with-even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes-perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades."How many strokes may be reduced in a year if most of stroke patients can be treated in the way as the article recommends?A:5,000,000. B:500,000.C:50,000,000. D:15,000,000.
共用题干Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.______（46)Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that of-ten leave them with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities._______(47)An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by taking two blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said .The drugs are the diuretic indapamide and the ACE inhibitor perindopril,better known by its brand name Coversyl._______(48)They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten patients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage,the worst type of stroke,where there is direct bleeding into the brain,_______(49)“If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of haff a million strokes a year,”the professor told Australia's ABC Radio._______(50)“What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with—even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,”he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a“major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes—perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last cou-ple of decades”.______（46)A: A stroke can happen to anyone anyone at any moment.B:.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke.C: One in five stroke survivors goes on to have a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.D: McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hy- pertension could help prevent strokes.E:.The research,presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthrough in stroke prevention.F: The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said.
共用题干Facts about Stroke1 Every 45 seconds,someone in America has a stroke.Every 3. 1 minutes,someonedies of one.Stroke killed an estimated 167,661 people in 2000 and is the nation's thirdleading cause of death,ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer. Stroke is a leading cause of serious,long-term disability in the United States.2 Stroke is a type of cardiovascular（心血管的）disease. It affects the arteries（动脉）leading to and within the brain.A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygenand nutrients（营养物）to the brain is either blocked by a clot（凝块）or bursts. Whenthat happens,part of the brain cannot get the blood(and oxygen)it needs,so it startsto die.3 The brain is an extremely complex organ that controls various body functions.If a strokeoccurs and blood flow can't reach the region that controls a particular body function,thatpart of the body won't work as it should,If the stroke occurs toward the back of the brain,for instance,It's likely to result in some disablity involving vision.The effects of a strokedepend primarily on the location of the obstruction（阻塞）and the extent of brain tissueaffected.4 The American Stroke Association has identified several factors that increase the risk ofstroke.The more risk factors a person has,the greater the chance that he or she will havea stroke.Some of these you can't control,such as increasing age,family health history, race,and prior stroke.But you can change or treat other risk factors to lower your risk.Factors resulting from lifestyle or environment can be modified with a healthcare provider's help.Some of these include:high blood pressure,current smoking,heart disease,andhigh red blood cell count.5 A stroke can happen to anyone at any moment.In fact about 600,000 people havestrokes every year. For many years,there was no hope for those suffering a stroke.However,recent breakthroughs have led to new treatments.For the treatments to work,the person must get to a hospital immediately. Paragraph 4________A:Effects of a strokeB:Annual cost of stroke in the USC:Definition and description of a strokeD:Breakthroughs in treatmentE:Risk factors of strokeF:Warning signs of a stroke
共用题干Relieving the Pain"Exercise may be the best treatment of chronic pain,"say doctors at a new clinic for dealing with pain. "People with chronic pain need to stop lying around,go out more,and start exercising."The instinctive reac-tion to acute pain is to stop moving and to try to protect the source of pain.But it seems that this is often not productive,especially in the case of back pain.Back pain,after headaches and tiredness,has become the third most common reason for people to visit their doctors.Painful backs now account for millions of days offwork.Lumbar（腰部的）pains are partly the price humans pay for taking their forelimbs off the ground , but they are made worse by a sedentary（久坐不动的）lifestyle. Lack of exercise slowly decreases the flexibility and strength of muscles,so that it is more difficult to take pressure off the site of pain.Exercise is essential. It releases endorphins（内啡肤）,the body's " feel-good " chemicals , which are natural painkillers. In fact, these are so important that researchers are now looking for drugs that can maintain a comfortable level of en- dorphins in the body.Most people who go to a family doctor complaining of pain are prescribed pain-killing drugs rather than exercise.Since finding the cause of backache is not so easy,doctors frequently do not know the precise cause of the discomfort,and as the pain continues,sufferers end up taking stronger doses or a series of different drugs."It's crazy,"says Dr. Brasseur,a therapist at the International Association for the Study of Pain. "Some of them are taking different drugs prescribed by different doctors.I've just seen a patient who was tak- ing two drugs which turned out to be the same thing under different names."A generation of new pain clinics now operates on the basis that drugs are best avoided.Once patients have undergone