Health precautions before you fly

It's vacation time and almost everybody is planning to include a few moments of leisure in their otherwise busy schedules and fly away to their dream destination. But at times, health problems like heart diseases, diabetes and blood pressure, or other health related conditions like pregnancy can give you anxious moments during the journey. Therefore, it's best to be cautious so as to avoid any untoward incident during air travel. Always remember to take your doctor's advice before you board the aircraft and avoid air travel if you have suffered a heart attack in the past two weeks or have undergone coronary artery stent placement or a bypass surgery in the past 2-3 weeks or if you are afflicted with angina, congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia or your pregnancy is a complicated one - Times of India

In-flight health issues 'on rise'

"Growing numbers of older passengers and ever longer flights mean the likelihood of health problems in the skies is increasing, US researchers suggest. From blood clots to flu pandemics, both travellers and authorities should be aware of the risks - and seek to minimise them - a Lancet review urges. An ageing population means passengers are boarding planes with existing health problems, researchers warn. Extended flight times could also increase the risk to health, they say. The review of the many studies into the health risks of flying found an overall association between air travel and venous thromboembolism (VTE), which occurs when a blood clot in a leg vein travels through the body to the lung" - BBC