Physician Advice on Travel Vaccinations and Travel Health
Posted in Airplane Safety, Food Safety on May 12th, 2011
Travelers know that it is important to make wise food and beverage choices when abroad. One ice cube can put traveler’s diarrhea on your itinerary. While the only sure way to avoid traveler’s diarrhea is not to travel, you can minimize your risk using common sense. Avoid buffets and outdoor food vendors Food should be [...]
Posted in Airplane Safety on Mar 23rd, 2011
Ready for your trip abroad? You’ve met with your travel doctor and received important travel vaccinations. You have been advised to make wise food and beverage choices to minimize the risk of contracting traveler’s diarrhea. Depending upon your destination, you may be prescribed medications to prevent malaria. You now know more about mosquito repellents than [...]
Posted in Airplane Safety on Dec 1st, 2010
International travel begins in an airplane. Although savvy travelers have consulted with their travel doctors weeks before departure and received important travel vaccinations, there are health issues that can affect travelers during air travel, before they ever reach their destination. These can be prevented. They include: Jet lag Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) Gastrointestinal adventures Jet [...]
Posted in Airplane Safety on Mar 31st, 2010
Travelogue readers were previously alerted to a new drug being promoted for jet lag. While jet lag is not a serious threat to international travelers, such as malaria or yellow fever, it can significantly decrease the quality of your trip. Most travel experts agree that touring foreign countries is more enjoyable when you are awake. [...]
Posted in Airplane Safety on Jan 9th, 2010
Could this be the end of travelers pandiculating in the streets? Relax parents, this term is Rated G and means yawning and stretching. This is a family blog. At present, there is no F.D.A. (Food and Drug Administration) approved drug against jet lag, but that may change soon. The pharmaceutical company Cephalon is seeking FDA [...]