the initial physical and psychological check up,their medication is cut down as much as pos- sible.Taking patients off drugs also prepares them for physical activity.In some pain-relief clinics,patients begin the day with muscle contraction and relaxation exercises,fol- lowed by an hour on exercise bikes. Later in the day , they practice tai chi（太极）,self-defense , and deep thought. This compares with an average of two-and-a-half hours' physiotherapy（理疗）a week in a traditional hospital program."The idea is to strengthen and to increase long-lasting energy,flexibility,and confidence," explains Bill Wiles,a consultant pain doctor in Liverpool."Patients undergoing this therapy get back to work and resume healthy active lifestyles much sooner than those subjected to more conservative treatment."Doctors often use drugs such as endorphins to treat patients.A:RightB:WrongC:Not mentioned
共用题干Relieving the Pain"Exercise may be the best treatment of chronic pain,"say doctors at a new clinic for dealing with pain. "People with chronic pain need to stop lying around,go out more,and start exercising."The instinctive reac-tion to acute pain is to stop moving and to try to protect the source of pain.But it seems that this is often not productive,especially in the case of back pain.Back pain,after headaches and tiredness,has become the third most common reason for people to visit their doctors.Painful backs now account for millions of days offwork.Lumbar（腰部的）pains are partly the price humans pay for taking their forelimbs off the ground , but they are made worse by a sedentary（久坐不动的）lifestyle. Lack of exercise slowly decreases the flexibility and strength of muscles,so that it is more difficult to take pressure off the site of pain.Exercise is essential. It releases endorphins（内啡肤）,the body's " feel-good " chemicals , which are natural painkillers. In fact, these are so important that researchers are now looking for drugs that can maintain a comfortable level of en- dorphins in the body.Most people who go to a family doctor complaining of pain are prescribed pain-killing drugs rather than exercise.Since finding the cause of backache is not so easy,doctors frequently do not know the precise cause of the discomfort,and as the pain continues,sufferers end up taking stronger doses or a series of different drugs."It's crazy,"says Dr. Brasseur,a therapist at the International Association for the Study of Pain. "Some of them are taking different drugs prescribed by different doctors.I've just seen a patient who was tak- ing two drugs which turned out to be the same thing under different names."A generation of new pain clinics now operates on the basis that drugs are best avoided.Once patients have undergone the initial physical and psychological check up,their medication is cut down as much as pos- sible.Taking patients off drugs also prepares them for physical activity.In some pain-relief clinics,patients begin the day with muscle contraction and relaxation exercises,fol- lowed by an hour on exercise bikes. Later in the day , they practice tai chi（太极）,self-defense , and deep thought. This compares with an average of two-and-a-half hours' physiotherapy（理疗）a week in a traditional hospital program."The idea is to strengthen and to increase long-lasting energy,flexibility,and confidence," explains Bill Wiles,a consultant pain doctor in Liverpool."Patients undergoing this therapy get back to work and resume healthy active lifestyles much sooner than those subjected to more conservative treatment."New pain clinics ask patients to give up drugs completely.A:RightB:WrongC:Not mentioned
共用题干Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research, presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthrough in stroke prevention.Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leave them with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on to have a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by taking two blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diuretic indapamide ( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Cover- syl.The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said.They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten pa- tients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding into the brain.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of half a million strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with-even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes-perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades."How many people surviving the first stroke may suffer another attack during the following five years?A:More than 33% of them. B:Up to 40% of them.C:20% of them. D:10% of them.
共用题干第一篇Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research,presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthroughin stroke prevention.Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leavethem with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on tohave a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by takingtwo blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diu- retic indapamide( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Coversyl. The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said. They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten patients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding intothe brain.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of haff a million strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with一even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes一perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades." What patients among those who have a stroke will benefit greatly from taking blood pressure-lowering drugs?A:Those whose blood pressure is high.B:Those whose blood pressure is average.C:Those whose blood pressure is below average.D:All of the above.
