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Health Encyclopedia: Travel To Developing Countries Highlights

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There is no vaccine against traveler's diarrhea (TD), which affects up to 60% of travelers to underdeveloped nations. Most cases of TD are acquired by drinking contaminated water or eating food washed or grown with contaminated water. Simple precautions can prevent most cases of TD. There is no vaccine against TD, which is caused by several types of bacteria. Cholera vaccine, which can protect some travelers, is an exception.
Despite alarming reports of deaths from "bird flu," infection...

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Expert & Community Posts

Mortality Gap Between RA Patients and the General Population is Widening

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...sufferers need to more vigilant about reducing the risk factors associated with cardiovascular... Read more »

Atherosclerosis, Migraine and Blood Clots

By Nancy Bonk , Health Expert

...been shown to have increased cardiovascular disease risk factors. For five years,... Read more »

"Metabolic Syndrome" Label Misleads...

By Amy Tenderich , Health Expert

...What they really have are well-known cardiovascular risk factors, the combination of which does... Read more »

The Link Between Anxiety and Cardiovascular Disease

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...distress or anxiety. Blood samples were taken to measure risk factors for cardiovascular... Read more »

Heart disease and stroke "Lobby Day" hosted in Washington, DC

By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...and disability from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases--the nation's number... Read more »

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Mid-Life Stroke More Common in Women than Men

...Neurology, provides more incentive for female Migraineurs to manage their Migraine disease and stoke risk factors.According to a study published June 20, 2007, in the online edition of... Read more »

Gout: Highlights

...factors.Secondary gout is caused by medications or medical conditions other than an inborn metabolic disorder.Risk FactorsUp to 18% of patients with gout have a family history of the disease,... Read more »

Heart-Healthy Diet: References

...Jr, Brehm BJ, et al. Effects of low-carbohydrate vs low-fat diets on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Intern Med.... Read more »

High Blood Pressure: References

...2005;366(9496):1545-1553.Qureshi AI, Suri MF, Kirmani JF, Divani AA, Mohammad Y. Is prehypertension a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases? Stroke. 2005;36(9):1859-1863.Whelton PK, Barzilay J,... Read more »

Gene Linked To Migraine and Increased Stroke Risk

...help us to potentially develop preventative strategies... Doctors should try to reduce heart disease risk factors and advise young women who experience migraine with aura not to smoke and to... Read more »

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