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Anascorp and Scorpion Stings in Arizona by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The other day while working in the Emergency Room I was able to see the anti-venom Anascorp administered for the first time. The patient, a 3 year old girl, had a history of ... Read on »

Traveler’s Diarrhea by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Basics: Known around the world by many names including Montezuma’s revenge, Delhi belly and mummy tummy, traveler’s diarrhea (TD) is the most common illness trave ... Read on »

Busy, busy and a few changes! by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The few people who read the blog might have noticed that I have been absent from posting lately. I have been quite busy with some other projects and will try to summarize: I ... Read on »

New Adventure Travel Magazine by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine We have been quite busy lately with working on new website content, course development and arranging our own international adventures. I am very happy to post about my friend ... Read on »

Amazon Promise and Medical Expedition to South America! by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The group over at www.AmazonPromise.org really does some amazing work. Not only do they offer wonderful opportunities for medical care to their remote patients but their medi ... Read on »

Polio boosters for Adults by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Polio is a viral infection that is most commonly associated with paralysis of children and contributes to morbidity of adulthood. Fortunately, an effective vaccine exists to ... Read on »

Expedition Medicine: July 5th round-up by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I am very excited to say that I am a now a resident of Arizona! I have survived the move from Chicago and am now back home in Tucson. I have also been spending a lot of time ... Read on »

Specialized Generalists and Remote Medicine by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I have been a bit absent from writing on the blog lately due to gathering up paperwork, evaluations and the like. This is because yesterday was my last day of being a residen ... Read on »

About Adventure Doc by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine This is a blog to link with my website: www.AdventureDoc.orgFiled under: Websites | Tagged: adventure doc, adventure doc website, adventuredocThis is a blog to link with my we ... Read on »

Water Disinfection by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Water disinfectionKnowledge of how to make water safe for human consumption or use is vital. There are basically three methods: heat, chemicals and filtration.Heat:Bacteria, v ... Read on »

Toxic Seafood by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Food borne illnessesPeople who travel are naturally adventurous. They are explorers and enjoy trying new things. This also includes eating new and different foods. To me, eati ... Read on »

Travel and Wilderness Medicine Books by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I guess you could call this post a “review” of the books I think are great to study from. As I run into some new books, I’ll put them up, too! Like anybody r ... Read on »

Malaria in Kingston, Jamaica by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A few more cases of malaria have been confirmed in Kingston, Jamaica, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 370. The outbreak started in fall of 2006 and involves Pl ... Read on »

Wilderness Medicine Conference by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Unfortunately, I cannot attend these conferences…But I thought I would spread the word because they are going to be great! Anybody with an interest in wilderness medici ... Read on »

Organizing a soup sandwich by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The site is giving me trouble, and not in the technological way. Although it is usually the main problem. Nope, this time, it is layout of a few, new pages.I know the material ... Read on »

Long Term Malaria Prophylaxis by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Long Term Malaria ProphylaxisI seem to be hearing this question a lot, lately. I will try to give a brief summary of what I know…Atovaquone/Proguanil (Malarone)Basicall ... Read on »

Think before you swim…This is Schistosome country by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine SchistosomesBasics: Also known as Bilharziasis. This Trematode/blood fluke infection may lead to portal hypertension, liver fibrosis or bladder cancers, depending on location ... Read on »

Malaria Vaccine shows promise by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Glaxo experimental malaria vaccine works in babies Wed 17 Oct 2007, 16:00 GMT Reuters AfricaBy Ben HirschlerLONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – African babies — the group ... Read on »

CDC releases interactive malaria map by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/risk_map/CDC Malaria Risk MapThe CDC just released a new Malaria Risk Map that is interactive and pretty cool. The link is to the homepage and the j ... Read on »

Stoked! by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I know it is not a technological miracle that I was able to link the newly started blog and the website, but I am pretty damn proud of myself. I am not the best in the wordl, ... Read on »

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