共用题干第一篇Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research,presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthroughin stroke prevention.Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leavethem with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on tohave a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by takingtwo blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diu- retic indapamide( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Coversyl. The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said. They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten patients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding intothe brain.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of haff a million strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with一even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes一perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades." Which of the following is NOT a symptom left by strokes?A:Habitual sleeplessness.B:Losing the function of one or more extremities.C:Speaking unclearly.D:Serious disabilities such as facial paralysis.
共用题干Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research, presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthrough in stroke prevention.Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leave them with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on to have a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by taking two blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diuretic indapamide ( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Cover- syl.The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said.They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten pa- tients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding into the brain.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of half a million strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with-even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes-perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades."Taking two blood pressure-lowering drugs may produce______less risk of secondary stroke than taking only one such drug.A:three quarters B:nearly four tenthsC:one fifth D:about one fourteenth
共用题干第一篇Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research,presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthroughin stroke prevention.Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leavethem with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on tohave a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by takingtwo blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diu- retic indapamide( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Coversyl. The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said. They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten patients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding intothe brain.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of haff a million strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with一even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes一perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades." Taking two blood pressure-lowering drugs may produce________less risk of secondary stroke than taking only one such drug.A:three quartersB:nearly four tenthsC:one fifthD:about one fourteenth
共用题干Facts about Stroke1 Every 45 seconds,someone in America has a stroke.Every 3. 1 minutes,someonedies of one.Stroke killed an estimated 167,661 people in 2000 and is the nation's thirdleading cause of death,ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer. Stroke is a leading cause of serious,long-term disability in the United States.2 Stroke is a type of cardiovascular（心血管的）disease. It affects the arteries（动脉）leading to and within the brain.A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygenand nutrients（营养物）to the brain is either blocked by a clot（凝块）or bursts. Whenthat happens,part of the brain cannot get the blood(and oxygen)it needs,so it startsto die.3 The brain is an extremely complex organ that controls various body functions.If a strokeoccurs and blood flow can't reach the region that controls a particular body function,thatpart of the body won't work as it should,If the stroke occurs toward the back of the brain,for instance,It's likely to result in some disablity involving vision.The effects of a strokedepend primarily on the location of the obstruction（阻塞）and the extent of brain tissueaffected.4 The American Stroke Association has identified several factors that increase the risk ofstroke.The more risk factors a person has,the greater the chance that he or she will havea stroke.Some of these you can't control,such as increasing age,family health history, race,and prior stroke.But you can change or treat other risk factors to lower your risk.Factors resulting from lifestyle or environment can be modified with a healthcare provider's help.Some of these include:high blood pressure,current smoking,heart disease,andhigh red blood cell count.5 A stroke can happen to anyone at any moment.In fact about 600,000 people havestrokes every year. For many years,there was no hope for those suffering a stroke.However,recent breakthroughs have led to new treatments.For the treatments to work,the person must get to a hospital immediately. Some people can reduce their risk of stroke if they_______.A:suffer from a strokeB:will be affectedC:change their lifestylesD:will take placeE:occurs at the back of his/her brainF:controls various body functions
共用题干第一篇Hypertension Drugs Found to Cut Risk of StrokeAustralian doctors declared Monday that a cocktail of simple antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of patients suffering a repeat stroke by more than a third.This is the result of their research.The research,presented at a medical conference in Italy over the weekend,has been valued highly as a major breakthroughin stroke prevention.Strokes kill 5 million people a year,and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes that often leavethem with useless limbs,slurred speech and other serious disabilities.One in five stroke survivors goes on tohave a second,often fatal,stroke within five years of the first.An international six-year study of 6,100 patients directed from Sydney University found that by takingtwo blood pressure-lowering drugs,the risk of secondary strokes can be reduced by up to 40 percent.Even taking one of the commonly available drugs can cut the risk by a third,the study said.The drugs are the diu- retic indapamide( 吲达帕胺）and the ACE inhibitor perindopril , better known by its brand name Coversyl. The combination was effective even in patients who did not have high blood pressure,the researchers said. They even found that the risk of another stroke could be cut by three quarters among the one-in-ten patients who had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage（出血）, the worst type of stroke , where there is direct bleeding intothe brain.Stephen McMahon,who presented the research at the Milan congress of the European Society of Hypertension,said about 50 million people were alive who had suffered at least one stroke."If most of those patients were able to get access to this treatment,it would result in maybe the avoidance of haff a million strokes a year,"the professor told Australia's ABC Radio.McMahon said doctors had long known that lowering the blood pressure of those with hypertension could help prevent strokes."What we have shown for the first time is that it does not really matter what your blood pressure is;if you have had a stroke,then lowering blood pressure will produce large benefits,to begin with一even for people whose blood pressure is average or below average,"he said.McMahon said the Milan gathering had heralded the research as a"major breakthrough in the care of patients with strokes一perhaps the biggest step forward that we have made in the last couple of decades." How many strokes may be reduced in a year if most of stroke patients can be treated in the way as the article recommends?A:5,000,000.B:500,000.C:50,000,000.D:15,000,000.
