Sleepers 'at risk' from jet noise
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Night-time noise from aircraft or traffic raises blood pressure even while people sleep, research suggests.
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Control towers at some airports could go dark between midnight and 5 a.m. under a cost-cutting plan the government is considering.
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A recent study by researchers from the Bristol University was published in the journal Thorax. The report is likely to cause an alarm among pregnant women and mothers of newly born.
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White noise is intended to help you fall asleep. "White Noise" would never let you do that, though. It's far too interested in a cacophony of cheap scares: otherworldly screeches, deafening bursts from the radio and a nearly nonstop, buzzing din of television snow.
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Much of Jet City will be asleep Tuesday when, nine time zones away, at the Jean-Luc Lagardere final assembly site near the airport in Toulouse, France, a new era will dawn in commercial aviation.
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Israeli jets have violated Lebanon's airspace, causing sonic booms,  reports from Beirut say.
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After poor airline service, sleep, or the difficulty of getting enough of it, is what frequent business travelers talk about most.
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U.S. citizens landing at our airports after trips abroad often are waved through by Customs and Border Protection officials. Some may think this shows a lack of vigilance. Not so.  Officials are on hyper-alert, 24-7. Ask Alex Segura, an employee of the International Monetary Fund in Senegal and Gambia....
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Weather: Page 43 Business:Page 45 Cartoons: Page 46TONY Blair was at the centre of a security scare last night after terrorists managed to plant a bomb close to his holiday villa.
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An interrupted night's sleep may increase the risk of developing diabetes, a US-based study suggests.
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Security fears may dampen demand for  air travel in the short term, industry watchers said on  Thursday, after British police foiled a plan to blow up  transatlantic jetliners, but they won't throw U.S. airlines off  their long recovery from the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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There is a risk babies left asleep in a car seat unchecked could stop breathing, say experts.
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Melatonin, a hormone available in over-the-counter supplements and popped freely by many frequent air travelers, may affect the sex glands, U.S. and Japanese researchers reported on Monday.
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Airline safety is being compromised by pilot fatigue, a BBC News investigation finds.
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Two thirds of UK call centres fail to protect their workers against hearing damage from noise, a report warns.
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Chronic noise exposure may increase your risk of heart attack, according to German researchers who interviewed more than 4,000 heart attack patients admitted to Berlin hospitals between 1998 and 2001.
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Researchers who found that sleep-deprived medical residents can pose a danger to patients have discovered that these tired doctors also may present a hazard after they leave the hospital.