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?
The Virgin Travel Health Handbook by Michael Wright (Virgin Books, £14.99)
This opus could equally well be entitled How to Scare Yourself Witless Before Setting Off On Your Holidays.
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.
Cycling holidays for vegtarians
Where can we find an organised cycling holiday suitable for strict vegetarians, preferably in northern Spain?
Travel doctor
I am planning to take a six-year-old and a one-year-old to Costa Rica at the end of December for a month or so. What precautions should we take?