What vaccines should I get to travel to Peru?
Dr Simon Thatcher Health HQ Southport Most travellers have heard Yellow Fever vaccine is compulsory to enter Australia after Peru. While not compulsory, it is recommended. Yellow fever vaccination is required to cross borders to many other South American countries you may visit. It is also one of the haemorrhagic viruses (like Ebola) with a high […]
Survival Tips for Bali
23 Survival tips for Bali: Having promised the kids an overseas holiday, Bali was the ideal choice. The most expensive part is the flights and accommodation – although there are plenty of bargains to be had. Day to day living expenses are cheap. Whilst there, I wrote some “notes to self’ to share with our […]
Tran Siberian Express
Prepared by TMA member Gold Coast Travel Health Doctors Gold Coast clients, Kate and Matt experienced the longest and arguably one of the most fascinating train journeys of all time – the Trans Siberian Express. The couple boarded the train in Frankfurt then onward to Warsaw and St Petersburg. The official journey then commenced in […]
Exercise in Type 1 Diabetics
… Prepared by Dr Norman Hohl – TMA member Gold Coast A fascinating presentation in Perth late yesterday at the Australian Diabetes Conference by a Paul Fournier showed the progressive fall in glucose for 2hrs after moderate exercise in Type 1 Diabetes, can be prevented by a 10 sec maximum intensity sprint immediately after the moderate […]
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 […]