Travel Health: Useful Medical Information For Good Health

Travel and Health
The diseases most commonly seen in travellers are diarrhoea, malaria (if you travel in a malaria-infested area), accidents (when travelling by automobile or swimming), wound infections and sexually transmitted diseases. - Diarrhoea is caused by contaminated food and drinking-water. You must therefore be careful if your are travelling in poor hygiene conditions. - In order to prevent accidents during travelling, it's wise to apply the same precautions as those taken at home. In addition, it's very important that all wounds should be thoroughly disinfected in order to avoid infection. - Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, so the first thing to do is to protect yourself against these mosquitoes. (more…)
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Who’s Who In The Mental Health Service: GPS, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, CPNS And Allied Therapists

General Health Info
When a person is experiencing psychological or emotional difficulties (hereafter called ômental health problemsö), they may well attend their GP. The GP will interview them and based on the nature and severity of the persons symptoms may either recommend treatment himself or refer the person on to a specialist. There can seem a bewildering array of such specialists, all with rather similar titles, and one can wonder as to why theyÆve been referred to one specialist rather than another. In this article I give an outline of the qualifications, roles and typical working styles of these specialists. This may be of interest to anyone who is about to, or already seeing, these specialists. (more…)
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