India Travel Forum | IndiaMike.com - Health and Well Being in India http://www.indiamike.com/india Questions and Answers about Insurance, Safety, Immunizations and general well being. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:09:08 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.indiamike.com/india/images/misc/rss.jpg India Travel Forum | IndiaMike.com - Health and Well Being in India http://www.indiamike.com/india Mail-order medications feasible from UK pharmacy? http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/mail-order-medications-feasible-from-uk-pharmacy-t95827/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:06:25 GMT Dear India health gurus -

Is it feasible to have meds shipped mail-order from UK pharmacies to India?

We'd like to take the Paludrine/Avloclor combination as an anti-malarial during our several-month India trip. Unfortunately, these aren't available here in the US, and the Canadian pharmacies want a prescription from our US doctor - who won't write us a prescription for a drug unapproved in the US. (Besides, I haven't been able to find the handy Paludrine/Avloclor travel pack available from the Canadians.)

Several online UK pharmacies (including Brennans) say they will gladly ship overseas to India and don't need a prescription for this drug combo.

But what's the chance that a brown-paper-wrapped shipment of anti-malarial medications will make it successfully from the UK through the international post and Indian customs? Would I maximize my chance of success by having it posted to a hotel/guesthouse/private home rather than the GPO?

Anybody pulled off this kind of thing before?

Thanks,
Steve

http://web.mac.com/steve_hoge ]]> Health and Well Being in India steve_hoge http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/mail-order-medications-feasible-from-uk-pharmacy-t95827/ HELP is this appropriate/what to do? http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/help-is-this-appropriate-what-to-do-t95543/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:22:14 GMT I feel really uneasy as the mgr of my guesthouse in Udaipur has started offering to buy me "gifts" mainly silver and stone jewelry, he wants me to go with him to a jewelry market tomorrow afternoon to choose my gifts

Is this appropriate behaviour? It feels wrong.
He has told me he will be very offended if I refuse.
I don't want to offend him but also how do I make it clear that I am in NO way able to repay something like this either with money or any other kind of favour!?

I do not think I've done anything inappropriate. I haven't tried to be overly familiar.

What should I do? ]]> Health and Well Being in India CFPhotoGrafie http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/help-is-this-appropriate-what-to-do-t95543/ Where to get a henna tattoo? http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/where-to-get-a-henna-tattoo-t95538/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:42:26 GMT Hello,

My husband and I will be travelling to India in two weeks, and while there I'd really like to get a henna tattoo. Are henna artists usually easy to find? We'll be in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Varanasi, Khajuraho, and Sawai Madhopur. Can anyone recommend the best place to find someone willing to "ink up" a Westerner? Also, can henna designs be applied to the top of the hand/wrist, rather than the palms? How long do they usually last?

A friend of mine is a tattoo artist just getting into henna tattoos, and she's very excited about what I might bring back/learn about it while there. (She's already warned me to stay away from the black henna.)

Any info would be appreciated.

Magee ]]> Health and Well Being in India Magee http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/where-to-get-a-henna-tattoo-t95538/ <![CDATA[revision rhinoplasty & alarplasty in India]]> http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/revision-rhinoplasty-and-alarplasty-in-india-t95389/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:25:27 GMT Can anyone tell me who is the best word-of -mouth doctor in India (Bangalore and Mumbai) dealing with revision rhinoplasty, especially correcting hanging alar rims and tiplasty? I come from China. I have heard that Dr. Anantheshwar is good at reconstruction. Is he also good at revision rhinoiplasty? any foreigners have tried revision rhinoplasty in India and give me some advice please? please help...:confused: p.s. coz my nose is east asian typical, I wonder if indian doctors can be good at it? Can anyone tell me who is the best word-of -mouth doctor in India (Bangalore and Mumbai) dealing with revision rhinoplasty, especially correcting hanging alar rims and tiplasty? I come from China.

