Weather in Medical News

As the Weather Warms Up Rattlesnakes Come Out to Enjoy the Sun Just as Californians Do

The California Poison Control System Warns that Snake Bites are Becoming More Powerful and Patient Reactions Have Increased SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The change in weather marks a change in rattlesnake behavior as well. Snakes live all over California and while most are...

New Anti-Cellulite Treatment Prepares Women for Warmer Weather and Beyond

Eleme Medical Launches SmoothShapes(R) System in Denver MERRIMACK, N.H., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Eleme Medical Inc. , a premier aesthetics company focused on body shaping, announced today that Refresh Laser Spa, owned by Kimberly Hall, will be the first treatment center in Denver to offer t...

Applied Weather Technology Guides Mercy Ships With Latest BVS Marine Voyage Optimization Software

Mercy Ships' Crew Uses BVS 5.6 Onboard Software to Navigate the Safest, Most Fuel-Efficient Route and Protect Sensitive Medical Equipment as They Bring Hope, Healing and Hospital Services to the World's Poor SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Weather Technology (AWT) toda...

Applied Weather Technology Guides Mercy Ships with Latest BVS Marine Voyage Optimization Software

Mercy Ships' Crew Uses BVS 5.6 Onboard Software to Navigate the Safest, Most Fuel-Efficient Route and Protect Sensitive Medical Equipment as They Bring Hope, Healing and Hospital Services to the World's Poor Sunnyvale, Calif. (Vocus) March 16, 2009 -- Applied Weather T...

A Registered Dietitian Can Help You Weather Economic Troubles Through Nutrition and Health, Says American Dietetic Association

CHICAGO, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In difficult economic times, when people's stress levels - both psychological and financial - increase, eating healthfully becomes more essential than ever, according to the experts at the American Dietetic Association. "When people are under press...

Red Cross Shelters Hundreds as Severe Weather Hits Northeast

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross sheltered hundreds of people over the weekend who were affected by ice storms in the Northeast. Working with local partners, Red Cross chapters opened shelters in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. ...

Cold Weather Could Spell Bad News for Older Residents in Illinois

AARP Encourages Friends, Family, Neighbors to Help Older Neighbors & Launches New Initiative to Help Keep Heating Costs Down CHICAGO, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With cold weather hitting Illinois, AARP is reminding friends, family and neighbors to watch out for the well-bei...

UCAR weather forecasts aim to reduce African meningitis epidemics

BOULDER--The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), working with an international team of health and weather organizations, is launching a project this month to provide long-term weather forecasts to medical officials in Africa to help reduce outbreaks of meningitis. The forecasts...

New Anti-Cellulite Treatment Prepares Women for Warmer Weather and Beyond

Eleme Medical Launches SmoothShapes(R) System in Kansas City Area MERRIMACK, N.H., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- A premier aesthetics company focused on body shaping, Eleme Medical Inc. announced today that Gary D. Hall, MD, will be the first Kansas City plastic surgeon to offer the SmoothShapes(...

Hot Weather Brings Health Risks for Older Illinoisans

AARP Provides Quick Tips to Beat the Sizzling Summer Heat CHICAGO, June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the summer temperatures climbing, older people stand at greater risk of heat-related health problems such as heatstroke and heat exhaustion. AARP has several quick tips that can mean th...

Warmer Weather Reminds Cat Owners to Protect Against Worms

More than a third of cats have not seen a vet in the past year though internal parasite risks run high SHAWNEE, Kan., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- As seasons shift and spring's warmer weather brings beautiful blooming flowers, it also brings the increased risk of infection of wor...

emebaVet Adds 'Pet Friendly' Forecast From the Weather Channel

MODESTO, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- emebaVet, LLC, a leader in veterinary hospital captive audience digital signage solutions and systems integration, is teaming with The Weather Channel Interactive, providing real-time weather and pet forecasts from weather.com for their emebaVet Client...

