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Canada confirms 4 swine flu cases among students
Apr 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Canada became the third country to confirm human cases of swine flu Sunday as global health officials considered whether to raise the global pandemic alert level.
Good liquid, bad liquid (Video)
Feb 05, 2009 |
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For airline passengers everywhere, good news. Scientists have successfully tested a liquid explosive detection system that may eventually keep dangerous substances off airplanes. This comes barely two years ...
Ridesharing can be made into more attractive cost-saver, study shows
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Jan 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The benefits of ridesharing - aka car-pooling - are well known: less traffic, less wear on roads and less fuel consumed, and the ability to engage in pre-office-hours water-cooler talk that can be accomplished ...
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Safe for Passengers with Lung Disease to Travel by Air
May 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxygen levels while flying are substantially less than at ground level. Current guidelines for in-flight oxygen levels are sufficient to support the needs of passengers with non-obstructed lung disease. According ...
Lufthansa, Panasonic deal for in-flight Internet
Oct 12, 2009 |
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German flag carrier Lufthansa and Japanese electronics giant Panasonic have teamed up to offer passengers wireless Internet on long-haul flights from 2010, the airline said on Monday.
Passengers, not just mobile phones, contribute to road accidents
May 22, 2007 |
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New research by Australian scientists, soon to be published in the international Accident Analysis and Prevention journal, has shown that drivers carrying two or more passengers are twice as likely to crash as unaccompanied driver ...
Australian cruiser docks after swine flu outbreak
May 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An ocean liner docked in an Australian city on Saturday despite objections raised by port officials over a swine flu outbreak on board that cut short a Great Barrier Reef cruise.
Airports may start using T-ray detectors
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Security posts at U.S. airports could one day use T-ray detectors instead of X-ray machines to reduce inspection delays, a report said.
Improving internet access on the move
Dec 08, 2008 |
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The on-board entertainment and internet access enjoyed by train passengers could soon be transformed by new technology developed at the University of York.
The Best Way to Board a Plane
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Most airlines board passengers the same way, first filling the seats in the back of the plane, and then moving to the front. After a recent experience boarding a plane in this manner, Fermilab physicist Jason ...
Slotted buses keep passengers cool
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A simple redesign of public buses used in hot and dry climates could make passengers more comfortable without the need to use extra fuel running air conditioning, according to a study published in the International Journal of ...
Mobile phone calls on planes make slow take off in Europe
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A year after they were authorised, the use of mobile phones aboard planes remains very limited in Europe, with only 27 planes equipped to allow them, the European Commission said Thursday.
Teens making poor choices when it comes to riding in vehicles
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Injury prevention experts have long known that teens are less likely than other motorists to wear seat belts while driving. Now, researchers from the Meharry-State Farm Alliance at Meharry Medical College have discovered ...
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