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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.
 
  • Seasonal Concerns Articles
  • 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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  • Food Allergy-Related Disorder Linked To Master Allergy Gene WHAT: Scientists have identified a region of a human chromosome that is associated with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a recently recognized allergic disease. People with EoE frequently have difficulty eating or may be allergic to one or more foods. This study further suggests that a suspected so-called master allergy gene may play a role in the development of this rare but debilitating disorder...
  • Gene Site Found For A Children's Food Allergy Pediatrics researchers have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). In this disease, which may cause weight loss, vomiting, heartburn and swallowing difficulties, a patient may be unable to eat a wide variety of foods...
  • Gluten Intolerance In Finland Has Doubled The occurrence of gluten intolerance in the Finnish population has doubled in the past twenty years. In the early 1980s, about one per cent of adults in Finland had gluten intolerance, but the figure has since gone up to two per cent by the 2000s. "We've already seen a similar trend emerge earlier on where allergies and certain autoimmune disorders are concerned...
  • Research Findings Presented At American Academy Of Allergy Asthma&Immunology Dozens of National Jewish Health faculty presented their latest research findings at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma&Immunology in New Orleans Feb 27-March 2, 2010. Below are several noteworthy presentations...
  • Merck Reports Results Of Phase III Study Of Investigational Oral Allergy Immunotherapy Tablet (AIT) In Patients Ages 5-17 With Grass Pollen Allergy In new data from a Phase III study in 345 children and adolescents (ages 5-17 years), patients with grass pollen allergic rhinoconjunctivitis treated with Merck's investigational sublingual grass (Phleum Pratense) allergy immunotherapy tablet (AIT) showed a 26 percent greater improvement in the total combined score (daily symptom score and daily medication score), compared to p...

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