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The seasonal risks in northern Michigan are diverse. Allergies throughout the year, extremes of temperature in summer and winter, and seasonal mood disorders and illnesses cause a variety of issues year-round. Use the information stored here to help you prevent and limit the effects of these seasonal concerns on yourself and your family.
 
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  • Dodge the bug this cold season 10.02.08 There may be no known cure for the common cold, but there are ways to avoid it.
  • Cold and Flu Season - Coming Soon 09.02.08 Yeah, yeah, yeah, we all know there’s no cure for the common cold. But there’s got to be something we can do about it. And while we’re on the subject, let’s do something about the flu, too.
  • Fighting Seasonal Allergies 08.15.08 There is no cure for allergy, but there are ways to control its symptoms and, hopefully, to prevent it from triggering more serious conditions like asthma and sinusitis.
  • Sun Safety: Save Your Skin 07.24.08 The need for sun safety has become clear over the past 20 years, with studies showing that excessive exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer.
  • Beware of Bug Bites and Stings 07.24.08 Warm weather makes it easier to spend more time outdoors, but it also brings out the bugs.
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  • Successful Initial Safety Tests For Genetically-modified Rice That Fights Allergy-Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry In a first-of-its-kind advance toward the next generation of genetically modified foods-intended to improve consumers' health-researchers in Japan are reporting that a new transgenic rice designed to fight a common pollen allergy appears safe in animal studies. Their report is in the current issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.
  • Pharmacy Allergy Screening Service At Hampton Court Flower Show The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) and Allergy UK are offering the community pharmacy allergy screening service to members of the public attending the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show from 7 July to 12 July. Representatives from the NPA and Allergy UK will be at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show answering people's questions on allergy and arranging appointments for allergy screening with a pharmacist.
  • Landmark Data Presented At The British Society For Allergy And Clinical Immunology Shows Hay Fever Vaccine Could Be A Reality New data presented at the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) annual meeting demonstrate that Grazax®is the first tablet treatment to provide sustained disease control in patients with grass pollen rhinoconjunctivitis (hay fever) after the treatment period ended. This is the first time disease modification by sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablets has been achieved; effectively re-setting the immune system to reduce future allergic reactions to grass pollen.
  • News From The American Chemical Society, June 24, 2009 Potential new drugs: 970 million and still counting Like astronomers counting stars in the familiar universe of outer space, chemists in Switzerland are reporting the latest results of a survey of chemical space-the so-called chemical universe where tomorrow's miracle drugs may reside. The scientists conclude, based on this phase of the ongoing count, that there are 970 million chemicals suitable for study as new drugs.
  • Scientists Receive£4.3 Million For Pioneering Asthma And Allergy-Prevention Research, London Researchers at St George's, University of London have been awarded£4.3 million by the Wellcome Trust for the development of a unique new class of drugs to target the root cause of asthma and allergies. The new Allergen Delivery Inhibitors may be superior to existing medicines, which mainly relieve symptoms. The research team, led by Professor Clive Robinson, has identified novel, drug-like chemical compounds that combat asthma and allergic diseases of the nose, eyes and skin.

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