Traveler Health:
Health information for travelers to various popular travel destinations.
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Oct 7th, 2009
Medical tourism is becoming increasingly popular among Americans because of escalating health care costs in the United States, but consumers should be careful to look for accredited centers for their care. This is especially important in the Latin American medical tourism market related to fertility clinics.
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Oct 5th, 2009
Taking a prebiotic dietary supplement before traveling to a foreign country was found to significantly reduce the incidence and duration of traveler’s diarrhea.
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Jul 23rd, 2009
Health ministers from Arab countries have set series of restrictions on the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca. This rare move is adopted because of the spread of influenza A in the region, reports te Egyptian media today.
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Jul 7th, 2009
Researches report a threefold increase in risk for DVT with long stretches of travel which for most implies flights. It can also be long drives without stops to walk around.
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May 26th, 2009
Mexican resorts say be not afraid of swine flu and take a cheap vacation to Mexico. Several Mexican resorts joined together to give travelers health guarantees. They say if you get swine flu in Mexico they will give you three free trips to the same resort.
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Mar 21st, 2009
Hydrofluoric acid is highly corrosive, and can be deadly if inhaled. According to news, 5000 have been evacuated from the area surrounding Wind Gap Pennsylvania rather than risk health from the hydrofluoric acid spill from an overturned tanker truck. So far, no injuries are reported.
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Feb 16th, 2009
Travelers should not only look for bargains, but also the quality of flights and layovers when buying a vacation for a family. Cheap travel is not necessarily healthy travel.
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Feb 15th, 2009
Traveling abroad for the purpose of improving one’s physical, mental, and spiritual well-being is increasing in popularity. Such “health tourism” includes, but is not limited to, traveling for alternative therapies, such as balneotherapy (treatment by baths) and thalassotherapy (treatment based on the use of sea water), religious pilgrimages, and modern medical treatments, including elective surgery.
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Jul 20th, 2004
These tips will help you to stay healthy when you travel to other countries. The important things to keep in mind are to plan ahead, prepare and have medical and dental check-ups before your trip.
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Jul 7th, 2004
In addition to ensuring that all necessary travel documents are complete before departure, travelers should learn what medical services their health insurance will cover overseas, as well as any policy exclusions. While some major health insurance carriers in the United States may provide coverage for emergencies that occur while traveling, most do not cover medical expenses due to exacerbations of pre-existing medical conditions while abroad.