I have heard that Dr. Anantheshwar is good at reconstruction. Is he also good at revision rhinoiplasty?

any foreigners have tried revision rhinoplasty in India and give me some advice please? please help...:confused:

p.s. coz my nose is east asian typical, I wonder if indian doctors can be good at it? ]]> Health and Well Being in India jennylovejenny http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/revision-rhinoplasty-and-alarplasty-in-india-t95389/ Tcm - traditional chinese medicine doctor http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/tcm-traditional-chinese-medicine-doctor-t95379/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:20:26 GMT I have ibs and have tried all other medical systems except TCM which apparently is an expert of this condition. Are there any doctors practicing TCM? I have ibs and have tried all other medical systems except TCM which apparently is an expert of this condition. Are there any doctors practicing TCM? ]]> Health and Well Being in India Satyagraha http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/tcm-traditional-chinese-medicine-doctor-t95379/ STD clinics, tests in Goa? http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/std-clinics-tests-in-goa-t95322/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:07 GMT Hello Guys,

it's a bit weird question I know..
I wsa trying to find some clinics or doctors specilist in Dermatology and STD in Goa without success. I was wondering if someone here knows about places around Goa where you can go visit a doctor or a lab to do STD test .. not interested in HIV/AIDS test!
thanks! ]]> Health and Well Being in India airbox http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/std-clinics-tests-in-goa-t95322/ phone number question for Udaipur http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/phone-number-question-for-udaipur-t95036/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:07:01 GMT was not sure where else to put this... If I need to phone my guesthouse in Udaipur (Shiva Guesthouse) in case driver does not appear at station with my name card as promised ... how do I dial from a PCO (assuming there is one at station?) I have a 12 digit number for them beginning with 91 which I think is the India country code? then it reads 94-1381-2436 do I drop the 94 and just call the last 8 digits? help! thanks was not sure where else to put this...

If I need to phone my guesthouse in Udaipur (Shiva Guesthouse) in case driver does not appear at station with my name card as promised ...
how do I dial from a PCO (assuming there is one at station?)

I have a 12 digit number for them beginning with 91 which I think is the India country code?
then it reads 94-1381-2436 do I drop the 94 and just call the last 8 digits?

help! thanks ]]> Health and Well Being in India CFPhotoGrafie http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/phone-number-question-for-udaipur-t95036/ Maladin (anti-malaria) http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/maladin-anti-malaria-t94983/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:51:32 GMT Is the anti-malaria medicine Maladin still available in India? Over the counter or prescription? stef Is the anti-malaria medicine Maladin still available in India?
Over the counter or prescription?

stef ]]> Health and Well Being in India stefanie http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/maladin-anti-malaria-t94983/ Cancer Ward: Open To The Sky http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/cancer-ward-open-to-the-sky-t94876/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:10:52 GMT (Thirty years ago, my grandmother was treated for Cancer at Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay. There were no pavement patients then, but the corridors at the hospital- treating so many free- used to be full)

Quote:
It was easy to see this as yet another manifestation of the failures of a third world nation, the lack of medical infrastructure. But over the next few months, I found the story behind the story. There are secular and religious institutions that will offer these patients a bed but often they are crowded, even claustrophobic, as one patient put it. Sometimes, they are far away and a patient may be too weak to make the trek to and from his home. And anyway, when 43,000 new patients arrive every year, some are going to end up on the street, especially since 70 per cent are treated free of charge.

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SOME WILL die on the street. Many more will survive. They will go back to the backbreaking work, scratch a living from the soil and return each year for an annual check-up. But while they are here, they are a community that shares an enemy: cancer. They battle the rain and the flies. They learn to live with the cacophony of the city’s traffic and the way pedestrians may intrude upon their space at will. They bathe. They eat. They find time to play, laugh, gossip and grumble. They look out for each other and guard each other’s belongings. They forge a community and refuse to admit defeat. As a manifestation of the transcendence of the human spirit, the community of temporary residents of Lady Jerbai Wadia lane is hard to beat.
http://www.tehelka.com/story_main43....ancer_ward.asp ]]> Health and Well Being in India capt_mahajan http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/cancer-ward-open-to-the-sky-t94876/ Hate chilli - food advice please http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/hate-chilli-food-advice-please-t94790/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:38:55 GMT Ok, I have this weakness whereby I can't stand green chilli. It makes me miserable when i am served spicy food. I am going to india, mainly southish (middle really), what sort of dishes and foods should I look out for. I can't survive on cake and icecream again.

I don't like paneer either anymore. I used to but not since i got sick one time are too hot dahl fry and palak paneer in one meal.


I don't know where to post this thread for the best results. This question is more about well-being than about health. ]]> Health and Well Being in India newislander http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/hate-chilli-food-advice-please-t94790/ Chemical fogging in Gaya, Bihar for Japanese Encephalitis http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/chemical-fogging-in-gaya-bihar-for-japanese-encephalitis-t94717/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:17:31 GMT Hey folks,

I'm planning to be in Bodh Gaya in late December for about 2-3 weeks. Just saw this article about the outbreak of JE in that region, and the subsequent fogging in attempts to combat the infected mosquitos. Chemical exposure-wise, it should be fairly safe by then right? I'm also getting the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine, but my two friends who will be there with me aren't getting it.

