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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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  • Many suffering from allergy symptoms with early warm-up 2010.04.07 It’s estimated that 1 in 5 Americans have some form of allergy, and with the early spring warm-up, many are suffering already.
  • Dodge the bug this cold season 2008.10.02 There may be no known cure for the common cold, but there are ways to avoid it.
  • Cold and Flu Season - Coming Soon 2008.09.02 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 2008.08.15 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 2008.07.24 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 2008.07.24 Warm weather makes it easier to spend more time outdoors, but it also brings out the bugs.
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  • Some Allergic Inflammation May Be Due To Exposure To Common Environmental Bacteria Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it seems. In a research report appearing in the February 2012 print issue, researchers show a link between common environmental bacteria and airway inflammation...
  • Researchers Discover Dual Role Of Key Player In Immune System Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers have identified a new and unusual role for a key player in the human immune system. A protein initially believed to regulate one routine function within the cell has proven vital for another critical step in the activation of the immune system...
  • Genetic Mutation Leads To Cold Allergy, Immune Deficiency And Autoimmunity Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have identified a genetic mutation in three unrelated families that causes a rare immune disorder characterized by excessive and impaired immune function. Symptoms of this condition include immune deficiency, autoimmunity, inflammatory skin disorders and cold-induced hives, a condition known as cold urticaria...
  • Get Ready For Spring-Hay Fever Worse In Spring Than Summer Hay fever (runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes) is caused by an allergy to pollen, and most commonly to grass pollen. These tiny grains bring misery to sufferers through spring and summer and pollen levels are often included as part of weather reports to help sufferers prepare...
  • Perrigo Announces FDA Final Approval For Desloratadine Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO;TASE) announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Desloratadine tablets (5 mg). Perrigo had been sued for patent infringement based upon its filing of an ANDA containing a Paragraph IV certification and settled the case in 2008...

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