Jaunted - Tag: travel health

Lady Gaga Almost Suffers Deep Vein Thrombosis on Transatlantic Flight

JetSetCD — 2010-03-11T12:00:04-05:00

Update: If you want to see pictures of exactly what Gaga was wearing on the plane, click here.

Pop star Lady Gaga is notorious for her outlandish sense of style, but dramatic shoes and avant garde outfits were almost her downfall this week when the singer showed early stages of the potentially deadly deep vein thrombosis condition while on a transatlantic flight.

Gaga suffered from swelling in her legs on the flight, due to the most outrageous in-flight fashion we've ever heard of. She donned the infamous "Armadillo" shoes by recently deceased British designer Alexander McQueen and dressed in a black and yellow tape ensemble like the one pictured above from her upcoming Telephone single.

The flight attendants (airline sadly unknown), became greatly concerned with her condition and eventually convinced Gaga to change her clothes into something less restricting. But before she could strip, she had to get help to undo her outfit, it was that complex. Perhaps one of the other celebs on her flight came to her rescue? Also on board were P. Diddy, Peaches Geldoff and Liam Gallagher.

Related Stories:
· Lady Gaga's Outfit Causes Health Concern on Plane [Shinystyle]
· Celeb Travel [Jaunted]

[Photo: TwitPic]

Man Sues Airline Because Flight Attendants Wouldn't Check Out His Scrotum

JetSetCD — 2010-03-10T18:10:37-05:00

Hey men, next time you fly with Canada's Air Transat, you might want to wear a cup over your junk, because if something happens to the family jewels while in flight, they will not be helping you out with your medical issues.

You see, a peculiar incident happened on a recent Air Transat flight between Montreal and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, when a male passenger in business class has some sort of accident with his scrotum, that caused some bleeding and pain. He panicked and asked the flight crew to look at his scrotum, as it was a medical emergency of sorts. Well, they understandably wouldn't, and instead handed him sanitary towels because they aren't freaking doctors.

It just gets better after the jump!

Is Swine Flu Still a Threat To Travelers?

Omri — 2010-02-17T15:00:32-05:00

When we roundly mocked H1N1 hysteria last year, we insinuated that it was a conspiracy being waged by US tourism companies. While probably true, that picture was also likely incomplete. Turns out, big pharmaceutical companies were also at least partly to blame. All the rest of what we said—especially the parts about how swine flu is less dangerous than ordinary flu—that turns out to be absolutely true. Seriously. You can check out the newest findings. Absolutely true.

We really don't mean to sound Pollyannaish about this. Swine flu killed a bunch of people. But the sheer panic—from China quarantining travelers to Mexico calling off Cinco de Mayo—was just silly. Business travelers, who have a stake in evaluating the risk of infection vs. the risk of missing a deal, never paid it much attention. But many tourism destinations were devastated, and they didn't have to be.

Mood Lighting Not Helping You Relax? Then Order Pain Relievers Off The Seatback TV

juliana — 2010-02-02T13:19:01-05:00

We've often wondered what we would do if we ever had a nasty headache strike during the middle of a flight and did not have our own Advil arsenal with us. We guess we could beg the flight attendants to give us some of their own stash (which we think might be illegal on their part) or we could ask our fellow seatmates, risking violations of seatmate etiquette.

But on Virgin America, they've taken care of that problem. We just discovered on our flight last night from FLL to LAX that the RED system offers headache, pain and sleeping pills from the brand Help, I Need Help for $4 each. Each packet contains 16 tablets. Not bad.

The pain relievers are located under the SHOP section of RED. Now if only they would offer "Help, I Need the Person Behind Me to Stop Poking The Seatback TV So Hard" pills.

Related Stories:
· Virgin America coverage [Jaunted]
· Travel Health coverage [Jaunted]

It's Officially Norovirus Season Aboard Cruise Ships

JetSetCD — 2010-01-13T16:25:00-05:00

With travelers heading south for the winter and hopping aboard much-anticpated cruises where they eat at communal buffets and are trapped in the same boat as thousands of others, it's no wonder that Norovirus is popping up in the news again. Most recently, the stomach bug hit Cunard Line's massive Queen Victoria while she was off sailing an eight-night transatlantic voyage from Southhampton to New York.

Because the United States has a policy that bars ships from entering a US post if the passengers with Norovirus go over 15% of the ship's populations—an epidemic level&#!51;fears were high on the Queen Victoria that she wouldn't be allowed to dock. However, CruiseCritic reports that only 163 passengers came down with it, equalling "8.7 percent of the 1,874 passengers onboard."

What Are the Odds You'll Catch Swine Flu on Your Next Flight?

kjb — 2010-01-13T10:08:24-05:00

We just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a happy National Influenza Vaccination Week. To celebrate, we’re letting you know about the latest findings from smarty-pants scientists. They have figured out some kind of formula to determine how exactly the H1N1 virus can spread in a plane during a transatlantic flight. Everything really depends on the length of the flight, but for the most part, two to 17 people could be infected from just one sick passenger.

In case you want to run your own test studies, researchers at UCLA used the Wells-Riley equation. Apparently this is the standard when it comes to figuring out the extent of outbreaks in enclosed environments. It considers the number of people exposed, respiratory rates, and the concentration of the virus over time. Interesting information, but we’re probably going to leave all the calculations up to the experts.

Why coach passengers are doomed, after the jump.

Denver Airport Receives Warning For 'Roaches Too Numerous To Count'

Omri — 2010-01-06T15:53:32-05:00

Every big airport has a series of kitchens where food is prepared for the major airlines. At Denver International Airport, those kitchens are currently operated by German company LSG Sky Chefs. How much longer the company will have their contract is an open question, since apparently their Denver facilities are roughly as hygienic as an unrefrigerated Calcutta food truck in the middle of summer flooded with stagnant monsoon water from two years before.

The controversy began when the FDA, after an inspection of the kitchens, sent a warning letter to LSG Sky Chefs. That letter outlined a diversity of health code violations, going on for about 15 paragraphs and stretching over 1,000 words. That's four to six blog posts worth of disgusting disgustingness, all describing food that literally millions of people have consumed.