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The risk of developing deep vein thrombosis during a flight is often overestimated
Jul 23, 2009 |
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The risk of developing deep vein thrombosis during a long flight is often overestimated. According to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), this condition is very unlikely in healthy travellers.
HIV's march around Europe mapped
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 20, 2009 |
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Those travelling abroad should take seriously advice to pack their condoms and keep their needles to themselves: research published today in the open access journal Retrovirology shows that tourists, travel ...
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The travel industry should inform travelers about malaria, say doctors
Aug 01, 2008 |
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Tour operators and airlines are wasting an ideal opportunity to warn travellers about the risk of contracting malaria in specific countries, say infectious disease experts on BMJ.com today.
Malaria on the increase in the UK
Jul 04, 2008 |
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A huge rise in the numbers of UK residents travelling to malaria endemic areas, combined with a failure to use prevention measures, has significantly increased cases of imported falciparum malaria in the UK over the past ...
Toll charges reduce travel time
Sep 07, 2007 |
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A smart introduction of a variable toll charge, with different rates at different departure times, reduces traffic jams. Even small toll charges can exert a large effect on the total travel time, concludes Dutch researcher ...
Gait could be used to identify security threats: Singapore
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Skin texture and the way a person walks could help pinpoint security threats if a Singapore government project is implemented, a top cabinet minister said Tuesday.
EU travellers to get cheaper mobile phone calls from Wednesday
Jun 30, 2009 |
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European travellers will pay less to use their mobile phones while abroad in the EU from Wednesday when new regulated price caps take effect across the 27-nation bloc.
UQ research opens up new ways of communicating
May 19, 2006 |
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While guidebooks may be a traveller's best friend when exploring new and unusual places, sometimes they fall short in providing up to date information. But a University of Queensland PhD student is hoping his research could ...
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.
Shoe scanner set to make travel safer
Oct 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An engineer at the University of Manchester has developed a prototype scanner that could be used to detect explosives and weapons hidden in the shoes of travellers.
EU travellers to get cheaper mobile messages
Mar 24, 2009 |
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European travellers will pay less to send text messages and access the internet via mobile phone networks, under a compromise deal thrashed out by EU negotiators Tuesday, a spokesman said.
Firm providing US airport 'fast lanes' shuts down
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Clear, a company which pre-screened travellers and issued high-tech cards allowing them to whisk through security lines at US airports, is going out of business.
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