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<title>Anyone Bought Doxy In The UK (or Bangkok) Recently?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/15238_Anyone-bought-Doxy-in-the-UK--or-Bangkok--recently-/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm looking online and I'm just not getting any worthwhile results for purchasing in the UK. I am just getting lots of online sites offering me budget drugs. Any one bought any recently on the high street?

My GP surgery can sell them to me but I want to compare prices.

I was also looking into buying in Bangkok but not sure. Might prefer to have some before I go. ]]></description>
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<title>Crossing Borders With Diazepam / Valium In SE Asia</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/15176_Crossing-borders-with-diazepam---valium-in-SE-Asia/0</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi

First time poster... To help with the long and often uncomfortable travel around SE Asia (but hey it gives you good stories to tell) I intend to take some diazepam (aka valium) with me and probably pick up some more in Bangkok. I'm a tall lad so sleeping on coaches is often very difficult, if not impossible for me.

What are the rules with border crossings / airports with 'medicines' like this? I'm assuming it's legal to transport over borders (I'm doing Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam). Should they be in original packaging (not possible if I buy in Bangkok), would I need a prescription, is there a limit to how many I can take, is putting them in a vitamin bottle sensible/stupid etc? Any tips, advice, warnings, greatly ... ]]></description>
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<title>INSECT REPELLENT</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/15051_INSECT-REPELLENT/0</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT THE VIE INSECT REPELLENT PATCHES WORKED EXTREMELY WELL FOR MY WHOLE FAMILY. THEY ARE EFFECTIVE AND CONVENIENT TO USE UNLIKE CONVENTIONAL SMELLY AND OILY REPELLENTS. ALTHOUGH YOU RECOMMEND CHANGING THEM EVERY 36 HOURS - WE APPLIED A NEW PATCH EVERY MORNING AND FORGOT ABOUT THEM TILL THE NEXT DAY. ]]></description>
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<title>Brushing Your Teeth With Tap Water In Vietnam</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/14989_Brushing-your-teeth-with-tap-water-in-Vietnam/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Any advice on whether to use bottled or tap water to brush your teeth in Vietnam, Cambodia &amp;amp; Laos? ]]></description>
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<title>Japanese Encephalitis</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/14788_Japanese-Encephalitis/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ [color=rgb(54, 54, 54)]Japanese Encephalitis is it worth it? We are traveling to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand this coming July and wondering whether to bother with [/color][color=rgb(54, 54, 54)]Japanese Encephalitis, given the costs involved.[/color]
Just wondering what the general consensus is ? ]]></description>
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<title>That Vaccine Question!!: For SE ASIA 1 Year...help.help Please.</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/14784_That-vaccine-question----for-SE-ASIA-1-year---help-help-please-/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 09:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I really need some unbiased vaccine advice please..
Im from the UK and am about to go travelling from this July for a year (or more) on my own to SE ASIA.
I dislike the idea of putting chemicals into my body that are not really needed.
Surely I can build up my immune system naturally with things like echinacea and spirulina.

My very loose plan is: Thailand 3 months, Laos 1 mth, Camboidia 1 mth, Vietnam 1 mth, and possibly some other surrounding countries,  and then India 6 months.
but really I am totally flexible, I will just turn up in Thailand and see where my nose takes me, as Im sure I will meet other travellers and go-with-the-flow.  I willl stay at Guest houses, hostels, low-mid budget.

Im 35, healthy, will want to see all the ... ]]></description>
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<title>MALARIA....</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/14761_MALARIA----/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hey i'm going to be visiting, thailand, malaysia and indonesia for around 4 months this august and im pretty sketchy about malaria tablets, i will be getting the jab but certain forums say forget about the tablets you wont need them, a friend has just gone to thailand and forked out £200 for tablets!!

Bangkok &amp;gt;  Chiang Mai  &amp;gt;  Kanchanaburi  &amp;gt;  Ko Samui  &amp;gt;  Phuket  &amp;gt; Ko Phi Phi
Not sure where im visiting in Malaysia or Thailand just yet. A little help on other vacinations would help too 

Cheers!! ]]></description>
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<title>Rabies Is It Worth It?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/14460_Rabies-is-it-worth-it-/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ going to be all over South East Asia this summer,

should i get the Rabies Jabs? i here it only gives you an extra 24 hours to get to a hospital if you are bitten etc...

the cost of the injection isn't really an issue for me.... but to be honest i really really really hate getting injections and the rabies one is a course of three!!
so as long as i'm carful (no patting street dogs/ no playing with monkeys) do i really need it?

Thanks ]]></description>
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<title>WHO Snake Farm</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/14266_WHO-Snake-Farm/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Many people forget some shots before they go. If you are going to be travelling in SE Asia for a while it is good to know you can get shots here. The snake farm in Bangkok was a World Health Organization affiliated place at one time. (Still is?) I got shots there at a fraction of the cost of my home country. Hep/typhoid/tetanus booster/rabies/cholera...they can sort you proper if you skipped something and want to feel better about it.
Just sharing the info!

http://www.thailand.com/travel/recreation/recreation_bangkok_snakefarm.htm ]]></description>
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<title>Don't Squash This Bug!</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/14215_Don-t-squash-this-bug-/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ It looks innocuous enough, a bit like a big soldier ant. However you'll know it isn't harmless if you slap at it like a mosquito, accidentally crush one in your sleep, or get hit in the face by one while you're driving a motorbike.

http://docfiles.blogspot.com/2007/06/paederousrove-beetle-dermatitis.html

I just thought I'd post a heads up about this thing in case anyone else is blissfully unaware that these insects &amp;quot;contain the most poisonous animal contact toxin in the world&amp;quot;.

