travel health

Friends I am interested in your tactic in adjusting the body clock on the Kangaroo route (AUS - LHR) after reading this post where the OP was aiming for shut eye leaving LHR on QF10. Normally, I would aim to set my watch and my body clock for the destination time zone once I settle into my...

iSelect and Qantas Frequent Flyer have announced a new offering which allows iSelect customers to earn Qantas Points when purchasing Private Health Insurance and Energy products. The offer has been launched following the signing of a three year deal between Qantas Frequent Flyer and iSelect...

June 2013 is the confirmed date. The Honourable Lawrence Springborg MP, seeking the HQCC’s input into the development of legislation to strengthen the health complaints management system in Queensland.

Not sure whether this is the place for this post but here goes. two weeks ago whilst working in West Africa (don't ask me why, but never again) as a doctor, I received a call that my client's employee, who was due to fly back to UK that night, was ill with a fever and would be coming to my...

Will this work?Cure for jet-lag? Meet the 'Ostrich Pillow'

how about some ice cream in the QP? Yes, I know I could just get some downstairs in the zoo, but a little treat every once in a while would be appreciated. Maybe some Maggie Beer's?

Robdjnr went for check-up with Doc today and mentioned upcoming trip to USA. Doc advised that Hep A shot is recommended for impending travel. $70 later and it's done, with booster shot to follow in 6 mths time. Robdjnr tells me that I have an appointment on Saturday morning at 9am to get my...

This is a serious question. I joke (sort of) with friends that I don't "do" jet lag but I am not really sure if I am special or ignorant... I was chatting to a guy inbound to LHR this morning who used to do regular trips to the UK and he commented that "for a week afterwards I would feel...

Julia and Wayne (the dynamic duo) want an extra $1300 for health from all 4 of us in our family. I am not sure how the other 2,399,996 feel about paying to help them cover up the stupid stuff they spent money on. Oh well it can be a few more FF points next year!

Hi all, I am travelling to Vietnam and Cambodia soon and am wondering if anyone knows what vaccinations are really necessary? My doctor is telling me that I should get Hep A, Hep B, Typhoid, Malaria, rabies etc. Which ones would I really need? If it helps, I will be going to Ho Chi Min City...

My Oz Health Insurance is with HIF. I am overseas for 9 months of the year in 3 month chunks. HIF will only allow me to suspend my HI every 12 months so I end up paying for 6 months cover that I can't use. That's 12 months from date of return so that's 9 months of cover I can't use! I know...

Have just returned from a short ( 3 week trip ) to the UK. Kids up watching Foxtel at 3am this morning. School and work :( tomorrow. Anyone have any tips on managing a 10 hour time difference flying east ? FWIW we stopped in HKG for 3 days on the way home but the overnight flight HKG-MEL seems...

Hi there, I've been hanging around here for a while but, having just stepped off of VA2 from LAX to Sydney at 6am this morning, I am killing time trying to keep myself awake to a reasonable hour. This felt like a good opportunity to formally introduce myself and to thank the community for the...

Hi Everyone, For VirginiaF to help you rule out any other cause, I was also in the SYD QP on Sunday Afternoon for the 20.05 BNE Flight. I got to the lounge at approx 18.00..... Sorry to be graphic in my first ever post but, I had two pieces of the ham pizza on offer nothing else but...

Okay since Medibank Private stopped accepting Amex, I guess others have shopped around.... Received a postcard in the mail today. Basically join/switch to HCF/MBF/NIB and receive 10,000 bonus points. Only for Amex issued cards (not bank) and NOT for David Jones cards. Private Health...

We all get it, although some are affected less than others. I am presently 4 hours behind Melbourne, and coming up to 6 days in this time zone, yet for the life of me, 4-5am I'm wide awake. This is the worst I have had, I usually kick the lag in a day or two. My normal routine is to...

My road trip to Brisbane finished today (yes, a few days too late for the get together) and the friend we are staying with has a copy of the November 2010 Women's Health Magazine. Page 139 talks about signing up for airline emails to be notified of sales. It goes on to say...... Even better...

After reading the thread on jetlag, just wondered how many people use medication to assist in sleeping during or after travel to cope with the effects of jetlag? I've never used such forms of medication (other than the odd headache tablet, to deal with -usually alcohol induced - headaches)...

I've been looking up health insurance policies recently for my flight in July returning EO August. I was going to get a simple run of the mill policy, then managed to find out that my liver and gallbladder are not working properly. Thankfully I have private health insurance that can cover my...

In June this year I am doing ADL-LAX on Virgin Blue/V Australia. First time I've flown on V Australia and am looking forward to it but....... All my previous flights to the US have been on QF and generally I've arrived between 7.30 am and 11.30am. I get off the flight, collect the hire car and...