Travel medicine frequently uses medicines that are taken under special circumstances and for short periods of time, like a trip. Many travelers carry an antidiarrheal antibiotic on their trip and a common choice is azithromycin. This can potentially be a problem when they are also traveling in a malaria area and using chloroquine for prevention. [...]
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With just a few more days remaining in a very tough month of work for me, I am excited to get back to writing more. I thought a good way would be to re-cap the last few weeks of what I have been reading on the web: HELMETS and OUTDOOR SPORTS INJURY PREVENTION: Obviously, the [...]
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I got an email from a friend with a request for help on his really awesome travel podcast website and I wanted to pass this along to anybody who might read this blog: “The Lonely Planet travel blog awards is on, and our site, Indie Travel Podcast, is in the final five. Obviously, Lonely [...]
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As usual, Pro-Med mail has some of the best updates on disease spread. The northern part of Western Australia has been subject of a warning from the Department of Health on increased transmission risk of the mosquito borne virus known as Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus. Transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, the virus [...]
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Tropical climates are hot and sweaty. A hot and sweaty environment, for me, usually means sandals or no shoes at all. Aside from cuts and scrapes to delicate feet used to being protected by shoes, there are infections that can be acquired from going barefooted on your travels. Hookworm is a slang term used to [...]
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Although I am busy with my day job, I still find a chance to seek out new education activities involving wilderness and travel medicine. I wanted to share a few upcoming events: Venom Week: June 1-4, 2009 in New Mexico http://hsc.unm.edu/conf/venomweek2009/ Expedition Medicine Conference: April 1-4, 2009 in San Diego http://www.expedmed.org/index.cfm?site=expedmed&page=4939DE0E-1AA0-3F2D-C3CE42A34416DE47&sub_site=4497B698-DF29-DB64-50A9341FCDF82660 Wilderness Medical Society Summer [...]
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