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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
has released a new edition of CDC Health Information for
International Travel, sometimes known as "The Yellow Book" for its
distinctive cover, which provides medical recommendations to help
travelers prepare for trips outside the United States and tips for
staying healthy while away.
The book contains updated information on major health risks in
various countries, vaccinations, jet lag, cruise ship travel,
traveling with disabilities or children, international adoptions
and immigrants visiting their native countries.
The 2010 edition includes a section on medical tourism, the
increasingly popular practice of traveling abroad to combine
medical procedures and leisure activities. A recent study
estimated that more than 500,000 Americans traveled
internationally to receive health care, usually in an effort to
curb medical costs.
The authors chose travel health experts from different popular and
exotic locales to educate readers about the conditions and health
risks that exist at these destinations. As medical standards can
vary by country, this is especially important for those seeking or
requiring health care abroad.
Among new features included in the 2010 edition are:
• Important advice for those traveling to newly popular
destinations that may be unfamiliar to U.S. doctors, including
eastern and southern Africa's safari regions, Mount Kilimanjaro in
Tanzania, and India, China, Costa Rica and Nepal.
• Information about drug-drug and drug-vaccine interactions, which
travelers need to be aware of when receiving vaccines, and about
medications for trips abroad.
• A discussion about travel and mental health.
• A look at common post-travel illnesses, their causes and when
treatment should be sought.
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