Bike Smart
Using the acronym b.i.k.e.s.m.a.r.t. with your kids will introduce them to the basic rules of bicycling safety. Using the term "bike smart," the Virginia...
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Avoiding Turista, Coping with Travelers’ Diarrhea
Studies presented at the annual International Society of Travel Medicine Conference offer new preventive measures for avoiding the most common travel illness.When you run a travel medicine clinic...
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Doc Holiday’s Hygiene Tips For Healthy Travel
After the Spring 2009 flu outbreak made travelers across the globe afraid to fly, FTF's resident doctor saw a need to share simple health tips to ease parents' worries.After the Spring 2009 flu...
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Summertime: The Heat is On
The Doctor updates you on specific precautions to take during the blistering heat of summer, especially when traveling with very young children.Summer is the time when children can play so hard...
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Medical Risks In Adventure Travel
Medical practitioners caution parents to watch out for the really common things that most often go wrong.Adventure travel is growing substantially, and the family travel sector of this market is...
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Skiing 101: Adult Novices Feel No Shame
A West Coast mom and an East Coast dad throw caution to the wind and become middle age novice skiers.One of the best things about having kids is that when they're younger, they make their parents...
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Travel Anxiety or Mummy Tummy?
What to do when your child has a tummy ache, from FTF's MD.Abdominal pain, or bellyache, is a common childhood complaint which extends to the teen years, with everything from flu, to school...
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Keeping Kids Healthy and Eating Nutritious Foods
Follow these suggestions for creating healthy eating habits at home and on the road.One thing that most parents have in common is the struggle to insure that their kids eat healthy foods. For many,...
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