Entries for month: September 2009

Traveling with Your Prescription

By Maria Caceres | 09.12.09 No Comments » Traveling Around The World , Tips and Advice

The last thing you want to think about before you leave for overseas is your prescription medication, but we've seen travelers in some rough spots because they didn't plan in advance. If you need to travel with a prescription, here are the key tips our staff have come up with:

1. Have your doctor write you a letter describing the medical condition, the prescription medications, and the generic names of prescribed 

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Trips are Being Cancelled for H1N1 Virus Concerns

By Stephanie Gamboa | 09.08.09 No Comments » News , How We Can Help You

It's no surprise that the Swine Flu pandemic has raised valid concerns for people who are planning a vacation. Many people have cancelled their flights, specifically flights departing for destinations outside of the US. Seven Corners continues to monitor the situation closely.

The Health Area of our wellabroad site posts up to date by country information that is relevant to pandemic planning, such as phase escalations, occurrences of community level spread, and new countries with confirmed cases. If people are feeling ill or hear of increase Swine Flu breakouts in the areas where they are going to be traveling, they are airing on the side of caution and thinking their best bet 

 

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Deadly Travel Dangers You Didn't Think Of

By Stephanie Gamboa | 09.04.09 No Comments » Traveling Around The World , How We Can Help You , Tips and Advice

Fox News asks Seven Corners to participate in an article on the dangers of traveling. Our own Maria Caceres, was quoted in this excerpt... "One wrinkle with post-exposure rabies vaccines, Kozarsky says, is that they’re not always readily available in parts of the world where they’re needed most. Maria Caceres, senior manager of assistance for travel insurance provider Seven Corners, concurs that insufficient medication can 

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