Campylobacter (Diarrhoea and vomiting)
An infection with campylobacter causes a gastroenteritis (commonly known as diarrhoea and vomiting).... [More]

Chlamydia
Chlamydia is now the commonest sexually transmitted infection. Those most at risk are the 16-24 year olds. 70% of women and 50% of men who have chlamydia, have no symptoms. This means that it is easily passed on without your knowledge... [More]

Fit to fly?
Illness during a flight may lead to an unscheduled landing. This is expensive for the airline and extremely inconvenient for other passengers. There are relatively few situations where travel by flight is not allowed, but the following guidance is helpful for anyone with any doubts.... [More]

Prickly Heat
Prickly heat is common and can affect anyone. It is painful, intensely itchy and can spoil your long awaited holiday. It differs from urticaria, which is an allergic reaction. It occurs in hot, humid environments and is caused by blocking of the flow of sweat from the sweat glands to the skin surface . As the sweat is then retained within the skin, the symptoms and appearances depend on where the ducts are blocked.... [More]

Sunshine advice
Sunshine or more specifically ultraviolet (UV) light can, and does cause damage to skin. Apart from sunburn ultraviolet radiation also speeds up the skin’s ageing process and also increases the incidence of skin cancers.... [More]

Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow, rowing elbow, or lateral epicondylitis to give it it’s medical name (meaning inflammation of the outer part of the elbow), is a fairly common condition affecting about four adults per thousand annually.
Symptoms include pain over the outer side of the elbow which may be worse on gripping or lifting any object such as a kettle or racquet handle... [More]

Traveller's diarrhoea
You can be as careful as you like, but travel in exotic places particularly if you are backpacking, may mean dealing with a bit of dodgy tummy. It is even possible to pick up E.Coli gastroenteritis whilst staying in a five star hotel in some areas of the world.... [More]