共用题干Facts about Stroke1. Every 45 seconds,someone in America has a stroke.Every 3.1 minutes,someone dies of one.Stroke killed an estimated 167,661 people in 2000 and is the nation's third leading cause of death,ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer. Stroke is a leading cause of Serious,long-term disability in the United States.2. Stroke is a type of cardiovascular（心血管的）disease. It affects the arteries（动脉）leading to and within the brain. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients（营养 物）to the brain is either blocked by a clot（凝块）or bursts. When that happens,part of the brain cannot get the blood(and oxygen)it needs,so it starts to die.3. The brain is an extremely complex organ that controls various body functions. If a stroke occurs and blood flow can't reach the region that controls a particular body function,that part of the body won't work as it should. If the stroke occurs toward the back of the brain,for instance,it's likely that some disability involving vision will result. The effects of a stroke depend primarily on the location of the obstruction（阻塞）and the extent of brain tissue affected.4. The American Stroke Association has identified several factors that increase the risk of stroke.The more risk factors a person has,the greater the chance that he or she will have a stroke.Some of these you can't control,such as increasing age,family health history,race,and prior stroke. But you can change or treat other risk factors to lower your risk.Factors resulting from lifestyle or environment can be modified with a healthcare provider's help.Some of these include:high blood pressure,current smoking,heart disease,and high red blood cell count.5. A stroke can happen to anyone at any moment. In fact about 600,000 people have strokes every year. For many years,there was no hope for those suffering a stroke. However,recent breakthroughs have led to new treatments.For the treatments to work,the person must get to a hospital immediately. Paragraph 4_________A: Effects of a strokeB: Annual cost of stroke in the USC: Definition and description of a strokeD: Breakthroughs in treatmentE: Risk factors of strokeF: Warning signs of a stroke
共用题干Pregnant Women Warned About ACE InhibitorSome of the most commonly used medicines for high blood pressure are drugs called ACE in-hibitors.Doctors have given these drugs to patients for twenty-five years.A government study in the United States found that the use almost doubled between 1995 and 2000.Doctors have known for years that women should not take ACE inhibitors during the last six months of pregnancy.The medicine can injure the baby.ACE inhibitors,though,have been con-sidered safe when taken during the first three months. But a new study has found that women who take these drugs early in their pregnancy still increase the risk of birth disorders. The study shows that,compared to others,their babies were almost three times as likely to be born with major problems .These included problems with the formation of the brain and nervous system and holes in the heart.The researchers say they found no increased risk in women who took other blood pressure medicines during the first three months.Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and Boston University did the study.The New England Journal of Medicine published the results. The researchers studied the records of almost thirty thousand births between 1985 and 2000.Two hun-dred nine babies were born to women who took ACE inhibitors during the first three months of their pregnancies.Eighteen of the babies,or almost nine percent,had major disorders.ACE inhibitors are often given to patients with diabetes. But diabetes during pregnancy can result in birth defects.So the study did not include any women known to be diabetic.ACE inhibi- tors suppress a protein called angiotensin-converting enzyme or ACE.This enzyme produces a chemical in the body that makes blood passages narrow.The drugs increase the flow of blood so pressure is reduced.New drugs are tested on pregnant animals to see if they might cause birth defects in humans. But experts say these tests are not always dependable.The United States Food and Drug Adminis- tration helped pay for the study .The F. D.A.says women who might become pregnant should talk with their doctor about other ways to treat high blood pressure. Evidence showed only a small percentage of babies suffered major disorders______.A: that may cause our blood vessels to become more and more narrowB: for pregnant women to take during their last six months of pregnanciesC: that their likelihood to suffer major problems is two times higher than other babiesD: with their doctors about how to treat their problemsE: because diabetes during pregnancy may sometimes lead to birth defectsF: though their mothers took ACE inhibitors during their first three months of pregnancies
