Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study examines characteristics, features of West Nile virus outbreaks

An analysis of West Nile virus epidemics in Dallas County in 2012 and previous years finds that the epidemics begin early, after unusually warm winters; are often in similar geographical locations; and are predicted by the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rainfall, brain infection linked in sub-Saharan Africa

(Medical Xpress)—The amount of rainfall affects the number of infant infections leading to hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to a team of researchers who are the first to demonstrate that these brain infections are linked ...

Health

Expert strikes down myths on avoiding lightning strikes

Summer brings to mind sunny days and relaxing vacations, but the season's dark side makes it one of the busiest times of the year for a University of Maryland "fulminologist"—a scientist specializing in lightning research.

Immunology

Allergy-causing pollen levels much higher in 2010s than 1990s

Allergy-causing airborne grass pollen concentrations in Brisbane air are now almost three times higher than they were in the 1990s, accompanied by an increase in the frequency and proportion of high-extreme grass pollen days.

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