There are people who dread traveling long distances in a car and going anywhere near a plane.  There are many more who would never dream of hoping on a boat! Why? Because they suffer from dizziness and motion sickness.  It's just easier to avoid that awful feeling of nausea and the horrible  throwing up that goes along with it, than to endure the torture for the sake of traveling.  Just the thought of such and ordeal can put anyone off traveling. It makes even the most adventurous of travelers cringe. Don’t let dizziness and motion sickness stop you from enjoying a great holiday. Read more

Short term travel health insurance is important whenever you travel, but it is especially important when traveling overseas. Domestic health  insurance plans may only cover you for your travel within the country where you live, and if you are going to be winging your away across the Atlantic or Pacific oceans, you just don’t want to risk being caught in a foreign country in an emergency situation without short term travel health insurance.

Short Term Travel Health Insurance Covers  Medical Attention While Overseas

You may find it hard to locate a doctor when in a foreign land and many would not be speaking English, which would make getting health care abroad quite difficult. Most Americans are quite concerned about their health when traveling abroad, and would thus be good candidates for short term travel health insurance. There are many added advantages to having your health protected while overseas such as being covered for lost baggage, or being covered when you get a troublesome toothache in the wee hours of the night. Read more

Seniors love to travel  Its one of the most exciting things to look forward to when retirement rolls around.   However, traveling seniors may have special needs that need to be taken into account when planning to travel.  For instance, seniors who travel with medicine need to take extra precautions to make sure their medicine travels with them. Some seniors can't travel without medicine, so it is essential that seniors learn how to label and pack their medications so they will be allowed to take them.

Special Air Security Regulations For Senior Travel Medicine

Airline security regulations can change at any time, so consult security regulations at the airports you'll be flying in and out of. Generally speaking, seniors may travel with medicine in prescription bottles as long as the name on the prescription matches the name on the senior's boarding pass, and as long as the prescription is for pills, tablets or capsules. Read more

People get sick every day.  Since health care costs keep rising and disposable incomes shrinking, many patients are considering medical tourism as a means of getting the best value for their health care dollars. If you need a medical prescription or some medical procedure that costs less in a neighboring country, then medical tourism may be a way to get the care you need.

The Early Days Of Medical Tourism

What exactly is medical tourism?  This term is used to describe the practice of leaving your local area to obtain health care in another area. Patients have been doing this for years within the domestic boundaries of the United States, leaving their home state to attend a world-renowned facility like The Mayo Clinic, for instance.

One of the earliest forms of medical tourism is Spa travel.  Even though spa treatments are not technically medical care, many travelers have been going to other countries for years to stay in spas devoted to relaxation and weight loss treatments. Spa travel is an special form of tourism and is very similar to medical tourism. Read more

Motion sickness can strike when you are on almost any form of transportation – the symptoms, headaches, dizziness, and nausea, can be very powerful, and ruin any trip.

Preventing Motion Sickness

There are a number of medications that can help in preventing motion sickness today. There are drugs for motion sickness such as Bonine or Dramamine, which if administered with a few hours before your expected travel you should not be able to experience any motion sickness at all.

Medicated patches are quite effective at preventing motion sickness – you apply them behind the ear, and, as long as you don't get them wet, they will last for up to 72 hours – making them perfect for longer journeys and cruises. Read more

Millions of people, both adults and children, are affected by motion sickness, and it can be quite debilitating when it hits..  Fortunately there are lots of ways, both medical and natural, to prevent motion sickness or reduce the symptoms of it. The most common drugs that are used to treat motion sickness are Dramamine and Benadryl, although patches of Phenargan or Scopolamine are increasing in popularity too.  Over the counter drugs such as Marezine, Bucaldin-S, and Antivert have proven effective for many people, and are generally safe to use, although it is always best to check with your pharmacist or doctor before taking any medication. Read more

Motion sickness relief bands are a popular way to reduce the feeling of motion sickness without the need to take traditional medication.  Motion sickness occurs when our eyes and ears send conflicting signals to your brain, and your brain is unable to decide if you are moving or not.  Since the eyes, for example, say that you are not moving, but your ears say that you are, the brain thinks that you have been poisoned and are hallucinating.  The dizziness is a symptom of this confusion, and the nausea and vomiting are an attempt by the brain to remove any poisons you may have ingested. Read more

It is never fun to be ill, but feeling unwell on holiday is even worse.  You want to go out, have fun, and see new places, but instead you are stuck in your hotel room all day.  Perhaps worse, you can't see your usual doctor, and you probably didn't bring your usual brands of medication with you either.

There are a few travel tips that can help you stay fit and healthy during your vacation, and will reduce some of the stress and discomfort should you become ill.

Before you Go

Talk to your doctor well in advance of your trip and make sure your immunizations are up to date.  Some countries require specific vaccines or a course of treatment such as anti-malaria drugs before you go.  For others, you just really want to be up to date with the basics like your tetanus jab. Read more