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New research on driver fatigue

New research on driver fatigue

Holiday drivers leaving home often put themselves in the same dangerous situations as shiftwork and contract commuters returning home.

1 Jun 2004

HEABC reaches agreement with Nurses

HEABC reaches agreement with Nurses

The Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) has reached a Framework Agreement with the Nurses Bargaining Association (NBA) under which both parties will approach negotiations to renew a Collective Agreement and discuss health policy issues related to the nursing workforce.

27 May 2004

Music teachers routinely exposed to noise levels could suffer hearing loss

Music teachers routinely exposed to noise levels could suffer hearing loss

Led by research associate Alberto Behar and electrical and computer engineering professors Hans Kunov and Willy Wong, the team found that while general noise exposure over the course of an average day is marginally acceptable, noise levels during teaching periods could damage the inner ear.

19 May 2004

CDC announces new goals and organizational structure

CDC announces new goals and organizational structure

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Julie Gerberding announced today new goals and integrated operations that will allow the federal public health agency to have greater impact on the health of people around the world.

15 May 2004

CDC commits $30 million to innovative public health research

CDC commits $30 million to innovative public health research

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that it is committing almost $30 million in new funding to support innovative public health research aimed at further promoting and protecting the health of Americans

29 Apr 2004

Russia's housing conditions linked to high rates of asthma amongst children

Russia's housing conditions linked to high rates of asthma amongst children

Scientists from the University of Birmingham, UK, have worked with the Harvard School of Public Health and universities in Russia to look for the first time at environmental factors causing breathing problems in Russian children.

28 Apr 2004

Why business is bad for your health

Why business is bad for your health

Downsizing in the workplace has been associated with increased sickness absence. However, few data are available on the possible health effects, on individuals, of rapid expansion.

11 Apr 2004

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