Facility opens on Hill to treat travel-related illnesses
http://chestnuthilllocal.com/blog/2013/10/17/facility-opens-hill-treat-travel-related-illnesses/
?As international travel continues to become popular, there's an increased need for pre-travel advice and for post-travel health evaluations in persons who believe that their illness is related to recent international travel,? explained Leslie A. Allen ...
Jakarta governor Joko Widodo bans 'abusive' monkey shows
http://www.perthnow.com.au/travel/travel-news/jakarta-governor-joko-widodo-bans-performing-monkeys/story-fnho5w8j-1226747882130
He said that besides improving public order and stopping animal abuse, the move is aimed at preventing diseases carried by the monkeys. The city government will buy back all monkeys used as street buskers for about $US90 ($94) and shelter them at a ...
Researchers find evidence of local transmission of dengue virus in Houston
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/cypresscreek/health/researchers-find-evidence-of-local-transmission-of-dengue-virus-in/article_140886a0-3e9e-11e3-aa5b-001a4bcf887a.html
The other fatal case did have a history of recent travel to Mexico, and clinical symptoms were compatible with dengue hemorrhagic fever and shock syndrome. None of the medical records of any of the cases listed dengue as a possible cause of the illness.
Warren Entsch says Prime Minister Tony Abbott supports plan for federal ...
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/warren-entsch-says-prime-minister-tony-abbott-supports-plan-for-federal-bureaucrats-to-be-moved-to-northern-australia/story-fnii5v71-1226747786736
Mr Entsch said he wanted medical research facilities focused on tropical diseases and a world-class training centre for elite athletes in the region. Measures for lower insurance premiums, better transport links and increased job ... But Mr Entsch said ...
Rights Group Presses for Chronic Pain Care in Senegal
http://www.voanews.com/content/human-rights-watch-presses-for-chronic-pain-care-in-senegal/1777248.html
... access to palliative care services is extremely limited within Senegal’s capital and virtually non-existent at clinics throughout the country, forcing people who suffer from various diseases to travel up to 10 or 15 hours just for ...
Public at risk after needle program gets the chop: health worker
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/public-at-risk-after-needle-program-gets-the-chop-health-worker/story-e6frg12c-1226746946671
"If you tell them to give us a call or travel three suburbs away, they don't even have the money," Mr Vo said. "Their money is going to drugs. "The first thing they'll do is use a dirty needle and they'll get diseases and pass it on to their partner ...
Cuban champion is cycling across Israel with message for disabled youth
http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/.premium-1.554507
Alyn treats children - Arabs and Israelis alike - born with congenital diseases, or injured - like Alfonso - in accidents, terror attacks or any other way. There are tots at the hospital with severe burns. There are ... She soon secured a travel permit ...
Tennessee medical groups urge expansion of Medicaid
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20131027/NEWS07/310270062/Tennessee-medical-groups-urge-expansion-Medicaid
Although doctors and nurses see patients dying of diseases that could have been prevented if treated earlier, Kinch and Young decided to focus on health care economics because they said it is a looming crisis in Tennessee that has been largely ignored ...
