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December 11, 2006
The Canadian Air Force took a second look at women rejected for pilot training by an obsolete one-size-fits-all physical standard.
December 8, 2006
Many websites are failing disabled users, according to the United Nations, but could be put right.
December 6, 2006
Pain lies in wait for Christmas tree elves and Santa's delivery helpers. Do they know how to avoid it?
December 4, 2006
When it came to deregulating the trucking industry, warnings about the dangers of trucker fatigue appear to have fallen on deaf ears.
December 1, 2006
"Sit up Straight" could be bad advice. A study from Scotland explains why.
November 29, 2006
Surgeons are known to remove the wrong limbs or organs, slice into the wrong side of bodies and perform surgery on the wrong patients. The question is, how often?
November 24, 2006
Musculoskeletal disorders are regarded as a problem for working adults, but youngsters are also vulnerable. A campaign and web site launched in New Zealand sets the record straight and highlights prevention measures.
November 22, 2006
Satnav receivers appear to be on the way to meeting consumer needs for usability. The provision of good navigation instructions is another issue.
November 21, 2006
Ernestine Carey, whose knowledge of work study tools and methods came from growing up in a family where theories were lived as well as postulated, died in November at the age of 98.