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Wintertime blues can affect anyone. In fact, for 5 percent of the population, this seasonal sadness is classified as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or clinically diagnosed depression with a seasonal onset. However, even if you aren’t a part of that 5 percent, you can still suffer from the wintertime blues. For truck drivers, wintertime blues
In typical patients, cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease occur around the age of 70, but in recent years, the patient population most impacted by this disease is changing.
there are simple and safe ways to incorporate physical activity — or increase the amount of what you’re already doing — into your already busy lives.
OSA occurs when the airway becomes obstructed during sleep—but the respiratory effort persists, and builds, until the person gasps or jerks, and starts breathing again. Often people with OSA snore loudly, or their bed partner observes them not breathing.
Agency’s 7th administrator doesn’t see major changes to hours of service or ELDs on horizon
If you’re a professional driver, this is excellent information about COVID vaccines and if observed could save your life or a life of a loved one.
New handbook could be used to launch rulemaking on sleep apnea risks.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is often associated with type 2 diabetes, with nearly five crore Indian adults suffering from both diseases.
The best thing for individuals to do is get vaccinated sooner rather than later, Fry says.
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