News tagged with seasonal variation


Animal infection may trigger diabetes

Type 1 diabetes may be triggered by an infectious disease carried by animals, say scientists.

Diabetes created May 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cholesterol levels rise, fall with changing seasons

Cholesterol levels seem to fluctuate significantly with the turning seasons, which may leave some people with borderline high cholesterol at greater cardiovascular risk during the winter months, according to research being ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More sunlight months during pregnancy gives newborns longer thighbones, study says

(Medical Xpress)—The seasonal variation of sunlight in Ireland means newborns from Caucasian women who had more sunlight months during their pregnancy (April – Sep) are more likely to have longer thighbones, ...

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in 20 cases of pre-eclampsia may be linked to air pollutant

One in every 20 cases of the serious condition of pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, may be linked to increased levels of the air pollutant ozone during the first three months, suggests a large study published in the online journal ...

Health created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Celiac 'epidemics' link to infections early in life

Celiac disease affects about one percent of the population but occasional 'epidemics' have been noticed along with a seasonal variation in number of cases diagnosed. New research published in BioMed Central's open access ...

Pediatrics created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cases of whooping cough in US highest in decades

Pertussis is at its highest level nationally in a half-century. But cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, often decline in late fall into early winter.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin D can help infection-prone patients avoid respiratory tract infection

Treating infection-prone patients over a 12-month period with high doses of vitamin D reduces their risk of developing respiratory tract infection – and consequently their antibiotic requirement. This according to a new ...

Health created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heart-related deaths increase in winter regardless of climate

No matter what climate you live in, you're more likely to die of heart-related issues in the winter, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.

Cardiology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swimming pools don't help Indigenous children's hearing, contradiction of previous study

(Medical Xpress)—Swimming pools are not the answer to solving the horrific prevalence of middle ear disease afflicting Indigenous children in remote communities, a ground-breaking report from Flinders University ...

Health created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Food allergy risk up for children born in the fall

(HealthDay) -- Children born in the fall have an increased risk of food allergy, with a significantly increased risk seen only for Caucasians and those with eczema, according to a study published online April ...

Health created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposure to micronutrients pre-pregnancy associated with gene modifications in offspring

The offspring of women who were given micronutrient supplements (minerals needed in small quantities, such as iron, iodine and vitamin A) before they became pregnant had gene modifications at birth as well as when they were ...

Genetics created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Seasonal changes may influence the efficacy of vaccination against diabetes

The development of a medicine for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, based on autoantigen GAD65, received a setback following crucial clinical phase 3 trials that failed to show significant effects. One possible explanation ...

Diabetes created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A logistics approach to malaria in Africa

The problems of archaic logistics infrastructure, inefficient distribution channels and disruptive black markets must all be addressed urgently if Africa is to cope with the growing problem of malaria, according to a study ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin D insufficiency prevalent among psoriatic arthritis suffers

New research reports a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among patients with psoriatic arthritis. Seasonal variation in vitamin D levels was not observed in patients in southern or northern locations. ...

Health created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0