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The Importance of Staying Hydrated

Tweet Most people know that water makes up the majority of our physical body. They probably also have “drink X glasses of water a day” advice tucked away somewhere in their brain. But few people...

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Have a Plan for Dealing with a Health Emergency when you are Abroad

Tweet Depending on where and how much you travel, it may be unlikely that you will ever experience a health emergency in a foreign country. At the same time, an accident or something completely...

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Eye Care on the Road

Tweet Caring for your eyes can be a daunting task depending on where you are traveling. In certain developing world countries, you may not have access to the same products you do at home. If you are...

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Easy Ways to Relax and Kill Stress While Traveling

Tweet We typically equate a vacation with discovery, relaxation and a break from the daily grind. In some cases, however, a vacation can actually be stressful. Such a vacation typically owes to poor...

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A Few Things that Almost All Travel Insurance Policies Have in Common

Tweet We regularly harp on the importance of travel insurance on this site. If you follow the blog, and regularly read articles about things like amoebic dysentery and typhoid, then you probably see...

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Blackouts, Alcohol Poisoning and Hangovers: What you Need to Know

Tweet For many travelers, drinking is something of a recreational activity. There are some people who actually plan their trips around festivals and parties. Nightlife options weigh heavily for many....

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Do you Need Travel Insurance if Medical Care is Cheap?

Tweet Depending on where you are traveling, you may have access to highly affordable medical care. In fact, medical care may be so cheap that you may consider foregoing insurance. In this post, I will...

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A Healthy Holiday

Tweet This is a guest post covering some basic travel health tips. It is a quick and easy read that does a good job of summarizing a lot of information we have presented on the site. Holiday illness...

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Travel Health Hypothetical: Getting a Massive Cut Without Access to Medical Care

Tweet Last year, I had a string of accidents that involved blood loss. I tore open the bridge of my nose on a colleague’s elbow, I gashed my toe on a tree stump and I ripped my leg open after falling...

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Taking Value Added Products to the Next Level: Vomit Bags

Tweet Disclaimer: I was sent a fee sample from Fully Sic Bags. That said, this review is non-conditional and I can write whatever I want. When I was traveling in Ghana in 2010, I had a horrific...

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How to Stay Healthy on your Flight

Tweet We’ve previously talked about ways in which you can deal with a flight if you are already sick. In this post, we will talk about how to avoid getting sick from a flight. Before we get started, I...

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Taking Advantage of Local Remedies Around the World

Tweet Local remedies are a touchy subject on a blog devoted to travel health. There is always a fine line between sound medical advice and concoctions that don’t have concrete data supporting their...

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Travel Health Around the Web: July 4

Tweet It’s been a minute since we had a travel health round-up. You can take a peak at previous versions over here. In these posts, we point out interesting content we’ve found around the web. Often,...

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Egypt Travel Health Guide

Tweet Egypt is pleasantly free of many of the diseases that are found further south of it. Travelers don’t have to worry about taking malaria prophylactics or dealing with many other tropical diseases,...

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A Long Layover in London: What I Would Have Done Differently

Tweet Last November, I made my way from the US to Accra, Ghana. In between, I had a long layover in London’s Heathrow Airport. It was a 10 hour layover, in fact. I had no desire to leave the airport,...

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Everything you Need to Know about Lyme Disease as a Traveler

Tweet Lyme disease is one the world’s more alarming diseases, because it can manifest itself in numerous ways. Transmitted by the bite of certain infected ticks, untreated Lyme Disease can spread...

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Could a New Approach to Fighting Malaria Change the Game Entirely?

Tweet Historically, doctors, researchers and scientists have tried to figure out both 1) how to develop a malaria vaccine and 2) how to best kill or avoid mosquitos. A new approach that does neither...

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Everything you Need to Know about Oral Rehydration Salts

Tweet Most people are aware that vomiting and/or diarrhea (the worst is when they occur at the same time, and oh yes, this is possible. Apologies in advance if you were eating something) can cause...

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SmartMune Supplement Review

Tweet Disclosure: I was recently sent a free sample of SmartMune to review on this site. While the product was provided free of charge, I am under no obligation to write a favorable review. SmartMune...

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Tenerife Travel Health Guide

Tweet Tenerife is the largest island in the Canary Island chain. It also represents roughly 43% of the islands’ population. A worthwhile destination for many reasons, Tenerife is thankfully free of...

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