I don't even remember squashing one of these things but right now I have a patch of what looks like bubonic plague on my inner elbow. It's quite painful too, like a bad burn ...or twelve (very small) cobra bites. ]]></description>
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<title>Malarone übrig</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/14051_Malarone--brig/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Ich habe noch 4 Pakete Malorone (in Deutschland) nach meiner Asienreise übrig. Haltbar bis zum 02.2015.  Braucht das jemand?

liebe Grüsse ]]></description>
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<title>In Case Of Emergency..</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/14038_In-case-of-emergency--/0</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Travelling to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam an Cambodia in May for 3 months.  Just wondering what the contact information/ standard procedure is in case of an emergency in these countries? If anyone can help me out with this it would be great.. ive sone alot of reading on safety ie malaria prevention and dodging tourist scams but couldnt find anything for this.. Thanks. ]]></description>
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<title>Deet Or Picaridin</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/13938_deet-or-picaridin/0</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I wanna buy insect repellants and I am bit worried after reading the dangers of deet. any suggestion? ]]></description>
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<title>Stitches URGENT</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/13821_Stitches-URGENT/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hello all,
I am in  Vang Vieng  and had six stitches place under my right eye on my cheek bone area after taking a fall. Of course Vang Vieng right. Anyways, I am looking for any information on getting the stitches out in   Hanoi  Vietnam as I am trying to get out of here, or to stay in Vang Vieng for the next few days and get them removed. I really am trying to not go to Vientiane.
The stitches were really well done and the wound is clean.
PLEASE HELP! ]]></description>
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<title>Plan To Go From Australia To Europe By Land</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/13764_plan-to-go-from-Australia-to-Europe-by-land/0</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi,
I m french and my girlfriend is Chilean, we are living in Australia and we are planning to travel in Asia from june, We would like to take as less as possible flight and reach Europe safely....
We want to visit in order Indonesia, Singapour, Malaisia, Thailande, Laos,Cambogia, Vietnam, Burma, India, and Nepal, we have as time as we need to make this trip possible....
We are seeking any advices, mostly about the road and the boarder possible to cross safely, we know that it s might be hard to reach india through Burma, or maybe impossible....
We are taking all your advice with interest and serious.
Looking to read you
Nati and Yvan ]]></description>
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<title>Health And Welfare When Travelling In Vietnam</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/13194_Health-and-Welfare-when-travelling-in-Vietnam/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ There are fewproblems with mosquitoes in the towns and cities of Vietnam, so there is no need tobring large quantities of repellent. However, a couple of tubes would beadvisable, particularly if your itinerary involves trekking or travel inforested areas.

Insect repellentsare available locally, but almost always based upon ‘deet’ or similar chemicalpreparations, which can cause rashes and allergic reactions in hot, humidconditions. I advise those based on natural ingredients, but there is littleavailability of non-allergic varieties within Vietnam. I find that the local‘tiger balm’ is reasonably effective, and also good at suppressing the itchingafter being bitten. It costs next to nothing and is freely available.

Good sunprotection ... ]]></description>
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<title>Oh Dear..too Late To Vaccinate?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/13070_Oh-dear--too-late-to-vaccinate-/0</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Myself and my girlfriend are going to Vietnam in less than 3 weeks, and pretty stupidly, we left thinking about immunisations until the new year, totally forgetting that you're supposed to get them quite a way in advance.

Myself, I'm not so worried about, all I think I need is a Hep A booster, the other essentials (Typhoid, Tetunus, Diphtheria) are still valid for me from when I went away in 2009. But I don't think my girlfriend has any of that 

We've both booked an appointment at the travel clinic this week anyway, but is it too late? Will they refuse to immunise us now, or is it just less likely to be effective? And are we pretty screwed? ]]></description>
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<title>Typhiod And Hep A, Any Others?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/13055_typhiod-and-hep-A--any-others-/0</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi so im getting hep a and typhiod vacinations and was wondering wether any others would be recommended? Im leaving in 6 weeks so some i think i may have left to late ( hep b for example). I plan on being very carefull e.g any bites from dog/monkey straight to the hospital, condoms if the situation arises ( the HIV is the bigest concern here) and being carefull. So any more vacinations you would recommend? ]]></description>
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<title>Cholera And Doxycycline</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/13012_Cholera-and-doxycycline/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hello fellow travellers...

I just have a quick question!

Im travelling around most of southeast asia and have been informed that i will need to be vaccinated for cholera and many others.

I will be using doxycline for malaria and have read that doxycycline is used to treat cholera so do i really need to be vaccinated for it as im going to be using doxycline throughout my time there and 28 days after.

Your thoughts?

Ross ]]></description>
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<title>Fentanyl &amp; Other Pain Meds</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelhealth/12806_Fentanyl--amp--other-Pain-meds/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 02:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi,
I am currently in Thailand and am having great difficulty in getting my prescribed Fentanyl Patches. I have been to a hospital and they have to get a license to stock which they tell me could take months to get.
I brought 3 months supply with me but wish to stay longer. Can anyone advise where I can buy Fentanyl or even morphine sulphate without a lot of problem within Asia.Tramadol is not an option.

I am happy to go and see a doctor/ hospital for a prescription and have paperwork from home to prove medication.

At the moment the only alternative I can see is to fly back to UK and get another 3 months supply but that would be a hassle.

I don't mind hopping on a plane if anyone can advise where I won't have a problem obtaining.

I ... ]]></description>
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