Spring Weather Brings Flea Season

FDA Approves New Once-a-Month Flea Protection in a Convenient Chewable Tablet INDIANAPOLIS, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- April showers bring May flowers. And springtime weather also brings the onslaught of insects and parasites, including fleas. For many dog o...

Cold Weather Can Increase Heart Disease Risks

American Heart Association urges citizens to take precautionary steps DALLAS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Frostbite and icy falls aren't the only dangers of winter weather. It's also a time when you should take care to protect your heart, especially if you have heart disease. Following...

Department of Health Urges Pennsylvanians to Prepare For Dangerously Cold Weather

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A surge of arctic air forecast to arrive in Pennsylvania on Thursday will bring hazardous wind chills that could lead to serious health problems, the Health Department warned today. Temperatures across Pennsylvania are expected to range fro...

New Anti-Cellulite Treatment Prepares Women for Warmer Weather

Eleme Medical Premieres SmoothShapes(TM) System in New York City MERRIMACK, N.H., April 9, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- A premier aesthetics company focused on body shaping, Eleme Medical Inc. announced today that Patricia Wexler, MD will be the first New York City dermatologist to offer the Smoot...

Wet Weather Heralds the Mosquito Menace

Wet weather in some parts of the US and Canada heralds the menace of mosquitoes. The month long heavy rains have sent floodwaters rushing through large areas in both the countries . It has also left puddles of standing water all over the place, leading health officials to warn against the dangers ...

Indian Weather Station Near Glacier to Study Global Warming

For the first time, an Indian weather station is being set up near a Himalayan glacier to study the impact of climate change and provide weather details and warnings to mountaineers . "We are setting up an Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS), a warning and recording system that includes a micropr...

Smog in Warm Weather may Contribute to Stroke Risks in Elderly: Study

Finnish scientists have come up with a study they believe to be the first to evaluate the contribution of fine particle pollution to stroke risks in the elderly.// Fine particle pollution is made up of tiny particles of dust and soot, less than 2.5 microns, about 1/30th the width of a human h...

Experts Use Weather to Predict Disease

Doctors hoping to predict disease outbreaks may want to tune into more weather forecasts. //Weather patterns can often be a key factor in finding out when an epidemic is imminent because they determine the conditions for germs and their carriers to breed. The techniques can help quicken the re...

Cold Weather deaths on the rise

The death toll due to cold weather in England and Wales is 25,000 as per the official figures released.// This is a seasonal death was mainly because the older pensioners were not provided enough insulation and support to keep their houses warm This was a national scandal said the Older peopl...

Breast-fed Children Weather Digestive Disease

Breast-fed children may have a natural protection against celiac, a digestive disease that makes them intolerant of gluten, a protein. A team at Manchester University, Britain, recently // earched on the effect of breastfeeding on the children suffering from celiac, a disease that makes them int...

No link between bad weather and rheumatism

People with some forms of rheumatism say that weather conditions can affect their disease symptoms, but new research suggests this is not the case.// The study focused on women with the chronic rheumatic condition fibromyalgia, which is characterised by pain and stiffness in the muscles, joints and...

Parke-Davis (India) runs into rough weather – Court orders attachment of asset

The global merger between Warner-Lambert and Pfizer on the Indian front has run into rough weather due to the legal problems faced by Warner-Lambert’s subsidiary Parke-Davis (India). A local court in Hyderabad has ordered the attachment of its assets located in the city. The vacation court of...

Ticks like Sunny Weather

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it was noted that a number of Americans suffer from Lyme and other tick-borne diseases in the month of May, June and July. // Hence various steps are taken to prevent the disease caused due to tick bites. Statistics show tha...

Delhi Faces Flu Threat Due To Change In Weather

Seasonal illnesses like that of viral flu are spreading across Delhi with the reversal of the cold wave conditions. While Delhi recorded a minimum of 0.2 degrees Celsius (7 degrees below normal) on 8 January, just over a week later the temperature reached 11.6 degrees //(five degree above normal) o...

