maternity n. [U] 产科医院;产科病房 a. 适用于孕妇的;产妇的
intensive adj. 加强的,集中的;紧张进行的,彻底的,十分细致的;加强语气的
City officials attributed the citys decline in deaths from heart disease in part to the mayors anti-smoking campaigns . Heart disease deaths dropped 27.9% since 2002, contributing to the increase in city residents life expectancy. The statistics also show that cancer deaths have fallen by 4.3% since 2002.
The mayor also touted the citys well-publicized moves to require calorie counts on menus at chain and fast food restaurants, which he believes has steered more New Yorkers away from the kind of poor dietary choices that contribute to obesity, heart disease and diabetes. New York was the first city in the nation, in 2006, to ban trans fats a major culprit in promoting artery clogging and heart disease from restaurant foods, including everything from pizza to bagels.
culprit n. 犯错的人;罪犯;肇事者;引起问题的事物
artery n. 动脉;主流,干道
However, the most significant contributor to New Yorkers increased life expectancy had nothing to do with smoking or diet. Rather, it was the citys expanded testing and treatment of people with HIV. More than 90% of patients who are diagnosed with HIV in the citys health system currently receive drug treatment within 90 days; in 2011 alone, the city tested 195,516 patients, more than three times as many people tested six years earlier, helping to reduce mortality from HIV and AIDS. The death rate from HIV is declining faster than other causes of death in New York City, down 11.3% since 2000 and 51.9% since 2002.
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