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Orbitz Travel and Walgreens Launch Partnership to Keep Travelers Healthy
by
Medical Quack
Posted
Thu 25 Nov 2010 3:14am
Have you had enough marketing yet? Orbitz Travel service and Walgreens are going to work together to give Walgreen customers discounts and Walgreens is going to help those Orbitz traveler, travel healthy. This could be helpful if traveling outside the US to find inoculation information as shots are needed before visiting some parts of the wo ...
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Travel and Travel Health: On the Web
by
Dr. Erik McLaughlin
Posted
Tue 14 Apr 2009 12:37am
This last week of web surfing has yielded a few sites that I am very happy to share with others. I am constantly searching the net for interesting new sites and useful information to help keep travelers and adventurers healthy. Here’s what I found this week:
www.KidsTravelDoc.com
Anybody traveling with children should have a look at this [...]
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Deploy a blue ocean strategy to profit from health travel
by
Tony - Hospital Impact
Posted
Thu 09 Dec 2010 10:04am
by Maria K. Todd , MHA, PhD
In previous posts, I have covered why and how global competition from medical tourism is sure to grow , and then followed up with what U.S. hospitals can do and how they can start to position their competitive response.
Today, I expand the steps you can take and offer additional points to consider as you ...
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Travel Health Advisory for Dengue Fever
by
ViaMedica
Posted
Mon 21 Dec 2009 12:00am
Travel Health Notice
Outbreaks caused by four types of the dengue fever virus have increased in the past 25 years. About 40% of the world's population live in areas where there is a risk of dengue fever.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recommends that travellers protect themselves from mosquito bites when travelling to areas whe ...
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Meningococcal Disease in Africa - Travel Health Notice
by
ViaMedica
Posted
Tue 12 Jan 2010 12:00am
Travel Health Notice
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recommends vaccination against meningococcal disease (commonly called meningitis) for anyone travelling to countries where it may occur.
Travellers should get vaccinated against the four sub-types of meningococcal disease (A,C,Y,W-135) that are responsible for outbreaks in the s ...
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Travel Health Warning Following Earthquake In Haiti
by
ViaMedica
Posted
Wed 27 Jan 2010 12:00am
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recommends that Canadians avoid all non-essential travel to Haiti following a major earthquake.
Recommendations
Avoid all nonessential travel to Haiti.
If you must travel to Haiti;
The following vaccines are required with a certificate of immunization:
Hepatitis A + B
Influen ...
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Health Insurance Being Offered for Free in Mexico for Travelers
by
JLevy
Posted
Fri 31 Jul 2009 10:32am
According to the article “Mexico Unveils New Travel Health Insurance Scheme to Win Back Tourists” by Karen Elowitt for petergreenberg.com, Mexico has made a bold move towards winning back tourists after the stigma of Swine Flu has left the country struggling. Mexico will be setting up a unique health insurance plan which will be available for t ...
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