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Straight, No Chaser: Spotlight on Health Concerns When Traveling – Vaccines and Illnesses

June 14, 2017Health Prevention, General Health and Wellness844-SMA-TALK, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Deep vein thrombosis, health, Limited liability company, Lung, Pulmonary embolism, Sterling Medical Advice, Sterling Medical Wellness, SterlingMedicalAdvice.com, Straight No Chaser, There are 72 Hours in a Day, ThrombusJeffrey Sterling, MD

Traveling is exciting, but it presents multiple challenges to your health. To best meet these challenges, preparation is everything.

Before you travel and every time you travel, your surest means of protecting yourself is to confirm you are current on routine vaccines.

Your basic vaccines include measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, polio vaccine and influenza.
Most international travelers will need immunizations to protect you from hepatitis A, polio, and typhoid.
Depending on where you’re international travels take you and the duration of your trip, you may need immunizations to protect you from hepatitis B, malaria, rabies and/or yellow fever.

The plane trip itself can be hazardous to your health. I encourage you to review the risks of flying.

Diseases have different patterns in how they spread and their resistance to medications in different countries. It is important to be aware of prominent diseases affecting the countries you plan to visit, because some may be uncommon in your home country. For Americans traveling abroad, such diseases include the following:

HIV/AIDS
Malaria: an infectious disease caused by a parasite, which invades the blood cells. It is notable for the presence of high fever, shaking chills, low blood count and a flu-like set of symptoms.
Pandemic/avian flu (aka as the bird flu): an infectious disease in birds caused by a virus that can spread to humans
Travelers’ diarrhea – the most common disease acquired by travelers.
Tuberculosis: an infectious disease involving the lungs, able to spread throughout the body

I strongly recommend that you develop a habit of checking the CDC travel site every time you prepare to travel internationally, including those of you coming from abroad into the United States. Detailed information on these diseases is available clicking the links, checking the search engine and at www.sterlingmedicaladvice.com.
Feel free to ask your SMA expert consultant any questions you may have on this topic.
Order your copy of Dr. Sterling’s new book Behind The Curtain: A Peek at Life from within the ER at jeffreysterlingbooks.com, iTunes, Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and wherever books are sold.
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Straight, No Chaser: Spotlight on Health Concerns When Traveling – Vaccines and Illnesses

June 15, 2016Health Prevention, General Health and Wellness844-SMA-TALK, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Deep vein thrombosis, health, Limited liability company, Lung, Pulmonary embolism, Sterling Medical Advice, Sterling Medical Wellness, SterlingMedicalAdvice.com, Straight No Chaser, ThrombusJeffrey Sterling, MD

Traveling is exciting, but it presents multiple challenges to your health. To best meet these challenges, preparation is everything.

Before you travel and every time you travel, your surest means of protecting yourself is to confirm you are current on routine vaccines.

Your basic vaccines include measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, polio vaccine and influenza.
Most international travelers will need immunizations to protect you from hepatitis A, polio, and typhoid.
Depending on where you’re international travels take you and the duration of your trip, you may need immunizations to protect you from hepatitis B, malaria, rabies and/or yellow fever.

The plane trip itself can be hazardous to your health. I encourage you to review the risks of flying.

HIV/AIDS
Malaria: an infectious disease caused by a parasite, which invades the blood cells. It is notable for the presence of high fever, shaking chills, low blood count and a flu-like set of symptoms.
Pandemic/avian flu (aka as the bird flu): an infectious disease in birds caused by a virus that can spread to humans
Travelers’ diarrhea – the most common disease acquired by travelers.
Tuberculosis: an infectious disease involving the lungs, able to spread throughout the body

I strongly recommend that you develop a habit of checking the CDC travel site every time you prepare to travel internationally, including those of you coming from abroad into the United States. Detailed information on these diseases is available clicking the links, checking the search engine and at www.sterlingmedicaladvice.com.
Feel free to contact your SMA expert consultant with any questions you have on this topic.
Feel free to ask your SMA expert consultant any questions you may have on this topic.
Order your copy of Dr. Sterling’s new book Behind The Curtain: A Peek at Life from within the ER at jeffreysterlingbooks.com, iTunes, Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and wherever books are sold.
Thanks for liking and following Straight, No Chaser! This public service provides a sample of what http://www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com (SMA) and 844-SMA-TALK offers. Please share our page with your friends on WordPress, like us on Facebook @ SterlingMedicalAdvice.com and follow us on Twitter at @asksterlingmd.
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Straight, No Chaser: Spotlight on Health Concerns When Traveling – Vaccines and Illnesses

