Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – February 1, 2006
February 1, 2006
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Information and Inspiration, London 2005
Gray skies, warm collegiality, professional education, and personal inspirationit was all available in London. On November 10-11, 2005, 150 travel medicine practitioners from 30 countries gathered at the Royal College of Surgeons for a travel medicine conference sponsored by the Journal of Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. -
Malaria in Long-Term Travelers
At the 54th annual meeting of the american Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene held in Washington, DC, on December 11-15, 2005, a symposium was devoted to Malaria in Long-Term Travelers, with Drs. Monica Parise, Patricia Schlagenhauf, and Alan Magill as guest speakers. -
Measles Importation: Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You?
The Biman Bangladesh flight from Dhaka to JFK airport that arrived on December 17th was carrying a 12-month-old child with infectious measles. This young child from Queens county had not been vaccinated against measles prior to departure. Recall that travel recommendations for infants who are 6-12 months of age and are traveling to a measles endemic region call for measles vaccination. -
Current Strategies in the Management of Leptospirosis
Drs. Clinton K. Murray and Duane R. Hospenthal convened a symposium on current strategies in the management of leptospirosis at the recent Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Washington DC, December 11-15, 2005. Dr. Joseph Vinetz began the symposium with an overview of the epidemiology of leptospirosis. -
Pharmacology Watch: Letrozole for Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer
Do Antidepressants Increase Risk of Suicide?; Can Viagra Improve Heart Function?; A Dramatic Increase of Clostridium difficile; FDA Actions