共用题干Facts about Stroke1. Every 45 seconds,someone in America has a stroke.Every 3.1 minutes,someone dies of one.Stroke killed an estimated 167,661 people in 2000 and is the nation's third leading cause of death,ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer. Stroke is a leading cause of Serious,long-term disability in the United States.2. Stroke is a type of cardiovascular（心血管的）disease. It affects the arteries（动脉）leading to and within the brain. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients（营养 物）to the brain is either blocked by a clot（凝块）or bursts. When that happens,part of the brain cannot get the blood(and oxygen)it needs,so it starts to die.3. The brain is an extremely complex organ that controls various body functions. If a stroke occurs and blood flow can't reach the region that controls a particular body function,that part of the body won't work as it should. If the stroke occurs toward the back of the brain,for instance,it's likely that some disability involving vision will result. The effects of a stroke depend primarily on the location of the obstruction（阻塞）and the extent of brain tissue affected.4. The American Stroke Association has identified several factors that increase the risk of stroke.The more risk factors a person has,the greater the chance that he or she will have a stroke.Some of these you can't control,such as increasing age,family health history,race,and prior stroke. But you can change or treat other risk factors to lower your risk.Factors resulting from lifestyle or environment can be modified with a healthcare provider's help.Some of these include:high blood pressure,current smoking,heart disease,and high red blood cell count.5. A stroke can happen to anyone at any moment. In fact about 600,000 people have strokes every year. For many years,there was no hope for those suffering a stroke. However,recent breakthroughs have led to new treatments.For the treatments to work,the person must get to a hospital immediately. Some people can reduce their risk of stroke if they______.A: suffer from a strokeB: will be affectedC: change their lifestylesD: will take placeE: occurs at the back of his/her brainF: controls various body functions
共用题干Relieving the Pain"Exercise may be the best treatment of chronic pain,"say doctors at a new clinic for dealing with pain. "People with chronic pain need to stop lying around,go out more,and start exercising."The instinctive reaction to acute pain is to stop moving and to try to protect the source of pain. But it seems that this is often not productive,especially in the case of back pain. Back pain,after headaches and tiredness,has become the third most common reason for people to visit their doctors.Painful backs now account for millions of days off work.Lumbar（腰部的）pains are partly the price humans pay for taking their forelimbs off the ground, but they are made worse by a sedentary（久坐不动的）lifestyle. Lack of exercise slowly decreases the flexibility and strength of muscles,so that it is more difficult to take pressure off the site of pain.Exercise is essential. It releases endorphins（内啡肽）,the body's "feel-good" chemicals, which are natural painkillers. In fact, these are so important that researchers are now looking for drugs that can maintain a comfortable level of endorphins in the body.Most people who go to a family doctor complaining of pain are prescribed pain-killing drugs rather than exercise.Since finding the cause of backache is not so easy,doctors frequently do not know the precise cause of the discomfort,and as the pain continues,sufferers end up taking stronger doses or a series of different drugs."It's crazy,"says Dr. Brasseur,a therapist at the International Association for the Study of Pain. "Some of them are taking different drugs prescribed by different doctors.I've just seen a patient who was taking two drugs which turned out to be the same thing under different names."A generation of new pain clinics now operates on the basis that drugs are best avoided.Once patients have undergone the initial physical and psychological check up,their medication is cut down as much as possible.Taking patients off drugs also prepares them for physical activity.In some pain一 relief clinics,patients begin the day with muscle contraction and relaxation exercises, followed by an hour on exercise bikes. Later in the day,they practice tai chi（太极）,self-defense,and deepthought. This compares with an average of two-and-a-half hours' physiotherapy（理疗）a week in a traditional hospital program."The idea is to strengthen and to increase long一lasting energy,flexibility,and confidence," explains Bill Wiles,a consultant pain doctor in Liverpool."Patients undergoing this therapy get back to work and resume healthy active lifestyles much sooner than those subjected to more conservative treatment."Headaches are partly caused by lack of exercise.A:RightB:WrongC:Not mentioned
