Insufficient Attention Paid to Potential Dangers, The Washington Post reports here: The United States is the world leader in nanotechnology — the newly blossoming science of making incredibly small materials and devices — but is not paying enough attention to the environmental, health and safety risks posed by nanoscale products, says a report released yesterday by the independent National Research Council.
Experts say low tar cigarettes are just as bad for health, BBC News reports here: A lawsuit which accuses tobacco firms of duping smokers into thinking low tar or "light" cigarettes are less harmful has been given the go ahead in the US.
Reuters reports here at CNN News: One in six Americans frequently have difficulty falling asleep, and 4.5 percent of them use some type of alternative medicine to treat their sleeping problems, a new study shows.
Herbs and relaxation exercises were the remedies most commonly used.
BBC News reports here: The European Union has approved the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, which could prevent nearly 3,000 cancers each year in the UK alone.
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