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1. Tobacco Report From 50 Years Ago Has Changed the World

http://www.voanews.com/content/tobacco-report-from-fifty-years-ago-has-changed-the-world/1831124.html

The main idea:

Luther Terry, Fifty years ago this month, he issued a report that linked cigarette smoking to lung cancer and heart disease. Now U.S. policies gradually changed eventually mandating smoke-free areas in the work-place and elsewhere.

Key words:

• Smoking

• Die

• Epidemic

• Dangers

Text Structure: Cause and Effects.

Lung cancer Heart disease

Tobacco

Serious health risks Dead people

and deadly disease.

2. 10 tips for liver detox

http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/nutrition/nutrition+tips/10+tips+for+liver+detox,11285

The main idea:

Explains plants, vegetables and chemicals that can contribute to the cleaning of the liver.

Key words:

• Protects

• Damage

• Improve

• Detoxification

Signals Words:

• Tips

Text Structure: List

Liver detox:

 Herbal bitters

 St. Mary's Thistle

 Lemon juice

 Brussels sprouts

 Turmeric

 Crab apple

 Water

 Zinc

 Dandelion Root

 Methionine

3. Google Tests 'Smart' Contact Lens that Monitors Blood Sugar

http://www.voanews.com/content/contact-lenses-may-check-glucose-level/1832475.html

The main idea: Internet giant Google says it's testing a 'smart' contact lens that could visually alert patients when their blood sugar level drops.

Key words:

• Control

• Glucose

• Blood

• Diabetes

• Experimenting

Text Structure: Problem and Solution

4. Bottle Museum Showcases Centuries-Old Handmade Glass Bottles

http://www.voanews.com/content/bottle-museum-showcases-centuries-old-handmade-glass-bottles/1831066.html

The main idea: The National Bottle Museum in Saratoga County, New York displaying Interesting and centuries-old handmade bottles.

Key words:

• Bottle

• Museum

• Handmade

• Collection

Signal words:

• Century

• Years

Text Structure: Chronological

Guessed words

• Liquor

• Recycling

• Museum

• Hotels

5. Reviving a Life Saver

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/science/reviving-a-life-saver.html?hp

The main idea: The tourniquets were wartime staples, used to stanch the bleeding of wounded soldiers. But they became a last resort for both military and civilian emergency personnel after World War II, when medical experts blamed the prolonged cutoff of blood for frequent amputations.

Key words:

• Tourniquets

• Wounded

• Resurgence

Text Structure: Problem and Solution

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