Travel Medicine

Our skin is an important organ. Without it, we can’t have the sense of touch, protect the body from external bacterial invasion, regulate body temperature and have a waterproof barrier. Here is the list that details 5 skin diseases that you should know about. Eczema This condition causes your skin to become dry. When your skin is dry and lacks ...

While sore throat is an ailment that clears on itself within a few days, strep throat often requires medical treatment with antibiotics. Physicians claim that in the absence of an appropriate medical treatment, strep throat can rapidly aggravate and lead to complications such as rheumatic fever, cardiovascular diseases or kidney affections. Before penicillin was discovered, infection with streptococcus bacteria could ...

Dinosaur eel The dinosaur eel is the common name for the Grey Bichir, Polypterus Senegalus, though it is a fish and not an eel. There are more than a dozen species of this fish but the Grey Bichir or Senegalus Bichir is the most common and is popular among aquarists. This Bichir is covered in dark grey horizontal bands that ...

Bladder endometriosis, if left unmanaged, can lead to more severe urinary problems in the future. This ailment, which plagues over 1.5 million people in the U.S. and Canada, is a gynecological disease that only afflicts females in their reproductive years. A woman who has bladder endometriosis has endometrium cells, the medical term for cells from the uterus, developing in her ...

Hopefully, all Americans who are advised to receive the seasonal flu and H1N1 (formerly known as swine flu) vaccines, have done so. There is another flu virus that is a potential threat to international travelers. Is ‘Bird Flu’ on your itinerary? What is ‘Bird Flu?’ Avian Influenza H5N1, or bird flu, typically infects birds and poultry. However, international travelers are ...

Tel Aviv is the second largest city in Israel after Jerusalem and the financial and economic center of the country.  The city is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the part of Gush Dan, a large metropolitan area in Israel. The Ministry of Health is responsible for the management and planning of health services in the ...

The CPAP machine will help with your apnea. Unfortunately it is not the most comfortable thing in the world. Here are 10 symptoms to expect and what to do about them. 1. Claustrophobia – Having the mask on will probably be uncomfortable, especially initially. Use it as much as you can bear to begin with, but try to increase the ...

Many property owners are not concerned with yard drainage until they have a problem. Water naturally follows the path of least resistance to lower elevations and problems arise when original pathways constructed by the builder become blocked or were inadequate from the beginning. Not having suitable slopes and drains on a property to direct or divert water runoff can allow ...

Collecting fish becomes a hobby for some fish lovers. Before anyone can collect tropical fish as a hobby, one should have knowledge on what kind of fish to be collected and what kind of environment they should be placed. Here are some information about some tropical fish and determine on what type of tank or environment is suited for your ...

Autoimmune skin conditions can be solitary problems just on the skin or they can be a symptom of a more invasive autoimmune condition. When the immune system strikes otherwise healthy cells, when it is supposed to target diseases and unknown invaders, it is considered an autoimmune condition. They are numerous and are commonly misdiagnosed or go undiagnosed because the early ...