Heart disease is supposedly a modern affliction, the result of a diet rich in animal fat and too many hours spent on the sofa.

由于饮食中含有过多动物脂肪，现代人又长时间窝在沙发里，大众普遍认为心脏病是一种现代症候。

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But the researchers note that heart disease is no longer an affliction only of the rich.

但是研究人员注意到心脏病发作已经不再是富人才会有的痛苦。

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Zhang Chuanwen: China used to criticise the "urban disease" of the west, but now it seems to be suffering from the same affliction.

张传文：看来中国以前指责西方的“城市病”，现在落在自己身上了。

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President Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease after leaving office -- an affliction that many scientists say eventually may be cured with the help of embryonic stem cell research.

CNN: Obama overturns Bush policy on stem cells