Asthma, lung cancer among health risks posed by diesel fumes, doctor says Air pollution from a major trucking route through Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood is hazardous
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Category: Health
Digital tools keep track of truckers’ health
Research indicates that cardiac disease, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, sleep apnea, hypercholesterolemia, and back pain are prevalent among truck drivers. The scarier news is one in
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First shipment of children’s medications arrive in Edmonton
Alberta’s first shipment of children’s pain medication arrived Wednesday night at the Edmonton International Airport. The 250,000 bottles delivered are going to hospitals in the
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Truckers’ Health Adaptative Technology (T.H.A.T.) Study Evaluates the Impact of Digital Virtual Models of Care on the Health and Wellbeing of Professional Truck Drivers
BURNABY, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dexcom, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM), – November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, time to bring attention to the prevalence and risk of diabetes
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Transport executives pool funds to launch roadside health care network
Dozen investors pony up private resources in pre-seed funding round A dozen executives, most from the transport industry, have pooled their funds to form a
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Love’s donates $4.3M during annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals campaign
OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops and its customers raised more than $4.3 million through its annual Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals campaign, surpassing last
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Osler Foundation receives $10M donation from Brampton trucking company
A family-run Brampton trucking company has donated $10 million to support health care in Brampton and Etobicoke. On June 28, William Osler Health System and
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Quebec drivers who turn 75 no longer need to take physical, eye exam to keep licence
MONTREAL – Quebecers who turn 75 will no longer be required to pass a visual or medical exam to keep their driver’s licence. The province’s
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CVSA fatigue management program unveiled for truck drivers and fleets
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is now home to a new North American fatigue management program, offering a training tool to help combat truck
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Container truck drivers serving Vancouver port threaten to strike
120 workers with Prudential Transportation seeking better health, dental, and insurance coverage B.C.’s already hobbled supply chain could encounter another setback this week if container
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