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Flying with medical conditions like pneumonia or shingles requires specific safety precautions. Review airline rules for medications, knee replacements, and tips for staying healthy on long flights.
Can You Carry Medications in Your Purse on Southwest Airlines?
As on all airlines, passengers on Southwest must conform to the regulations laid out by the Transportation Security Administration regarding what you can bring onto the plane in your carry-on baggage. You can bring most medication on board, including prescription medication.
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Flying With Sciatica
The pain associated with a pinched sciatic nerve ranges from tingling to unbearable and can be felt in the lower back, buttocks and legs. The medical profession considers sciatica to be not a condition, but a symptom of a problem originating in the lower spine.
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Flying With Pneumonia
Flying on an airplane can be dangerous or risky for some people with certain physical conditions or ailments, but these same ailments (plus some others) also can pose a danger to healthy people flying on the same plane.
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How Long Do I Wait to Travel After a Cesarean?
Recovery from childbirth, even an uncomplicated birth, requires a lot of time and rest. Women who deliver a child by cesarean section (also called a C-section) require additional time to recover physically.
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Is it Safe to Travel with Shingles?
Caused by the chicken pox virus, an outbreak of shingles poses some serious questions about whether to continue with any planned travel. This potentially painful condition can develop quickly, and doctors do not fully understand why remnants of the chickenpox virus in your body suddenly became active again as shingles.
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Rules for Carrying Medicinal Pills or Vitamins in Your Carry-on Luggage
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) makes it easy for travelers to carry medications and vitamins in their carry-on luggage -- especially if that medication is in pill form. In fact, it's smart to take medication on board with you, in case your checked luggage doesn't make it onto your flight.
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How to Keep Your Nose From Drying on a Plane
Along with wrinkled clothes and jet lag, a dry nose is an expected side effect of traveling by plane.
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The Rules for a Knee Replacement on an Airline
If you've had knee replacement surgery, you're walking around with some metal parts in your leg. These most likely will set off an alarm if you walk through an airport metal detector.
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Flying With a Stuffy Nose
If you plan to fly with a stuffy nose from a sinus infection, allergies or a cold, you may want to rethink your plans. As cabin pressure changes during your flight’s ascent and descent, you may find yourself in severe pain or experience other complications.
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Air Travel With Broken Bones
Whether you're wearing a small cast or relying on crutches, nursing broken bones can complicate air travel. Depending on your injury, you may need to make special travel arrangements to accommodate a large cast or inform the airline that you're using crutches.
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Fun Things for Couples to Do in Chicago
As the third largest city in the country, Chicago, Illinois, is never short on entertainment, activities and things to do. From the breathtaking lakefront to the sophisticated shops and eateries along the Magnificent Mile, Chicago has a lot to offer both residents and visitors.
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