Tag: Travel

Safe Bus Travel for Seniors

Buses are one of the safest options for passenger travel. But even one crash is too many – particularly if a loved one is affected. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Look Before You Book campaign is committed to increasing bus safety for passengers throughout the country. With more than 4,000 interstate… Continue reading Safe Bus Travel for Seniors

Caregiving Strategies for Traveling with Alzheimer’s Patients

Taking a person with Alzheimer’s disease on an overnight trip is a challenge. Traveling can make the person more worried and confused, so it’s important to think ahead. Here are some tips from the experts at the National Institute on Aging: Getting Started Talk with the person’s doctor about medicines to calm someone who gets… Continue reading Caregiving Strategies for Traveling with Alzheimer’s Patients

Taking a Vacation with Your Hearing Aids

It may come as a surprise, but wearing hearing aids can actually make travel less difficult, not more so. Instead of struggling to hear announcements in public transportation terminals or when listening to guides while on a tour, you can use their advanced technology to help you hear even better than normal-hearing tourists in similar… Continue reading Taking a Vacation with Your Hearing Aids

How Can I Keep My Identity Safe While I Travel?

Going on vacation is an exciting time, but it can also leave you vulnerable to identity thieves in many ways that you might not realize. Whether you’re getting out of town for a weekend, taking a cross-country road trip or spending a month abroad, it’s essential to make preparations to secure your identity while you’re… Continue reading How Can I Keep My Identity Safe While I Travel?

Six Ways to Create Unforgettable Memories When Traveling

The US is the only developed country without any legally required paid vacation days. Is it any wonder that many Americans opt for an organized tour in order to cram in as much sight-seeing as possible into a one or two week period? If you are retired or have time, why not spend longer abroad… Continue reading Six Ways to Create Unforgettable Memories When Traveling

Fighting Mosquito-Borne Viruses

For most of us, mosquito bites are as much a part of summer as backyard barbecues. But bites from these bugs can be more than a mere annoyance. They could make you very sick. The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) emphasizes that whether you’re staying at home or traveling within the U.S. or abroad,… Continue reading Fighting Mosquito-Borne Viruses

Are You Making These Costly Online Travel Booking Mistakes?

Americans spend a significant portion of their income on summer vacations. According to Isar Meitis, President at Last Minute Travel Club and a ten year veteran of the travel industry, studies show the average vacation expense per person in the United States is $1,145, or $4,580 for a family of four. “Forty-three percent of all… Continue reading Are You Making These Costly Online Travel Booking Mistakes?

Skin-Safety Tips for Travelers

Editor’s note: As spring heads toward summer, many of us will be traveling for vacation, and we want to arrive looking our best. Here, some must-know skin travel trips from Dr. Rebecca Baxt, a New York and New Jersey-based board-certified dermatologist.   The Plane Truth The re-circulated air on planes is five times drier than… Continue reading Skin-Safety Tips for Travelers

How a Local Disease Becomes a Global Epidemic

Researchers tracking the global path of illnesses such as Ebola say that the frequency of long distance travel, not a high concentration of sufferers in one area, is a crucial factor in changing an outbreak into a worldwide epidemic. The biophysicists, from the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University, found that if fewer people… Continue reading How a Local Disease Becomes a Global Epidemic

Road Safety Laws and Statistics

Public support for road-safety laws can be strengthened by just one reliable statistic that proves the need for the laws, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The research, published in the journal of Accident Analysis & Prevention,… Continue reading Road Safety Laws and Statistics

Spaceflight, Even for Those With Common Medical Conditions!

Historically, spaceflight has been reserved for the very healthy. Astronauts are selected for their ability to meet the highest physical and psychological standards to prepare them for any unknown challenges. However, with the advent of commercial spaceflight, average people can now fly for enjoyment. Yet the aerospace medicine community has had very little information about… Continue reading Spaceflight, Even for Those With Common Medical Conditions!

Watch: Healthy Road Trip Snacks and Habits

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Convenience Store Confidential: Eat Smart When You’re on the Road

By Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD
Americans love hitting the open road, especially during summer. Road trips mean long hours in the car, with pit stops at gas station convenience stores — often the only options on long stretches of highway.
Too often, when we fuel up our cars, we fuel up our bodies with snack choices we regret 20 miles down the road.

Germs on a Plane

If you’re planning a summer trip that involves air travel, be sure to bring along plenty of hand sanitizer. According to data presented in May 2014 at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces in airplane cabins for up to a week.