When Stings, Bites and Scratches from Animals and Insects Occur while in Mexico
Visitors to Mexico should be aware that problems may arise when bites, stings or scratches occur. We have reviewed the main causes below, along with suggestions for how to treat them. As always, when p...
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Traveling With Heart Disease
If you travel, knowing what symptoms to watch for may be helpful.
If you are a patient with heart disease, you should still be able to enjoy travel. Knowing your limits and what to ...
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Sunburn And Sun Safety
Sunburn and Sun Safety
By Robert H. Page M.D. and Curtis P. Page M.D.
Authors, Mexico: Health and Safety Travel Guide © Robert H. Page M.D. and Curtis P. Page M.D.
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Water Safety
If you are concerned with the quality of the water at your beach, we recommend you contact the tourism department for updated reports and avoid swimming in questionable waters.
Mexi...
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Water Crisis: Availability Of Water In Mexico
"For many of us, water simply flows from a faucet, and we think little about it beyond this point of contact. We have lost a sense of respect for the wild river, for the complex workings of a wetland, for the intricate web of life that water supports."
- Sandra Postel, Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity, 2003.
Pharmacies and Prescription Drugs
In recent years, thousands of North Americans have traveled to Mexico to purchase pharmaceuticals at a fraction of U.S. costs. While there are obvious benefits to this practice, there are and always wi...
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Medtogo: Mexico Health And Safety Travel Guide
The authors tell us that "Since 2000, MedToGo's team have been touring hospitals and developing relationships with highly-recommended, skilled, board-certified, English-speaking doctors all over Mexico...
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Water Safety
If you are concerned with the quality of the water at your beach, we recommend you contact the tourism department for updated reports and avoid swimming in questionable waters.
Mexico Beach Wate...
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Have Crown, Will Travel
Some of my friends and family are considering combining a vacation in Mexico with a trip to the dentist. While a dental vacation is an oxymoron, the idea does make sense. Dental work in Mexico is bound...
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Seeing my Mexico surroundings
I was able to see well enough to appreciate the Easter-basket beauty of the many different spring blossoms around Lake Chapala. With a clear, clean, robin-egg-blue sky as a background, the constantly changing tones of the mountains completed the mural of purple jacaranda, yellow primavera, magenta bougainvillea and the white and pink amapas trees.
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Mexico - travelers's summary profile
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Internet's online prescription for health
Although it's no joking matter to bring up "Montezuma's Revenge" while traveling in Latin America, more people than ever before are now talking about illness prevention and staying healthy. Luckily for...
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Just south of the medical border
Just South of the Medical Border
© 2005 Bruce K. Stampley,PhD
World Traveler, Pilot,Writer,
Scientist, JunkYard Philospher,
Lover of Boats and Beer
It's jus...
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In a Village Far from Home by Catherine Palmer Finerty
While living in Guadalajara, Ms. Finerty became acquainted with some Franciscan priests and also with some Huichol Indians who were associated with the Franciscans. Eventually she was invited to visit a Huichol village about a thirty minute flight from Tepic, high in the Sierras in Western Mexico. The only other way to reach this community - Jesús María - was by taking an eight day mule ride. The village wasn't even marked on the map.
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The People's Guide to Mexico, 25th Anniversary Edition by Carl Franz
“This book is about Mexico - about living, travelling and taking things as they come in a foreign country. It’s about driving conditions and health and how to cross the border. It’s about drinking the water without getting sick… It’s not about which hotels to stay in or the most interesting villages to visit. The purpose of the book is to teach you how to find out those things for yourself.”
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Miscellaneous Medical Matters in Mexico
An overview of different health questions for travelers and residents of Mexico, including blood transfusions, diabetes, chiropractors, med evac and assisted living.
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On Becoming A Statistic
(Originally published in somewhat different form in The Mexico City News, November, 1982)
Eli was sick a lot in Oaxaca. The air of the city of Oaxaca in those days was fecalized. Many people there ...
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