January/February 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 1
Solar Water Disinfection
As has already been reported by National Geographic and CNN, a simple solar method for disinfecting water using those ubiquitous clear “disposable” water bottles has been making waves. Developed by the Swiss-based aquatic research institute, EAWAG, and promoted under the banner of SODIS (short for Solar Water Disinfection), suspect water is put in clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and left on a metal surface in the sun for six hours. The result is safe drinking water. This method of water disinfection is being used increasingly in developing countries to provide safe drinking water. Something good for any world traveler to know about….
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The Myths of Food and Water
/in Disease, Parasites, Survival, Travel Medicine/by WMN EditorsJanuary/February 2010 ISBN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 5
The Myths of Food and Water
By Frank Hubbell, DO
If you read the travel log on our medical missions trip to Haiti, you probably noticed that towards the end of the trip we made a mistake and ate a “mystery meat” sandwich on the bus ride across the Dominican Republic. This was a big mistake. With that in mind I thought it would be very appropriate to review the rules of dining out in a developing nation.
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Solar Water Disinfection
/in Hydration, Travel Medicine, Water disinfection/by WMN EditorsJanuary/February 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 1
Solar Water Disinfection
As has already been reported by National Geographic and CNN, a simple solar method for disinfecting water using those ubiquitous clear “disposable” water bottles has been making waves. Developed by the Swiss-based aquatic research institute, EAWAG, and promoted under the banner of SODIS (short for Solar Water Disinfection), suspect water is put in clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and left on a metal surface in the sun for six hours. The result is safe drinking water. This method of water disinfection is being used increasingly in developing countries to provide safe drinking water. Something good for any world traveler to know about….
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Lactose Intolerance and Lactaid
/in Digestive problems/by WMN EditorsJanuary/February 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 1
Lactose Intolerance and Lactaid
By Frank Hubbell, DO
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Special Issue for the People and Rescuers in Haiti
/in Disaster Response, Disease, Environemtal Injuries, Hydration, Infection, Natural Disater, prevention, Rescue Training, Weather/by WMN EditorsThe November/December issue of the Wilderness Medicine Newsletter was originally to be an issue dedicated to Celiac disease. However, due to the magnitude of the disaster in Haiti, we felt that the most direct way that we could help was to pull together a number of articles that pertain specifically to disaster management and make those article available to anyone who might be involved in the rescue and recovery efforts in Haiti. Therefore, our regular subscribers will recognize the contents of this issue as a compilation of past articles.
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