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How Safe Is Bottled Water?

by | Dec 9, 2013 | Health, Travel

How Safe Is Bottled Water? In many countries around the world, water from the tap is perfectly safe to drink, although sometimes a change in water can cause mild gastrointestinal upset to your system. The real concern is with water in less developed countries that...
Return of H7N9 bird flu strain in China

Return of H7N9 bird flu strain in China

by | Dec 3, 2013 | Health, Travel

Return of H7N9 bird flu strain in China The first human case of avian influenza H7N9 in Hong Kong has just been reported. She is hospitalized and in critical condition. The patient was in Shenzhen last month, and had been in contact with poultry there. The Government...

Malaria drug resistance in Southeast Asia

by | Nov 15, 2013 | Health, Travel

Malaria drug resistance in Southeast Asia Nearly all the germs that infect us try to get around the treatments we use to defeat them. To battle the antibiotic, some bacteria will mutate or acquire genes from other bacteria to evade the antibiotic’s effects. When we do...

Return of the H7N9 flu virus

by | Nov 7, 2013 | Health, Travel

Return of the H7N9 flu virus Looks like the H7N9 avian flu virus might return in China. After the H7N9 influenza strain that caused many deaths in China disappeared over the summer, there is new concern that it may be coming back as winter weather approaches. A total...