Tropical medicine, international health and diseases of poverty all go together…we should know this by now. A new drug to…
Travel Health
Filariasis Condition: Infection by a parasitic worm that often causes lymph-edema in the lower extremities Infectious Agent: Lymphatic filariasis is…
We have recently been experimenting with publishing our own weekly newsletter on travel and expedition medicine. We are publishing it…
A lot of people have asked me what it is like to be a “remote site” doctor or about providing…
Happy new year from the Gulf of Carpenteria! I hope every one has a safe, happy, healthy and adventurous 2012!…
Giardia Condition: A diarrheal illness resulting from parasitic infection Infectious Agent: Giardia intestinalis, a protozoan parasite Signs and Symptoms: Symptoms…
We have decided to start using some of the work that has been put into some of our education modules,…
Here we go with an attempt to post to the blog using a sat phone, broadband and an iPad…I hope…
Many travelers are taking regular medications for one reason or another. Cholesterol, high blood pressure, thyroid regulation and depression are…
When talking about preventing malaria it is first important to understand a few basics about the disease. First, malaria is…