Health

Use of booze and drugs common among truck drivers on the road

The use of booze and drugs among truck drivers on the road is common, but seems to be mainly linked to poor working conditions, finds a systematic analysis of the available evidence published online in Occupational and Environmental ...

Health

Is cycling safe? In many cases, the answer is no

Is cycling safe? If we are talking about cycling in general, which would apply to all populations—fit/less-fit men and women, children, seniors and parents with children on their bicycles—then no, cycling is not safe.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Americans should avoid travel to Canada: CDC

(HealthDay)—Americans should avoid travel to Canada due to "very high" levels of COVID-19 cases in that country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

Vaccination

US to require vaccines for all border crossers in January

President Joe Biden will require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22, the administration ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated

The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK imposes travel ban amid worries of new Brazil variant

The British government banned travel from South America and Portugal to ensure a new variant of COVID-19 found in Brazil doesn't derail the U.K.'s vaccination program, although there are no signs the variant has reached the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hong Kong begins mass testing for virus amid public doubts

Hong Kong tested more than 120,000 people for the coronavirus Tuesday at the start of a mass-testing effort that's become another political flash point in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

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