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Travel Immunizations - What you Really Need in Asia

WORLDWIDE | Thursday, 23 Jul 2009 | Views [1576] | Comments [2]

No matter what country you're from and what you call immunizations (jabs, shots, pricks, inmunización, nadel) the bottom line is you probably need to get some before you do any traveling to third world countries. We asked our adventure friends around ... Read more >

Tags: immunizations, vaccinations, asia, se asia, rabies, malaria, travel health

Travel Immunizations - What you Really Need in Africa

WORLDWIDE | Friday, 10 Jul 2009 | Views [1098] | Comments [3]

So nobody likes getting shots but it seems every time you get ready to take a trip overseas you receive a laundry list of recommended immunizations. We asked our adventure friends around the world what they thought and below are their recommendations.... Read more >

Tags: africa, vaccinations, immunizations, malaria, rabies, safari, travel health

Exotic nasties in Costa Rica

COSTA RICA | Wednesday, 1 Jul 2009 | Views [946] | Comments [1]

The sublime tropical climate of Costa Rica brings a few interesting and exotic nasties.  WorldNomads.com 's roving medical expert Dr. Erik McLaughlin MD just loves tropical medicine and helps sort out your trypanosomiasis from your ... Read more >

Tags: tropical medicine, travel health, costa rica, central america, mosquitos, malaria, dengue fever, infections, chagas, chinche bug

Mosquitoes and bite prevention

WORLDWIDE | Monday, 22 Dec 2008 | Views [2296] | Comments [2]

WorldNomads.com's roving Mozzie expert and afficionado of Adventure Travel Health, Dr. Erik McLaughlin MD posts about being bitten by more than the travel bug: I have developed a healthy respect for mosquitoes.  Mosquitoes are basically ... Read more >

Tags: mozzies, health, malaria

8 Tips for staying healthy on the road

WORLDWIDE | Monday, 11 Aug 2008 | Views [3044]

Think about how miserable and vulnerable you feel when you're really ill at home... Now multiply that misery by ten when you're alone in a country where medical standards are questionable, you don't speak the language, and you're not sure what you've ... Read more >

Tags: health, sensible sanchez, medical, first aid, sunburn, malaria, water, food, hygiene, safety

6 tips for Travel Health – before you go

WORLDWIDE | Monday, 11 Aug 2008 | Views [4609] | Comments [2]

If you've ever been really sick in a strange land, you know that this is one area you should take seriously.  It is at best uncomfortable and at worst, extremely expensive and sometimes frightening. So, before you stuff your bikini or iPod into that ... Read more >

Tags: health, travel vaccination, malaria, dental, first aid, before you go, safety