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South African clinics have been advising travelers to Zambia to get yellow fever travel vaccinations, in spite of the fact that Zambia is not on the official government list of destinations that requi…

According to a new study, flu vaccines are safe for kidney transplant patients and they actually lower their risk of organ loss and death. Kidney transplant patients face a higher risk of death if the…

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…

Yellow Fever travel vaccination requirements can cause a lot of confusion for Africa travelers. A recent outbreak of the disease in Uganda caused speculation that the vaccination start to be required …

Individuals who are planning to travel in the near future can find great comfort in medicines when things go wrong. You might not expect to get ill but it can and often happens. This means that indivi…

For those travelling to places known as malaria prone areas, be sure to talk to your doctor about the new developments of the drug called Choloquine. Although this drug has been used decades ago the u…

Carb Counting With LennyThere's a new mobile app designed to help children with diabetes learn an essential skill of good diabetes management-counting carbohydrates.

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Nowadays more people do online research about their physical condition before seeing the doctor. They look at their symptoms, possible diagnoses, and different lines of suggested treatment for each di…

If you are traveling with your pet, make sure first if your airline is allowing pets on board. Then in your destination, find out if pets are allowed in their public mode of transportation (taxi, buse…