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Why Airports Are Bad for your Health A recent study has shown that people who live near airports are more likely to have high blood pressure than those who live further away. What's more, the longer ... 2nd Dec 2001	Contraceptive Skin Patches to Go on Sale Americans got their first taste of a new kind of contraceptive device this week with the launch of Ortho Evra, the first contracptive skin patch. It works by cont... 2nd Dec 2001
the Us Government Bottom of the League for Government Internet Security The US government is laying itself wide open to cyber attacks - that's attacks on its computer system by terrorists or any kind of hacker. This week's New Scienti... 2nd Dec 2001	It Was World Aids Day Yesterday I'm sure most people know that yesterday was World Aids Day. Its 20 years since AIDS emerged as a killer disease. Since then over 20 million people world-wide hav... 2nd Dec 2001
Can Science Beat Harry Potter's Magic ? Look's Like it ! Everyone is talking about Harry Potter these days. The magical community can certainly do some amazing things - levitate, make themselves invisible, fly broomstic... 2nd Dec 2001	China Soon to Put People in Space, Becoming the 3rd Nation to Do So It looks like China will be the third country to send astronauts into space. According to this week's New Scientist, China could have people in space by 2005. And... 2nd Dec 2001
Flu Jabs Can Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease For an unknown reason, having a jab seems to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease amongst the elderly. Article about the anti-Alzheimer's Vaccine... 2nd Dec 2001	Robot Dj Goes on Trial - and Did the Crowd Notice ? IF there are any DJ's listening to this show they might be seriously worried by this next piece of news, which came out in last week's New Scientist- Hewlett Pack... 25th Nov 2001
A Sound Weapon to Use in an Emergency The events of 11th September have focused attention on the question of safety in aeroplanes. In-flight armed guards might be able to prevent hijackers taking over... 25th Nov 2001	Scientists Make Cancer-busting Nanogenerators Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have developed a molecular nanogenerator that uses radioactivity to kill cancer cells. These nanogen... 25th Nov 2001

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