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Number of Radioactivity Accidents Increases The number of accidents involving radioactive materials in the UK has doubled over the past decade, according to the National Radiological Protection Board. In 20... 10th Feb 2002	Killer Virus Wiping Out Frogs in Southeast England Common frogs in the South East of England are being wiped out in their thousands by a killer virus brought by goldfish imported from America, according to frog co... 10th Feb 2002
Electric Brakes for Skis and Snowboards Do you like skiing or snowboarding, and would like to learn, but you're scared that you'll end up hurtling helplessly downhill, out of control, and injuring yours... 10th Feb 2002	Gambling Can Tell Us a Lot About Climate Change Results from a betting contest in Alaska are helping scientists from Monks Wood, Cambridgeshire, understand how our climate has changed over the past century. Sin... 3rd Feb 2002
Dvt (deep Vein Thrombosis) Risk Can Be Reduced By Antioxidants (flavanoids) in Chocolate and Tea Aside from tasting great, anti-oxidant substances in tea and chocolate called falvanoids can reduce the 'stickiness' of blood, reducing the chances of developing ... 27th Jan 2002	Nicotine Intake Is Genetic The number of cigarettes that a person smokes per day depends upon how fast your body breaks down nicotine, and this depends upon your race, say scientists in ame... 27th Jan 2002
Reflexology Does Not Make the Grade Do you use or practise reflexology, if so then this story will interest you. For those not in the know, in reflexology, there is said to be a map of the body on t... 27th Jan 2002	Contraceptive Patches Hit the Shelves Lots of women find taking the oral contraceptive pill a nuisance because it is easy to forget. If you are one of these women then the new 'contraceptive patch' mi... 27th Jan 2002
Meningitis Strain C Vaccine Following the success of the recent meningitis vaccination programme amongst children, adolescents and students, the government announced this week that the vacci... 27th Jan 2002	Worrying News for the Amazon American and Brazilian scientists announced this week that the Amazon forest is being destroyed faster than ever. They studied detailed satellite images of the Am... 27th Jan 2002

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