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Inflight Health and Comfort

From long flights scrunched in tight quarters, to ear popping, your inflight health and comfort may not always be assured, but are important, during your air travels.
Air Quality During Flights - Does Recycled Air Spread Swine Flu on Flights?
A big concern for many passengers when speaking of illnesses, is the air quality during flights. The air is recycled, but what many passengers may not be aware of is how highly filtered that recycled air actually is.
The Calm Before the Flight
The Calm Before the Flight - I have practiced meditation to help me stay calmer in my own life (and sometimes even do it at the airport when I see bad weather and flight delays for the day). I find focusing on a mantra or some other phrase is often easier than trying to calm my breathing or finding a quiet place.
About.com Guide to Heart Disease - Getting Sick on Airplanes
A doctor's perspective on health inflight, with good links and tips.
Making Your Long Flight More Comfortable
A feature that includes suggestions on adding more comfort to your long haul flights.
The Battle to Stay Healthy Inflight
Suggestions to fight off the inflight infectors.
The Air in the Air - Air Quality and What the Air Is Really Like Inflight
The air in the air - the air quality in the aircraft cabin and your inflight health.
Travel Tips to Reduce Health Risks of Extended Air Travel
Holiday travel often means overbooked flights and passenger traffic - these elements are unavoidable. However, health risks from air travel can be minimized.
Economy Class Syndrome
Deep Vein Thrombosis or Economy Class Syndrome is a potentially fatal condition that has received a lot of attention. Air Health Org delves into what it is, and how to prevent Economy Class Syndrome from affecting you.
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