Today people are living to be much older than ever before. Some of the main reasons for this are the improved health care and better nutrition available to everyone.
" F9 O! V7 S% i" ?Medical care is more available to people. Although not everyone can get the best health care, ! M6 L* E' r! K8 R; u* H
everyone can get basic health care and advice. When people are seriously ill, they can go to a
! t; S# F4 b8 \' w- c$ O u1 q4 e$ \public hospital and be taken care of. Years ago, health care wasn’t available to everyone. Some people didn’t live near a doctor or a hospital, and others couldn’t pay for the care they needed.
3 U1 ~& z* g# ^/ p- R' _7 ^They made do with herbal medicines or folk remedies. Of course, some of these worked, but not for the more serious diseases.
+ n, a \$ {/ Y. u& T! B" B% w) RThe quality of medical care has improved. That’s also a factor in longevity. Doctors know more
' v9 E8 N/ M" H; g, }3 anow about what causes disease and how to cure it. Years ago, doctors only knew about the most
5 [2 }! G) N, N; {$ r) \basic diseases and cures. Medicine was not very advanced. You could die from something as
: G: @. B2 f) |6 O7 q9 Jsimple as an infection from a cut. Now we have antibiotics and other medicines to help cure - E$ g @3 s, `" m2 m/ }9 Y3 ^8 ^
infections.
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1 O# m1 E' N) A/ i4 F3 mPeople are also living longer now because of better nutrition. We’re eating better and more 6 a; N. C! f1 | |4 ]
healthfully than we used to. That’s reduced the number of people with heart disease and cancer.
, @& M; r8 O& @2 Q: y# ZWe try to eat low-fat foods and eat more vegetables and fruits, which are now available year-
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Improved medical care and healthy eating habits has greatly expanded our life spans. What we need to do now is make ’sure that everyone in the world has these benefits. |
发表于 2012-8-14 23:46:10