I'm considering not going at all and convincing my friends to do the same...but we're all looking very much forward to seeing HH Karmapa there and that's why the choice is very difficult to make.

Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated!

From The India Times, October 29 2009:

PATNA: At least 30 people have died and about 105 persons affected by Japanese Encephalitis in Bihar, prompting the state health authorities to
order chemical fogging in the affected areas of Gaya and Munger districts.

State health department sources confirmed 30 deaths due to the disease and claimed that around 105 others were affected in Gaya and other districts because of the spread of the disease.

"We are sending doctors to the affected areas and intensifying the technical malathion (chemical fogging) to destroy the causative mosquitoes of Japanese Encephalitis," a source said.

Identifying pigs and water birds for the growth of mosquitoes, the health department had also approached the animal resources department to keep pigs away from human habitation, sources said.

Special vaccination drive would be undertaken to contain the disease, besides routine immunisation in the districts, they said.

According to official figures, three children died and altogether 21 Japanese encephalitis cases were reported in 2006, while the death toll rose to 164 in 2007, during which 336 cases were reported.

Similarly in 2008, 46 children died of the disease and 198 were affected.
--------------------------------------------------------------- ]]> Health and Well Being in India Nyima Nyinje http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/chemical-fogging-in-gaya-bihar-for-japanese-encephalitis-t94717/ What kind of vaccination my kid needs? http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/what-kind-of-vaccination-my-kid-needs-t94714/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:04:18 GMT Hi, I am going to Rishikesh on January, with my kid, she is 2 years old (2 years 9 months). I really need to know what kind of vaccination she needs. Perhaps tuberculosis? Hepatitis A or B? Please I need advice. Best regards, Hi, I am going to Rishikesh on January, with my kid, she is 2 years old (2 years 9 months).

I really need to know what kind of vaccination she needs.

Perhaps tuberculosis?

Hepatitis A or B?

Please I need advice.

Best regards, ]]> Health and Well Being in India fabiolasanchez http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/what-kind-of-vaccination-my-kid-needs-t94714/ Can I buy Epipens in Delhi? http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/can-i-buy-epipens-in-delhi-t94605/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:07:16 GMT Hey folks, I'm brand new on here, thanks in advance for reading! I'm arriving in Delhi December 6th and hoping to find a couple Epipens when I get there. I need new ones and they're so freakin expensive here! Has anyone seen them at pharmacies around Delhi? (Also hoping to find some Doxycycline, which I hear is pretty available).

Cheers! ]]> Health and Well Being in India Nyima Nyinje http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/can-i-buy-epipens-in-delhi-t94605/ Children malaria and vaccinations http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/children-malaria-and-vaccinations-t94604/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:52:56 GMT I am travelling to Kerala in March/April with my two kids. I have backpacked quite alot before including through India and have never bothered about anything but Hep A. (I had a bad experience on Larium years ago.) This is the first time my kids will have been to India and I was planning on the usual deet and nets and I am about to get both kids a booster for Hep A. What is the prevalence of Mozzies this time of year in Southern India?? Perhaps I should give them malaria pills but what if they react to the tablets like I did...I thought I was going crazy!! I am travelling to Kerala in March/April with my two kids. I have backpacked quite alot before including through India and have never bothered about anything but Hep A. (I had a bad experience on Larium years ago.) This is the first time my kids will have been to India and I was planning on the usual deet and nets and I am about to get both kids a booster for Hep A. What is the prevalence of Mozzies this time of year in Southern India?? Perhaps I should give them malaria pills but what if they react to the tablets like I did...I thought I was going crazy!! ]]> Health and Well Being in India loolee http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/children-malaria-and-vaccinations-t94604/ Massage in Udaipur? http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/massage-in-udaipur-t94572/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:04:01 GMT I've noticed an endless number of signs for massage in Udaipur and am wondering if anyone has gotten one here and also if anyone knows of a place where women do the massage. Also, any idea on what it should cost? Thanks for your help. ]]> Health and Well Being in India JasmineFlower http://www.indiamike.com/india/health-and-well-being-in-india-f2/massage-in-udaipur-t94572/