February 16, 2014General Health and Wellness, Health Prevention844-SMA-TALK, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Deep vein thrombosis, health, Limited liability company, Lung, Pulmonary embolism, Sterling Medical Advice, Sterling Medical Wellness, SterlingMedicalAdvice.com, Straight No Chaser, ThrombusJeffrey Sterling, MD

Traveling is exciting, but it presents multiple challenges to your health. To best meet these challenges, preparation is everything.

Before you travel and every time you travel, your surest means of protecting yourself is to confirm you are current on routine vaccines.

Your basic vaccines include measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, polio vaccine and influenza.
Most international travelers will need immunizations to protect you from hepatitis A, polio, and typhoid.
Depending on where you’re international travels take you and the duration of your trip, you may need immunizations to protect you from hepatitis B, malaria, rabies and/or yellow fever.

The plane trip itself can be hazardous to your health. I encourage you to review the risks of flying.

HIV/AIDS
Malaria: an infectious disease caused by a parasite, which invades the blood cells. It is notable for the presence of high fever, shaking chills, low blood count and a flu-like set of symptoms.
Pandemic/avian flu (aka as the bird flu): an infectious disease in birds caused by a virus that can spread to humans
Travelers’ diarrhea – the most common disease acquired by travelers.
Tuberculosis: an infectious disease involving the lungs, able to spread throughout the body

I strongly recommend that you develop a habit of checking the CDC travel site every time you prepare to travel internationally, including those of you coming from abroad into the United States. Detailed information on these diseases is available clicking the links, checking the search engine and at www.sterlingmedicaladvice.com.
Feel free to contact your SMA expert consultant with any questions you have on this topic.
Thanks for liking and following Straight, No Chaser! This public service provides a sample of what http://www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com (SMA) offers. Please share our page with your friends on WordPress, Facebook @ SterlingMedicalAdvice.com and Twitter at @asksterlingmd.
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"I Don't Want to Goooo!"

February 8, 2014General Health and Wellness844-SMA-TALK, Sterling Medical Advice, Sterling Medical Wellness, SterlingMedicalAdvice.com, Straight No ChaserJeffrey Sterling, MD

“I don’t want to go to see the doctor! She might give me a shot!!”
Remember that sentiment from when you were little? Well, I have good news and … other news.
The good news is that when you contact us at SterlingMedicalAdvice.com or 844-SMA-TALK, we will not, positively not, give you a shot. Promise.
More good news: You may find out–through one of the SIX easy ways we share information and advice–that you don’t need to go to the doctor after all. You can get the core of your concerns addressed immediately.
Even more good news: You will have saved yourself a bundle in co-pays, deductibles, facilities fees, transportation, wasted time, etc., just by checking in with your personal healthcare consultant.
The … other news is that we might advise you to see a doctor, and he might give you a shot.
Best news: If you take your shot like a champ, you can probably arrange for a cool bandage and a sucker (sugarless, I hope)!

Call 844-SMA-TALK (844-762-8255), or login at www.sterlingmedicaladvice.com. We are prepared, 24/7, to give you the immediate and personalized advice and information.
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Want to Raise Your Health IQ? Try Sterling Medical Wellness

January 31, 2014General Health and Wellness844-SMA-TALK, Sterling Medical Advice, Sterling Medical Wellness, SterlingMedicalAdvice.com, Straight No ChaserJeffrey Sterling, MD

One of the stars of our suite of services at SterlingMedicalAdvice.com is Sterling Medical Wellness. It is a self-administered health curriculum that helps you assess risk factors in your body, environment, or family history. You are then provided information and advice about areas where you can improve or maintain your health.
Many corporations (approximately half in the U.S.) engage wellness programs, knowing that healthy employees and healthy workplaces lead to better mental and physical health, improved quality of life and higher productivity. It’s a win-win: good for health; good for the bottom line.
Are you looking for a quality Wellness program for your business/organization? Visit us (or have your company’s employee assistance program official visit us) at www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com, and schedule a free consultation with a member of our business support team.
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