Nurse's notes: Tips to avoid travel illness
http://missoulian.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/nurse-s-notes-tips-to-avoid-travel-illness/article_2662434e-672b-11e3-ab68-0019bb2963f4.html
Many people plan to travel over the winter months, especially during the holidays. No one wants to spend these special times sick due to an illness acquired during travel. A few key prevention efforts can keep you from getting many travel-related ...
CDC Issues Travel Advisory for US Residents Traveling to St. Martin
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2013/12/cdc-issues-travel-advisory-for-us-residents-traveling-to-st-martin.aspx
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely following new reports of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus among residents of the French side of St. Martin in the Caribbean. While outbreaks of chikungunya have been reported in some ...
Flight attendants seek legal advice over Parkinson's disease fear
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/flight-attendants-seek-legal-advice-over-parkinsons-disease-fear-20131209-2z0wj.html
Flight attendants fear they could have been put at risk of long-term brain disorders including Parkinson's disease by regular exposure to insecticides sprayed on long-haul flights. Five flight attendants who have developed Parkinson's have contacted ...
CDC Issues Travel Health Advisory for St. Martin
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/scientists-mosquito-virus-spreads-americas-21250034
U.S. health authorities have issued a travel advisory for the French Caribbean dependency of St. Martin because of a mosquito-borne viral disease that is apparently being spread locally at the start of the winter tourist season. The U.S. Centers for ...
Air Travel Might Help Predict Pandemics
http://www.weather.com/article/airplane-travel-might-help-predict-pandemics-20131212
Now that flying internationally can be almost as easy as traveling domestically, diseases are easier to spread, researchers have found. But scientists now believe they have found a new way to use air transportation data to help predict the spread of ...
CDC, Mass. General study reveals that preventing malaria in travelers to West ...
http://yottafire.com/2013/12/cdc-mass-general-study-reveals-preventing-malaria-travelers-west-africa-reduces-health-costs/
As part of its mission to prevent and track diseases in the U.S. and around the world, the CDC established the Global Travel Epidemiology Network (GTEN), a national network of travel clinics that collects data from individuals planning to travel ...
Bali belly, Delhi belly and Peru poos: Where Australians get sick on holidays ...
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/travel-advice/bali-belly-delhi-belly-and-peru-poos-where-australians-get-sick-on-holidays-and-how-to-avoid-illness/story-fnjjv9e5-1226785588156
Scroll down to see the top 20 countries where Australians get sick. In South-East Asia, one in 10 travellers said illness wiped out more than a week of their trip. Travel Doctor national medical adviser Dr Tony Gherardin said Australian travellers ...
Some plane truths on chest diseases
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/health/2013/December/health_December9.xml§ion=health
Any lung disease including COPD or emphysema, asthma, lung fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, pneumothorax, previous blood clots in the veins, lung cancer, co-existing heart and lung disease have to be checked before travelling.
