An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has been reported from Edinburgh. Any traveler who develops fever, cough, chest pain, or difficulty breathing should seek immediate medical attention.
Daily Archives: June 14, 2012
Ciguatera food poisoning in the Canary Islands
An outbreak of ciguatera food poisoning, caused by eating amberjack, has been reported from the Canary Islands. Travelers should avoid eating large reef fish, such as amberjack, barracuda, red snapper, grouper, and sea bass.
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Air pollution critical in Hong Kong
Hong Kong – The Air Pollution Index, which rates the likelihood of people getting ill due to air pollution recently reached 500 – the highest score possible.
Cardiac risk doubles in heavily polluted areas
The risk of suffering a second heart attack increases 40 percent if you live in an area with high air pollution. Air pollution, while being bad for the environment, is also linked to respiratory infections, lung cancer and heart disease. A study from the University of Tel Aviv has found pollution impacts cardiac events and stroke, and can cause repeated episodes over time writes Bryony Ashcroft at expathealth.org
The study found cardiac patients living in high pollution areas were over 40 percent more likely to have a second heart attack when compared to patients living in low pollution areas. The study aimed to determine the long term risks for heart attack patients living in polluted areas. Continue reading Cardiac risk doubles in heavily polluted areas
Race and country of origin impact on your sleep
Two studies have discovered sleep patterns are affected by your racial and ethnic origins. In the first study, of 400,000 people, those born in the U.S. reported sleeping longer than the recommended seven to nine hours per night. African-born Americans sleep six hours or less and Indian-born Americans sleep six to eight hours a night writes Bryony Ashcroft at expathealth.org Continue reading Race and country of origin impact on your sleep