Back in January we told you about Cephalon’s submission of their sleep disorder drug, Nuvigil, to be approved as a treatment for jet lag by the FDA. The FDA has completed its review, but they…
No Approval Yet for the Jet Lag Drug
Monthly Archives For April 2010
The Gender Gap Around the World: Implications for Health and Happiness?
One of our previous posts speculated that tolerance may be key to health and happiness based on a comparative study of states in the U.S. That line of thinking prompted us to look for comparative…
Volcanic Ash Health Effects Expected to be Minimal
Despite the World Health Organization’s warning last Friday that Icelanders and Europeans may have to stay inside to avoid respiratory problems once the Icelandic volcanic ash begins to settle, most experts agree that the effects…
Volcanic Ash Spillover: Travelers Encounter Medical Issues
Dateline: Vienna Situation: Stranded by Airport Closures Medical Report: You can breathe the air but check out these developing issues. There’s no ash in the air here in Austria, but besides all the general travel…
Virtual Kidnapping: Advice on How to Handle a Widespread Scam
It is the phone call every parent of a child abroad is horrified to receive: “Mom, Dad, please help me!” followed by a concealed voice making monetary demands for the safe return of the kidnapped…
Meningitis Belt Revisited; It’s High Season in the Sub-Sahara
On April 1 the Ministry of Health of Chad reported that during the first three months of 2010, over 1500 cases of suspected meningococcal meningitis were diagnosed. Meningococcal meningitis is a serious bacterial infection that…
Cruise Follow Up
I am happy to report that our week at sea was uneventful from a health standpoint. Even though there were over 3,000 passengers (including 884 children), I didn’t see anyone that looked sick or on…
New mPassport iPhone Apps from HTH
Back in November, I posted about our first iPhone app, mPassport Paris, and I am happy to announce that we now have an additional seventeen (17) available in the store. The new destinations are (grouped…
Urban Air Around the World: An Overview
If we apply the air quality standard for particulates adopted by the European Union (20 micrograms per cubic meter), urban air pollution is nearly ubiquitous around the world. Of course, air pollution levels vary widely….
Swine Flu Assessment: First Wave Cut Many Lives Short
Prompted by allegations that the swine flu pandemic was oversold to promote vaccine sales, researchers at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda MD have released their assessment of the mortality associated with the H1N1…
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