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• Is Your Pilot Too Tired To Operate Heavy Machinery?

  

  Doctors and health experts tell us all the time – people need eight hours of sleep a night to be at their best. Very few of us actually get that much sleep,... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• This Week In Travel And Health

  This Sunday (March 11) is the one year anniversary of the tsunami/earthquake/nuclear disaster in Japan that held the world spellbound for weeks but now somehow... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• Safe Drinking Water

  

  Getting safe and reliable drinking water while traveling is not always easy, but there are ways to get it if you’re willing to prepare and work for it. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• 10 Tips For A Healthy Spring Break

  

  Spring Break is upon us. Students everywhere are giddy with excitement. Parents everywhere are convincing themselves that what they don’t know can’t hurt... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• The Impact of Rising Fuel Prices on Air Travel

  

  A major conversation that has bubbled up over the last couple of weeks is the surety that gas prices are going to rise. Pundits are warning that gas could easil... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• This Week In Travel And Health

  I’m going to file this under “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” For the second time in two months, an Italian cruise ship has suffered... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• Planning Your Trip with Pinterest

  

  Pinterest is the hottest new social network that is burning up the Interwebs. Over the last eight months, the number of people using the site has skyrocketed... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 TRAVEL

• This Week In Travel And Health

  There have been moments over the last couple of years when we tiptoed right up to the edge of global hysteria over the so-called Avian or Bird Flu. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• What To Do When Your Airline Goes Bankrupt

  

  Last week, we saw headlines of a traveler’s worst nightmare – Air Australia suddenly declared bankruptcy on Friday the 17th, immediately grounded its fleet and... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• Will Spring Break In Mexico Be Safe?

  

  “Spring Break” and “caution” don’t go together too often, but this year, students who are headed to violence-scarred Mexico need to be paying attention to the... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• Seven Tips For Traveling With Fido

  

  Last week, dog lovers spent a couple nights watching the Westminster Dog Show, watching as Malachy the Pekingese took home “Best in Show.” It’s an example that... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 PETS, TRAVEL

• Bird Flu Research to Be Shared

  

  The World Health Organization announced on Friday that details of the recent genetic research that resulted in more contagious bird flu strains would be release... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 HEALTH

• This Week In Travel And Health

  I’m pretty sure that your bucket list – like mine – includes visiting Carnival in Rio at least once. Well, here’s your shot. It starts tomorrow (Saturday, the... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• How Do You Sleep At Night?

  

  We love to travel, but travel is exhausting. The problem for many is that it’s just so difficult to sleep when they’re away from home. And that can make the... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• The Franco Fen Phen

  

  Those of us who were practicing medicine back in the mid 1990’s recall the amazing “miracle pill” Fen-Phen, a combination of two drugs called fenfluramine and... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The Best Places In The World To Get Married

  

  With Valentine’s Day upon us, romance is in the air and for some that means talk of weddings. We can all agree that full-on wedding planning is one of the most... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL, WEDDING

• The Week In Travel And Health

  Last week, we wrote about the record number of tourists flocking to Mexico despite the country’s ongoing drug violence. And while that fact is true, it’s not a... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• How To Travel Vegan

  

  As a follow up to last week’s post about gluten-free globetrotting, let’s take a look at tools you can use to maintain a vegan or vegetarian diet while you... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2012 HEALTH, TRAVEL

• Measles on the Rise

  

  Last Thursday, U.S. health officials reported that after a full decade of decline, Europe and Africa reported an increase in the number of measles cases in... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Will Your BlackBerry Still Work In Europe?

  

  For most of us, it’s unimaginable to think that you might have to live without a mobile phone for even a couple of hours – and that includes when you’re... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 GADGETS, TECH, TRAVEL