A Fun And Festive Thai Shopping Adventure
GoldCoast TMA Member Frontline at Travel Health Doctors, Southport, Senior Receptionist Ilana Capan, recently embarked on a 7 day girls shopping, relaxing and more shopping trip to Phuket and Koh Samui in Thailand. Travelling with her sister and friend, Ilana was keen to soak up some culture and also visit Maya Island – backdrop to […]
Handwashing
Frequent careful handwashing is the simplest, most effective tool for decreasing the risk of many infectious diseases… Scientists have recently reported that handwashing with soap could reduce the risk of lower respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia by 23%. Who is Semmelweis? In the mid-nineteenth century, Hungarian Ignaz Semmelweis postulated that doctors’ hands spread disease to […]
Cambodia
by Dr’s Prabhu and Savita, TMA members Sydney Cambodia is one of the most popular tourist destinations in South East Asia; Airfare, accommodation and food are cheap – though you can splash out and spend up to $800 dollars a day in Raffles hotel. We started our 6-day visit in the capital, Phnom Penh with […]
Kazakhstan
by Leanne Rofet – practice nurse of TMA member in Ipswich Kazakhstan is a country of approximately 16 million people; 70% ethnic Kazakh and 26% ethnic Russian, it shares its borders with Russia, China, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.The Kazakhs were originally a nomadic people who herded sheep and horses. Their tents are called Yurts, and there […]
Japanese Encephalitis
Dr Tu Khai Huynh – TMA Member Ipswich Japanese Encephalitis (JE) occurs in practically all Asian countries and is also now considered endemic in the Torres Strait region and Papua New Guinea. The incidence of JE in humans varies by season, usually coinciding with the rains and is mainly passed through the bite of the […]
Singapore Traffic Adventure
by Diana Gillatt, TMA Member Tanunda Despite your travel doctor’s warnings about exotic illnesses like typhoid, malaria and rabies, the fact is that the most common health problems suffered by travellers are much more mundane things like diarrhoea, coughs and colds and accidents / injuries. Abroad as at home, motor vehicle injuries are a major […]
Japan and Your Medications
… Prepared by TMA Member Maitland NSW:Dr Puru Sagar Chromis Sept 2012 It is generally well known that you can’t take certain medications into Middle Eastern countries but did you know that there are restrictions on medications imported into Japan, even for personal use? It is illegal to bring into Japan some over-the-counter medications including […]