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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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  • Fears Over Asthma Misdiagnosis Lead To British Lung Foundation Calls For Mass Retesting The British Lung Foundation is calling for everyone over 35 with Asthma or the progressive illness Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to be retested following evidence of confusion over diagnosis and treatment of the two respiratory diseases. A survey of 776 GPs from all over the UK carried out for the charity by Doctors.net.uk shows that most have difficulty differentiating between Asthma or COPD, causing misdiagnosis and distress amongst patients.
  • Air Pollution Forecasting Offered To Those With Breathing Problems, European Union World COPD Day this year provides the occasion for the launch of a website for European citizens to check national and local air quality and to learn the steps they can take to minimise any adverse effects.(1) Launched jointly by European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations (EFA) and Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), the website "Know Your Air for Health" (www.knowyourairforhealth.
  • Re-Launched Allergy Screening Service Hits The Airwaves, National Pharmacy Association, UK Just under a hundred NPA members are now offering the NPA and Allergy UK Allergy Screening Service. The service which has been recently remodelled to include a "pin prick" test as well as a screen was the subject of radio interviews conducted by regional and local stations across England last week. NPA members were able to give an account of the service in action, highlighting how community pharmacy was improving access to allergy screening.
  • Re-launched Allergy Screening Service Hits The Airwaves, UK Just under a hundred NPA members are now offering the NPA and Allergy UK Allergy Screening Service. The service which has been recently remodelled to include a "pin prick" test as well as a screen was the subject of radio interviews conducted by regional and local stations across England last week. NPA members were able to give an account of the service in action, highlighting how community pharmacy was improving access to allergy screening.
  • News From The American Chemical Society Nov. 12, 2008 A faster test for the food protein that triggers celiac disease Researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom are reporting development of a faster test for identifying the food protein that triggers celiac disease, a difficult-to-diagnose digestive disease involving the inability to digest protein called gluten that occurs in wheat, oats, rye, and barley.

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