Soaring cases of malaria with the onset of monsoon.

The monsoons have just started in Mumbai and the reports of malaria cases in the city are increasing. Since last two weeks, 865 cases of malaria have been reported which makes an average of 48 cases p…


Many Travel Vaccines Given Unnecessarily

A recent report by a consumer group called Choice in Australia has revealed that many mandatory travel vaccines given to travelers are often unnecessary. A spokeswoman for Choice stated that many gene…


What You Should Know about the Emergency Room

If you have ever been to an emergency room, you know how crazy it can be. People with a variety of ailments and injuries go in and out of there every day. Even for the most prepared of us, we may enco…


HP Palm Pre 2 Smartphones Help Combat Malaria In Botswana

To fight malaria, HP and the non-profit Positive Innovation for the Next Generation (PING) unveil a new collaboration at the United Nations Social Innovation Summit. Through the collaboration, mobile …


Travel Vaccination Advice

Cholera outbreaks have been reported recently in several countries, including Malaysia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Papua New Guinea. Precautions including travel vaccination, hand washing, and use…


Pitfalls to Medical Tourism

The most common issue related to medical tourism is the quality of the medical facility itself. It can be near impossible to check the credentials of the doctors, anesthesiologists and other specializ…


India, Thailand, and Malaysia lead in Medical Tourism

Topping the medical tourism commerce is India, with Thailand and Malaysia close behind. India's medical tourism commerce grows around thirty per cent annually, due to an aggressive marketing plan …


Medical Tourism

Medical tourism, or global healthcare as its being called more and more, involves traveling to a foreign country for a surgical procedure. This industry has been increasing quickly over recent years a…


Medical Travel

An uninsured person with any medical problem knows that local surgery is unaffordable however, medical care in Mexico is affordable. You can search on the Internet for medical tourism companies facili…


Passport are needed for medical travel outside the US

People who do not have adequate health insurance or people looking to having an elective surgical procedure at a lower cost are leaving the country.

With current air and safety regulations, people …