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NIH study sheds light on role of climate in influenza transmission
Two types of environmental conditions—cold-dry and humid-rainy—are associated with seasonal influenza epidemics, according to an epidemiological study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 07, 2013 |
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New computer model takes a page from weather forecasting to predict regional peaks in influenza outbreaks
Scientists have developed a system to predict the timing and severity of seasonal influenza outbreaks that could one day help health officials and the general public better prepare for them. The system adapts ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 26, 2012 |
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How to avoid getting eaten by a bear and other outdoor safety tips
(Medical Xpress)—It's no accident that Dr. Aram Attarian is an expert on camping and outdoor adventure safety. Attarian, a professor of parks, recreation and tourism management at NC State University, has ...
Health
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Calling Miss Congeniality—do attractive people have attractive traits and values?
We've all been warned not to "judge a book by its cover," but inevitably we do it anyway. It's difficult to resist the temptation of assuming that a person's outward appearance reflects something meaningful about his or her ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Off-the-charts pollen spreads allergy misery
(AP) -- Allergy season has come early and hit with a wheezing vengeance in parts of the South and Midwest this year, thanks largely to an unusually warm winter. Abundant pollen is causing watery eyes, sniffles ...
Inflammatory disorders
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Researchers develop computer model that can predict cholera outbreaks 11 months in advance
(Medical Xpress) -- A new University of Michigan computer model of disease transmission in space and time can predict cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh up to 11 months in advance, providing an early warning ...
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Jan 24, 2012 |
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Every cloud has a silver lining: Weather forecasting models could predict brain tumor growth
Ever wondered how meteorologists can accurately predict the weather? They use complex spatiotemporal weather models, i.e. mathematical equations that track the motions of the atmosphere through time and space, and combine ...
Cancer
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Researchers fight cholera with computer forecasting
AUSTIN, Texas – Just as the rainy season is driving a new surge of cholera cases in Haiti, a new computational model could forecast where outbreaks are likely to occur.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 11, 2011 |
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How to stay safe in extreme summer heat
Blazing temperatures can bring on serious illness if you're not careful. Dr. Abhi Mehrotra, an emergency physician at UNC Hospitals, offers tips on protecting yourself and your family against extreme heat.
Health
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Weather forecast could predict cholera outbreaks: study
With recent deadly cholera outbreaks in Haiti and Cameroon providing the latest indication of a menacingly resurgent disease, scientists have discovered rain and temperature fluctuations in at-risk areas could predict epidemics ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 31, 2011 |
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