Inflammation is the body's natural response to infection during which blood vessels widen to allow immune cells closer access to the "frontlines" of the infection. The widening, in turn, releases ...

American Airlines is testing new technology to end a process known as "gate lice," which is when passengers cut lines in hopes of boarding a flight early. The system audibly flags when a passenger ...

A file photo of a transplant surgery in Quebec. Bartonella quintana, an infection caused by body lice, has been found in seven organ transplant recipients in Alberta since 2022. (Radio-Canada ...

American Airlines is testing new technology to end a process known as "gate lice," which is when passengers cut lines in hopes of boarding a flight early. The system audibly flags when a passenger ...

Alberta health officials say seven people have been infected by Bartonella quintana, also known as ‘trench fever’ since 2022— all of them organ recipients who were experiencing homelessness.

There’s even a term being used for such passengers online: gate lice. Enjoy the latest local, national and international news. Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.

‘Gate lice’ are those impatient passengers, who board before their designated group is called, in an attempt to get on the aircraft early and secure overhead bin space. This often leads to chaos and ...

Anyone who’s flown with a major airline in recent years knows the scourge of so-called “gate lice,” even if they could never put a name to these particular flouters of airline etiquette.

Herpes is not curable, but it is treatable. Antiviral drugs, like Valtrex (valacyclovir) and Zovirax (acyclovir), not only heal herpes sores faster than other options, but they work to prevent ...

Regular travelers have recently started calling it gate lice — the gathering of fliers at the boarding gate long before their zone is called. American Airlines is taking steps to swat away the ...