New Campaign to Promote Travel Health Among Under-25s Research has ...
http://universitytimes.ie/?p=21689
Research undertaken for Sanofi Pasteur MSD showed that compared to other groups, young Irish people below under 25 are more likely to prioritise travel health. 37% of young people are more concerned about contracting tropical diseases abroad, ...
Histoplasmosis found in Montana, not linked to travel
http://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/emerging-diseases/news/online/%7B356f1aa9-dc6f-491c-a647-847d374120d7%7D/histoplasmosis-found-in-montana-not-linked-to-travel
Four people were diagnosed with histoplasmosis during a 4-month period in Montana, an area where Histoplasma capsulatum, the fungi responsible for the disease, is not endemic, according to a report in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
US malaria cases climb as global rates drop
http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/U-S-malaria-cases-climb-as-global-rates-drop-4969319.php
Even as rates of malaria are falling in many of the world's hot spots for tropical diseases, the number of cases in the United States is climbing as global travel becomes cheaper and easier, health officials say. Rates of malaria - a parasitic illness ...
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 ...
Remember your travel jabs ? or risk losing your insurance cover
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/nov/09/travel-jabs-insurance-policy
A spokesman for travel insurer Direct Line said that although it considered claims on a case by case basis, "it is true that it could invalidate your policy if you contract a tropical disease and have not had the required innoculations before ...
Is the polio outbreak in Syria a danger for travel and tourism?
http://www.eturbonews.com/39248/polio-outbreak-syria-danger-travel-and-tourism
Is the polio outbreak in Syria a danger for travel and tourism? Is the polio outbreak in Syria a danger for travel and tourism? Oct 29, 2013. Polio a communicable disease, with population movements it can travel to other areas. So the risk is high for ...
Malaria uptick prompts travel medicine warnings
http://www.clinicaladvisor.com/malaria-uptick-prompts-travel-medicine-warnings/article/319204/
"The increase in malaria cases reminds us that Americans remain vulnerable and must be vigilant against diseases like malaria because our world is so interconnected by travel," CDC director Thomas Frieden, MD, said in statement. The CDC emphasized ...
Why US veterans are returning to Vietnam
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2013/1110/Why-US-veterans-are-returning-to-Vietnam
They raise money for people who have been diagnosed with disabilities or diseases attributed to exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides that were sprayed by the United States during the war. And they act as unofficial ambassadors, promoting ...
