As the alcohol industry continues to make healthy profits, Britain is left counting the increasing cost of its unhealthy relationship with booze. From overstretched accident and emergency departments to a steady incidence ...
Jul 24, 2018
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With more than 100,000 flights taking off per day, the safety of air travel is a far-reaching issue.
Oct 25, 2017
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While the incidences of many other infectious diseases have declined over the past decade, the number of cases and outbreaks of dengue virus have continued to increase. The spread of dengue to new areas is likely due in large ...
Aug 3, 2017
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This past April, business traveler Tom Stuker became the world's most frequent flyer, logging 18,000,000 miles of air travel on United Airlines over the last 14 years.
Jun 8, 2017
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(Medical Xpress)—New analysis of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in the US shows that the pandemic wave was surprisingly slow, and that its spread was likely accelerated by school-age children
Jul 1, 2014
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(HealthDay)—If you're returning home after having chest surgery at an out-of-town hospital, flying is as safe as driving, an expert says.
May 23, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—There is no significant risk directly associated with air travel during pregnancy, even at advanced gestation, says report by the University of Liverpool.
May 23, 2013
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In a world of increasing global connections, predicting the spread of infectious diseases is more complicated than ever. Pandemics no longer follow the patterns they did centuries ago, when diseases swept through populations ...
Feb 16, 2013
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According to the U.K.'s Department for Transport, demand for air travel in the country will more than double by 2030, from 127 million to 300 million passengers per year. A debate over how to accommodate this rising demand ...
Oct 19, 2012
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A viral disease is contracted abroad and transported unknowingly by a human host. Discrete symptoms linger beneath the skin as the person boards their flight home, delivering the virus across oceans and borders to a previously ...
Sep 10, 2012
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