winter 1 2

Tag: "winter" at medical news

Lake Superior in US Losing Ice Cover Fast, Signaling Global Warming

...970s. Its ice cover could completely vanish by the winter of 2040//, according to a study by professors at ...said a trend toward warmer winters would mean less winter ice cover. That would in turn lead to more solar radiation of the lake and continued warming. The ...

Study Suggests Some Drug Resistance to Influenza B Medications

...xtensively than anywhere else in the world. In the winter of 2004-2005, an influenza B virus caused a widespread epidemic in Japan, creating an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors. The researchers collected influenza B isolates from 74 children before and after oseltamivir th...

Weather Forecasts Spring Pollen Allergy Severity

.... ? Mild Winter – Pollen Counts Increase: A mild winter can cause trees to pollinate earlier and could bri...ts Decrease: A late season freeze following a mild winter can inhibit, and possibly eliminate, a tree’s pollen production. ? Rain – Pollen Counts Decrease A...

Schools Help Hold the Line Against Childhood Obesity

...week than they do during the weekend or during the winter holidays. The results don’t mean that schools can’t do a better job, von Hippel said. “Schools can ensure that they have healthier choices available in vending machines and continue to improve the nutrition values of lunches,” von Hippel said. “...

Vitamin D Deficiency Widespread During Pregnancy

...oncentrations were highest in summer and lowest in winter and spring," said senior author James M. Roberts, ...D deficiency is more than three times as common in winter than in summer for all women of childbearing age in the United States. Even so, the Pittsburgh resea...

Permanent Weight Loss Requires Transition to Healthy Eating

After the holidays and after many comfortable winter evenings, many people notice they have put on weight, particularly// on their hips, thighs and buttocks. But one or two kg of additional weight should not cause panic, said Isabelle Keller of the German Society for Nutrition in Bonn. "When people...

Norwalk Virus Outbreak in a Toronto Hospital

...al functioning by next week. Norwalk viruses cause winter vomiting disease, acute viral gastroenteritis, food poisoning and stomach flu. Stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting and weakness are the symptoms of being infected. The virus was first discovered when a group of school children in Norwalk, Ohio reporte...

Pakistan: Authorities Plays Down Bird Flu Risk

...g positive for the virus. According to experts, winter and spring seasons with their low and mild temperatures are considered favourable for the breeding and spread of the virus. It can cause illness and death in humans, but scientists say the chances of being infected remain low. Bird flu can only be co...

Hungarian Geese Slaughtered as Bird Flu Returns to EU

... geese proved positive//. But experts say the mild winter might prevent it spreading. European Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou urged all member states "to step up their vigilance" and to reassess their risk levels following the outbreak at a goose farm in Csongrad County, southeastern Hungary, accord...

Skin Needs “Winterizing” To Head Off Damae

...ans experience dry, itchy or scaly skin during the winter months// due to blasts of colder, dryer air, winter sun exposure and over-heated homes and offices. “Winter is no friend to the skin any more than sum...

Sanitation and Science Prevent Norovirus Spread

...iarrhea, stomach cramps, and sometimes fever. This winter has seen what some say is a high incidence of norovirus, with recent outbreaks on the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship, the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, and in several New Hampshire nursing facilities. One possible explanation for the uptic...

Warming Up to a Winter Cold

A cold and puffy nose, during winter is extremely common. Most people are down with at least two to five bouts a year. Experts advice certain protective tips which could// help reduce the number of infections. According to latest research, most cold and flu viruses are transmitted aft...

UN Sends Medicine to Afghanistan

...ions of the country are experiencing their coldest winter in more than 70 years, mirroring other South Asian States, such as Bangladesh, India and Nepal, which are also facing dipping temperatures. In Afghanistan, eight major provinces – Kabul, Nangahar, Paktia, Kandahar, Herat, Balkh, Badakshan and Bamiyan...

Are We Prepared for Flu Pandemic?

...lu pandemic is overdue and could happen during the winter months. The Departments of Health and Agriculture, it seems, have not gone beyond surveillance. There’s, as far as I know, no detailed and enforceable plan of action in case of a bird-flu outbreak. I have no idea how the Avian Flu Preparedness Co...

Hay Fever Season may Begin Earlier, Warns Experts

...causes people to suffer from mould problems in the winter and pollen in the summer. Because winters are milder and spring earlier, we are seeing an increase in people suffering from this all year round.’ she says. Millions of Britons are currently struck down with colds and flu, so many could go straight f...

Thailand Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak

...tioned the public to protect themselves during the winter months, which makes people vulnerable to infections....

Safe Sun Exposure a Burning Issue

... 'It has been estimated that only 6-12 minutes of winter sun exposure three to four times a week may be sufficient to produce ‘healthy’ levels of vitamin D in Brisbane, compared with 51 minutes in Melbourne.' In addition, Dr Neale said many factors contribute to a person’s risk of skin cancer or ability...

3,600 Dead in Iran Due to Air Pollution, in One Month

...ase in deaths due to pollution. It is worse during winter months when the smog does not clear for many days....

Severe Cold is Harbinger of Infections

... tend to succumb more to respiratory infections in winter as viruses //multiply faster in cold temperatures....wer respiratory tract, which also occurs in severe winter months. "A few cases of broncholitis have come. It comes on more when there is heavy fog and no sun....

Dawn Machine Beats Wintertime Blues

...NY have found a solution for people suffering from winter depression, which is largely triggered by reduced ... helping in reducing depressions linked to lack of winter sun and the “Negative Air Ionization" delivered at the bedside, to be effective as well. Scientis...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8