Why gun violence is a public health issue; air travel radiation
http://azstarnet.com/news/science/health-med-fit/why-gun-violence-is-a-public-health-issue-air-travel/article_d18b73ea-efe3-5092-9b16-c0d0f65b80d0.html
We think anything that kills around 88 Americans per day and injures more than twice that many is a pretty obvious public health issue. (Interestingly, lobbying efforts have made sure the Consumer Product Safety Commission is banned from evaluating ...
Caribbean Travel Health Alert: Untreatable mosquito-borne virus threatens tourism
http://www.eturbonews.com/47274/caribbean-travel-health-alert-untreatable-mosquito-borne-virus-t
It has affected more than 4,600 people in a little over six months, according to a reports from the Pan American Health Organization. Never before seen in the Americas, the disease has officials and businesses very worried about the islands' vital ...
Champ Clark Bridge closed over river at Louisiana
http://www.louisianapressjournal.com/?p=13871
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has closed the Champ Clark Bridge at Louisiana due to the rising Mississippi River, which is expected to crest at Louisiana and Clarksville on Tuesday evening and Wednesday. The bridge is closed for an ...
CDC Foundation's New Business Pulse Focuses on Travel Health
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2014/06/cdc-foundations-new-business-pulse-focuses-on-travel-health.aspx
Business Pulse: Travelers' Health, launched today by the CDC Foundation, provides businesses and corporate travelers a wide range of online resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help them better prepare for ...
Telemedicine cuts travel time for patients
http://www.macon.com/2014/07/07/3185422/telemedicine-cuts-travel-time.html
BENNINGTON, Vt. ? Some patients in Vermont who would normally have to drive two hours for medical care can now see a doctor via telemedicine. Several rheumatology patients at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington can use real-time ...
TRAVEL: Solar Springs Health Retreat
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2394716/travel-solar-springs-health-retreat/
About half are return visitors, the rest are either first-timers or regular pilgrims to Solar Springs Health Retreat. Animated about their day, they talk about doing little through to cramming in as many activities and treatments as possible. Landing ...
Summer travel health tips
http://biztimes.com/article/20140702/BLOGS/140709959
Think ahead: If you have chronic health issues, make sure you get a checkup before you leave and let your physician know where you are planning to travel. Before you go, make sure you have enough medication to last the whole trip or plan where you can ...
CDC: Traveling for Business Can Be An Expensive Health Risk
http://www.wired.com/2014/06/cdc-biz-travel/
The CDC Foundation, which supports the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has put up a new publication urging business travelers to protect their health when they travel internationally and steering them to resources to help. It's a smart ...
