Interesting article in the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRAVELERS http://www.iamat.org/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/17/index.cfm on his blog. www.viajespolonia.info Talks about the differences between what is called medical or travel to scare Travel Medicine, first devoted to patients who come in search of medical help in other regions or countries while the latter, or travel medicine is the help gives a doctor specializing in prevention, vaccines and medication as well as medical recommendations to ensure a safe and healthy. I recommend reading it. Medical Travel, Travel Medicine, What's The Difference Posted At: December 17, 2009 4:14 PM Posted By: IAMAT Related Categories: Medical Tourism You can understand the confusion. Similar name, different medical specialty. Chances are you have heard these terms before, largely due to the prominence of low-cost, affordable international travel. But what exactly are medical travel and travel medicine Medical travel (also known as medical tourism, global healthcare, and health tourism), involved patients who seek health care abroad for a variety of reasons, including the high cost of medical treatments and long waiting times back home, their insurance plans do not cover Certain procedures, or they want quick access to cutting-edge medical technology available in other countries. Normally encompassing elective procedures such as cosmetic surgery, dental surgery, fertility treatments or alternative medicine, medical tourism is becoming Increasingly popular for patients Requiring life-saving procedures like heart or kidney transplants, as well as knee or hip replacements. cinergy health Often, patients with medical care combine their vacation time, usually in warm-climate destinations. Travel medicine (also known as travel health), on the other hand, focus on preventing the spread of infectious diseases by travelers. This multi-disciplinary medical field touches on several disciplines including preventive medicine, emergency care, immunology, epidemiology, mental health, gastroenterology, and dermatology. A travel health practitioner is also knowledgeable of world geography, the health environment, and the socio-cultural customs of the traveler's destination. The three components of travel medicine are: The individual traveler: Your age, past and current health status, chronic underlying health conditions, budget for medications and vaccinations The risks: Your destination, visits to rural or remote areas, type of travel - business, adventure, leisure, working long-term assignment, epidemics and general health of the population where you will be visiting, and The intervention: Vaccination and medication recommendations, general health advice, including food and water safety, and insect-bite prevention methods. For many travelers, doing research on the health risks of your destination, visiting your doctor for advice, or going to a travel health clinic to get vaccinated may seem like a daunting task. Afterall, we intrepid travelers just want to hop on a plane and start our adventure.However, things that many of us take for granted or consider an inconvenience of international travel such as time zone changes, barometric pressure, or poor air quality, do Affect our health and may lead to complications if you have pre-existing health problems. It's not only diseases such as yellow fever, dengue fever, malaria or that should be of concern.