On October 18th the Pacific Institute, a non government organization based in Oakland, California that focuses on global water issues, released the 7th edition of The World’s Water, perhaps the most comprehensive analysis of global water challenges and solutions. According to the report, this past year has seen a dramatic growth in the number of [...]
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Outside of the developed world, typhoid is found almost everywhere. Thankfully, it is rarely fatal if treated, and there are easy-to-take preventative measures like getting vaccinated. In addition to prevention, this post will also look at signs and symptoms and treatment. Where is typhoid found? See the map below. Grey indicates little to no risk. [...]
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Outside of the developed world, typhoid is found almost everywhere. Thankfully, it is rarely fatal if treated, and there are easy-to-take preventative measures like getting vaccinated. In addition to prevention, this post will also look at signs and symptoms and treatment. Where is typhoid found? See the map below. Grey indicates little to no risk. [...]
How to Prevent and Treat Typhoid Fever is a post from: Sick on the Road
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There’s been a lot of buzz this week about the promise of a malaria vaccine that is currently in clinical trials across Africa. While the news is encouraging, it will be some time before a vaccine is widely administered to travelers; the most recent vaccine trial has shown a 50% success rate – promising, but [...]
Malaria Treatment Basics is a post from: Sick on the Road
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In a recent post, guest blogger Anthony Garcia suggested that graduate students should get out from behind the books to do some hands on research and enjoy a healthier learning experience. This is true for all stages of education and is a good reason to consider planning an educational holiday for your family. When sitting [...]
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Students traveling for a graduate program, must take steps to ensure their health remains intact. Optimum health keeps mental and physical performance sharp, and also reduces anxiety and stress than can come from graduate studies. As a graduate student traveling for the purpose of research, you should expect to spend large amounts of time in [...]
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Last week, we posted our favorite ways to beat the heat on your travels. Today, Katrina from Tour Absurd shares some excellent tips for freshening up on the road. You might know the feeling: it’s been a day or several without a shower, you’re hot, sweaty and covered with a layer of dirt. Next time [...]
3 Ways to Freshen Up While Traveling is a post from: Sick on the Road
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The following is our second post on skin infections (see the first one on cellulitis over here). This one comes from Alex at WanderlustandtheGirl.com. Enjoy her entertaining and somewhat intense tale of what it’s like to get an infection in your armpit! In 2010, I took my first official round-the-world trip. I went surfing down [...]
Underarm Pitfalls is a post from: Sick on the Road
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In spring of 2005, a debilitating leg infection confined me to bed for 3 weeks. Red and swollen, my leg felt like a piece of rotting fruit from the knee down. I had been swimming at a waterfall in northwest Benin (in West Africa) when I got a small, half-inch cut on my shin. The [...]
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This past spring, I took a bus trip through northwestern Mali. It was the hot season in a region of the world known as the “pressure cooker of Africa.” The windows were open on the bus, but it felt like we were driving through an oven. High temperatures can cause discomfort and dehydration, not to [...]
How to Beat the Heat while Traveling is a post from: Sick on the Road
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