Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – February 1, 2009
February 1, 2009
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Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) Resistance in Seasonal Influenza A (H1N1) Viruses
Influenza activity has been relatively low thus far in the 2008-2009 season in the United States. -
Acute Mountain Sickness in Children
Faced with limited data about acute mountain sickness in children traveling rapidly to high altitude, Swiss researchers studied symptoms in 48 children (ages 10-17, mean age 13) who traveled 2 ½ hours from low altitude (568 meters) to 3450 meters (approximately 11,200 feet). -
Meeting Update: Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 2008
At the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in New Orleans, Louisiana, held from December 7-11, 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presented malaria and travel vaccine updates. -
Travel Practices of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
The risks for illness acquired during travel are greater in immunocompromised travelers. -
Thousands of Years Later — a New Kind of Leprosy
Diffuse lepromatous leprosy (DLL) is an especially virulent form of multibacillary disease, occasionally seen in patients from Central and South America and Southeast Asia. Lucio's phenomena is a highly anergic and more severe form of DLL, resulting in extensive skin and subcutaneous involvement, with an abundance of organisms infiltrating tissues. -
Pharmacology Watch: How Best to Control Hypertension?
n this issue: Drug combinations for hypertension; tenecteplase for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; CAM most commonly used for back, neck, and arthritis pain; FDA Actions.