Flying doctor

We are returning to mainland Greece in mid-May and I would like to prevent a recurrence of the problem I experienced last year of prickly heat/allergic reaction to sun cream. Any suggestions?

Flying doctor

I have a perforated eardrum, and on descent in to an airport, I experience excruciating pain from the increase in air pressure. The pain is so bad that I have started to dread flying. Is there anything I can do to prevent or reduce the pain?

Spa struck in the desert

Dee O'Connell needed the soothing services of three health resorts in the heart of Arizona after a terrifying car crash.

Flying doctor

I am planning to backpack alone around remote parts of Argyll, an area renowned for being overrun with adders. Can I take any antidote to adder bites; what should I do if I am bitten?

Flying doctor

My husband is in remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and has been clear for five years. The chemotherapy has resulted in peripheral nerve damage and he has numbness in the feet and lack of circulation to both legs. We would very much like to visit Australia next year for a family wedding. Is there any significant danger of DVT, and what can be done to reduce the risk of catching anything through the recirculated air?

Insurers run for cover on Sars crisis

With the rapid spread of the new disease, travellers to affected areas are on their own in terms of sickness risk, writes Tom Tickell and Mary O'Hara.