Brush up on motion sickness before summer travel starts

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Brush up on motion sickness before summer travel starts

Carmen Pope

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Most treatments for motion sickness are more effective at preventing symptoms if taken before the motion starts [Image: iStock.com – DoganKutukcu]

With holiday season upon us, it’s time to improve your understanding of motion sickness. Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope discusses possible causes, symptoms and treatments

ABBY BRINGS HER 10-year-old daughter, Sasha, into your pharmacy and asks you for something to help her with travel sickness. She says they are about t
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