共用题干Pregnant Women Warned About ACE InhibitorSome of the most commonly used medicines for high blood pressure are drugs called ACE in-hibitors.Doctors have given these drugs to patients for twenty-five years.A government study in the United States found that the use almost doubled between 1995 and 2000.Doctors have known for years that women should not take ACE inhibitors during the last six months of pregnancy.The medicine can injure the baby.ACE inhibitors,though,have been con-sidered safe when taken during the first three months. But a new study has found that women who take these drugs early in their pregnancy still increase the risk of birth disorders. The study shows that,compared to others,their babies were almost three times as likely to be born with major problems .These included problems with the formation of the brain and nervous system and holes in the heart.The researchers say they found no increased risk in women who took other blood pressure medicines during the first three months.Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and Boston University did the study.The New England Journal of Medicine published the results. The researchers studied the records of almost thirty thousand births between 1985 and 2000.Two hun-dred nine babies were born to women who took ACE inhibitors during the first three months of their pregnancies.Eighteen of the babies,or almost nine percent,had major disorders.ACE inhibitors are often given to patients with diabetes. But diabetes during pregnancy can result in birth defects.So the study did not include any women known to be diabetic.ACE inhibi- tors suppress a protein called angiotensin-converting enzyme or ACE.This enzyme produces a chemical in the body that makes blood passages narrow.The drugs increase the flow of blood so pressure is reduced.New drugs are tested on pregnant animals to see if they might cause birth defects in humans. But experts say these tests are not always dependable.The United States Food and Drug Adminis- tration helped pay for the study .The F. D.A.says women who might become pregnant should talk with their doctor about other ways to treat high blood pressure. ACE is a risk factor to our body______.A: that may cause our blood vessels to become more and more narrowB: for pregnant women to take during their last six months of pregnanciesC: that their likelihood to suffer major problems is two times higher than other babiesD: with their doctors about how to treat their problemsE: because diabetes during pregnancy may sometimes lead to birth defectsF: though their mothers took ACE inhibitors during their first three months of pregnancies
共用题干第一篇Shift Work Link to Increased Risk of Heart ProblemsShift workers are slightly more at risk of having a heart attack or stroke than day workers,research suggests.An analysis of studies involving more than 2 million workers in the British Medical Journal said shift work can disrupt the body clock and have a negative effect on lifestyle.It has previously been linked to an increased risk of high blood pressure and diabetes.Limiting night shifts would help workers cope,experts said.The team of researchers from Canada and Norway analyzed 34 studies.In total,there were 17,359 coronary events of some kind,including cardiac arrests,6,598 heart attacks and 1,854 strokes caused by lack of blood to the brain.These events were more common in shift workers than in other people.The BMJ study calculated that shift work was linked to a 23%increased risk of heart attack,24% increased risk of coronary event and 5%increased risk of stroke.But they also said shift work was not linked to increased mortality rates from heart problems and that the relative risks associated with heart problems were"modest".Dan Hackam,associate professor at Western University,London, Ontario in Canada,said shift workers were more prone to sleeping and eating badly."Night shift workers are up all the time and they don't have a defined rest period.They are in a state of perpetual nervous system activation which is bad for things like obesity and cholesterol,"he said.The authors say that screening programs could help identify and treat risk factors for shift workers,such as high blood pressure and cholesterol levels.They add that shift workers could also be educated about what symptoms to look out for,which might indicate early heart problems.Jane White,research and information services manager at the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health,said there were complex issues surrounding shift work."It can result in disturbed appetite and digestion,reliance on sedatives and/or stimulants,as well as social and domestic problems."These can affect performance,increase the likelihood of errors and accidents at work,and even have a negative effect on health.She said the effects of shift work needed to be well managed."Avoiding permanent night shifts,limiting shifts to a maximum of 12 hours and ensuring workers have a minimum of two full nights'sleep between day and night shifts are simple,practical solutions that can help people to cope with shift work."The underlined word"disrupt"in Paragraph Two can be replaced by_______.A:preventB:controlC:cut offD:throw into disorder