Omega Protein Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results

... is subject to fluctuations due to natural conditions over which the Company has no control, such as varying fish population, fish oil yields, adverse weather conditions and disease; (2) the impact of worldwide supply and demand relationships on prices for the Company's products; (3) Omega Protein's expectat...

Air Methods Reports 2Q2009 Results and 3Q2009 Update

...nsports, as compared with the prior-year quarter. weather cancellations for these same base locations increa...ansports, or 1%, as compared with July 2008, while weather cancellations decreased by 141 as compared with th...et revenue per patient transport results. Severe weather patterns during May and June contributed to higher...

Fox 11 News Anchor Christine Devine to Co-Host 2nd Annual "An Evening for Autism" Event

...ence in Journalism on Behalf of Children and Families." Devine began her broadcasting career during college working as a radio disc jockey and TV weather reporter. She grew up in Arizona, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommu...

Back-to-School Parents Earn an A+ in Safety: Backpacks, Cheerleading, Football

...owing these risks, AAOS offers back-to-school safety tips: Have your child always warm up and stretch before exercising, particularly when the weather is cold. Athletes should warm up with some light exercise for at least 3 to 5 minutes, then slowly and gently stretch the muscles to be exercised, hol...

Men Around the World Seek Cosmetic Surgery

...ood and drink for accentuating the problem. Men feel most inhibited by the condition in summer months, when they would normally remove clothing in hot weather or when swimming. According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), 44% more male breast reduction surgeries have tak...

Mathematical modeling predicts response to Herceptin

...p will help the new results reach the clinic. "Computational power has reached the point where models that could previously only be used to predict weather patterns, space travel or the effect of nuclear explosions can now be used in the clinic to estimate the impact of certain drugs," said Merajver. ...

Gloomy Days Dim Cognitive Powers of the Depressed

...aviors tend to escalate in lighter months. The effect of sunlight on cognition, however, has not been well researched. The researchers used NASA weather data to see if there was any correlation between days of sunlight and levels of cognitive impairment in people with and without depression. Their o...

MSA Announces Second Quarter Results

...es to meet market realities. We must continue to be diligent in our efforts to reduce costs and manage our business in ways that allow us to not only weather the current downturn, but to be responsive in seizing opportunities when a recovery occurs," Mr. Lambert concluded. About MSA: Establish...

Air Quality Action Day Forecast for Thursday in All Regions of Pennsylvania

...orange and red when ozone or fine particulate matter reaches unhealthy levels. Ground-level ozone, a key component of smog, forms during warm weather when pollution from vehicles, industry, households and power plants "bakes" in the hot sun, making it hard for some people to breathe. On air...

Red Cross Leader Describes First-Year Triumphs, Challenges

...n our mission, are outstanding stewards of our donor's dollars, seek new ways to engage donors, leverage new tools and look towards the horizon, we'll weather the storm," said McGovern. "When times are tough, the country needs us even more, and we're committed to be at our very best," she said. No...

GirlMogulMagazine.com Launches Healthy Living Series

... Don't let the heat keep your tween beat -- find ways to get exercise and incorporate healthy living into your lifestyle, no matter what the weather or time of year. About GirlMogul GirlMogul.com was founded by Andrea Stein to encourage successful girls by helping them dream big, de...

Indoor Lightning Injuries On the Rise

...lled by lightning in the United States each year, according to the National weather Service. Lightning strikes caused 28 deaths in 2008 and there have been 23 ...s or driving home," Cooper said. More information The U.S. National weather Service has more about lightning safety . -- Robe...

Deaths, Injuries Increase With Higher Speed Limits

...ata presented in this study must consider both concerns, Katz said. "I hope for a 21st-century solution: adjusting speed limits based on traffic, weather conditions and terrain; cars and roadways better engineered for safety at higher speeds; alternative energy vehicles that solve the emission problem b...

Looking to Shape Up for Summer? The Solution May Be the Steps You're Already Taking

... BANNOCKBURN, Ill., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer is officially here, and that means longer days and warmer weather are afoot. The season is also notoriously a time when people want to get in shape. Yet nowadays, hitting the gym can be daunting, especially with so ...