1st October 2009 

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    Nick and Jenny

Link between HPV and cervical cancer not proven
In a week when evidence of adverse effects from the experimental HPV vaccine is growing, it is worth remembering that a causal link between human papilloma virus (HPV) and cervical cancer (the rationale given for the mass vaccination programme) is far from proven. read more

The age of sail returns
The German company Sky Sails GmbH is now retro-fitting enormous paraglider-like towing kites onto cargo ships in order to both increase their speed and reduce their fuel consumption and carbon emissions. The ‘Sky Sail’ kite, read more

No such thing as a quick call
Until recently it was thought that any interference of brain chemistry and brain waves by mobile phones in children stopped when the call stopped. read more

Puberty at 10?
When 74 children aged between six and twelve were deprived of their TVs, computers and other sources of bright light for a week their production of melatonin increased by an average 30%.
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Real chocolate good for heart
Despite a high salt diet the Kuna indians who live on islands off the coast of Panama have normal blood pressure. read more

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