Earlier this month, we posted about Russia’s heavy alcohol consumption levels as a follow up to our Healthy Planet Index. It turns out that Russians may be what Alex De Jonge has called “geoalcoholics” in…
Geoalcoholics – Russia’s unhappy truth
Monthly Archives For February 2010
Quake-threatened Cities: Explosive Growth, Shoddy Construction Along Major Fault Lines Portend Disaster
New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin filed a story this week from Istanbul tracing the scientific analysis and sociological realities that are leading to predictions of disaster in fifteen world capitals that could dwarf the…
The Long Arms of El Nino
Weather is enjoying celebrity-like status in the news this year. The unusually warm weather in Vancouver has caused all kinds of problems with the outdoor Olympic events, but these abnormal conditions are not unique to…
Means to End Chikungunya Menace? Report Raises Hope
New Scientist magazine is reporting a scientific advance that may hold the key to defeating a mosquito-borne virus that turned dangerous and deadly and has been spreading across the world for the past five years….
Fungus Among Us? Don’t Forget Your Flip Flops
Flurries floated to the ground as my taxi pulled up to the hostel in the Old Town of Stockholm. The facade of the hostel was immaculate and welcoming, unlike other parts of Europe where you…
Falafel, Shawarma and Pitas, Oh My! A Celiac Fights to Find Food in Israel
I recently returned from a two week adventure in Israel with the Birthright program from the University of Delaware. Prior to leaving we were told we could bring a maximum of two bags each….
Venturing to Vancouver? These Medical Services Take the Gold
The XXI Olympic Games will commence tomorrow in Vancouver, Canada. If you are one of the 2.3 million people expected to descend on British Columbia you should familiarize yourself with the recommended hospitals and emergency…
Don’t let the cold take a bite from your fun.
While you are ice skating, skiing, snowboarding, or hiking in the cold you may not feel the chill, but you still need to protect your skin. Long term exposure to cold temperatures, or even short…
Traveling Gluten Free
Recently, a study was released regarding the increased prevalence of celiac disease. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN analyzed about 9,000 blood samples taken in the 1950s and based on the findings reports that 0.2…
Emerging Antimalarial Drug Resistance – Cause for Alarm
<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2252" title="House boats; Rach Gia, Kien Giang Province, Mekong River Delta Region, Vietnam" src="http://www.healthytravelblog.com/wp-content/upl Help Me Bring Back My Woman oads/2010/02/Mekong-River-Region.jpg” alt=”” width=”240″ height=”155″ />A report released yesterday by a United States…
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