A government report notes that little progress has been made in reducing what are called health care-associated infections.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

That had a remarkable effect on reducing transmission of infectious diseases, in doctor's offices and hospitals.

这显著的减少了,在医生的办公室和医院内部,感染性疾病的传播

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But the fact that reducing cholesterol is considered good for you in the first place, depends on these kinds of studies on population intake to know how much cholesterol people are eating and then link it to reports of heart disease, or cancer, or whatever the health outcome is.

但减少胆固醇这个事实,首先对你来说是好的,依据这些关于总体摄入量的研究可以知道,人们摄入胆固醇的多少,关系到心脏疾病,或癌症或其他健康问题

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He says major progress has been made since nineteen seventy in reducing deaths of mothers and children.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

He says the study shows that, in theory,white roofs could be effective in reducing urban heat.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

In another study, the vaccine was effective in reducing clinical malaria by thirty-five percent.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

So,do they serve a purpose in reducing physical pain?

VOA: special.2009.08.18

H.I.V.has slowed the progress in reducing maternal deaths.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

Collecting patient data or ordering drugs and lab tests using handheld devices can be very effective in reducing errors.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

The queen praised the United Nations for its role in reducing conflict, offering humanitarian assistance and tackling the effects of poverty in many parts of the world.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

It can ensure that poor,rural people, whose lives and livelihoods, depend on the earth's productive capacity, have the means to produce more and to produce it better, GDP growth generated by agriculture has been shown to be at least twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth in other sectors. In recent years, more attention is being paid to the importance of smallholder farms.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

"These targets are set for 2015 and are to achieve at least 90 percent measles vaccination coverage nationally and 80 percent coverage in every district, reduce measles cases to less than five per million population, reduce measles mortality by U.N.health agencies have made huge strides in reducing the number of children dying from measles.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

But Mister Zundt says reducing air pollution and acid rain will reduce respiratory illnesses for people in the city.

VOA: special.2009.09.07

The group has simpler ideas -- like reducing water use at schools and other buildings in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

President Obama aims to defeat the Taliban by sending more troops and development aid to Afghanistan while reducing troop strength in Iraq.

VOA: special.2009.08.22

Getting plenty of sleep, reducing stress and eating a diet high in vitamins and minerals can also help.

VOA: special.2010.05.19

Most of it,he says, could be paid for by reducing waste in the existing health care system.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

We are planning on becoming carbon-neutral and,in fact,reducing our footprint by forty percent by twenty twenty-five.

VOA: special.2011.07.08

These guidelines are credited with reducing cases of sudden infant death syndrome in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.08.26

In Detroit,Michigan, the two big dailies are reducing home delivery to three days a week.

VOA: special.2009.03.21

In a mild case, simply reducing fluids may be all that the person needs.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

"Just helping women farmers have the same access to inputs and control of resources that male farmers have would really do a lot in terms of improving agriculture productivity, reducing hunger and malnutrition."

VOA: special.2011.03.22

"We estimate in WHO that over thirty million lives can be saved in the next ten years by simple measures -- reducing the level of salt by fifteen to twenty percent, reducing the amount of tobacco, and increasing the number of people who are at risk of a heart attack and stroke to be on simple preventive treatment."

VOA: special.2011.05.11

Reducing fat in the diet, especially saturated fat, was believed to be an important strategy to reduce heart disease.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

More than 1,000 pages long, START-1 is one of the most complex treaties in history, dealing with reducing nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

Mr.Obama as been pushing China and India to commit to reducing emmissions before the summit in Copenhagen.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

The START-One agreement is one of the most complex treaties in history dealing with reducing nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

"Reducing salt in the food supply needs to be a gradual process for a couple of reasons."

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

The salary and pension cuts, plus a two percent increase in sales tax are aimed at reducing the country's deficit by four percent this year.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11