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Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – March 1, 2010

March 1, 2010

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  • Post-earthquake Public Health in Haiti

    Haiti, with a 2007 population of 9.7 million, is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 55% of households earning less than one $1 U.S. per day. Before the earthquake, 45% of the population lacked access to safe water and 83% lacked access to adequate sanitation.
  • TB Screening Before Anti-TNF-alpha Therapy

    Screening for latent TB infection (LTBI) seems to have only gotten that much more complicated and, increasingly, infectious disease experts are being asked to interpret the newer tests results, especially in persons with inflammatory disorders or underlying immune suppression.
  • Pharmacology Watch: Oral Treatments for Relapsing-remitting MS

    In this issue: Two oral medications for relapsing-remitting MS in phase III development; antihypertensives find new uses; Ginkgo biloba does not prevent cognitive decline in elderly; and FDA Actions.