It’s no secret that a lot of people have switched to a gluten-free diet, whether or not they have Celiac Disease. The benefits are great for many people, but there’s a question that can be…
Gluten-Free Globetrotting
Monthly Archives For January 2012
This Week In Travel and Health
Time again for Friday Links, a collection of the most interesting international travel writing from the past seven days and – hopefully – provide you with some weekend reading. The capsizing of the Costa Concordia…
Drinks Are On The House!
This is some exciting news for international travelers – American Airlines announced that starting February 1, they will begin serving complimentary beer and wine to customers flying in the main cabin on certain international flights. That’s…
Bird Flu Research Suspended
This week, research scientists from the University of Wisconsin and Erasmus University in the Netherlands announced that they were suspending research on new, more contagious bird flu strains for at least the next 60 days. …
Travel Bulletin Mexico: Drug War Toll Keeps Rising
A look back at the violence in Mexico last year finds drug war fatalities increasing 11% over 2010, raising the prospect that there is no end in sight after five years of war and nearly…
Polio and Politics
Just as India celebrated a full year without a single new case of polio this month, Afghanistan and Pakistan officials released data that showed nearly a threefold increase in polio cases in 2011. Although the…
This Week in Travel and Health
Each Friday, we’re going to provide you with links to some of the best and most interesting travel and health stories of the week. The travel story of the week was obviously the capsizing of…
Breathing Easier? New Stricter Air Pollution Standards for Beijing
In response to international criticism, with much of it coming from the United States, the Chinese government announced on Friday that it would initiate stricter air pollution standards for Beijing by the end of the…
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