
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
- 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.
- External Seasonal Concerns Feeds
- EACAAI, Excellence In Clinical Education, Communication And Patient Care Be among the first to hear the latest research from the world's leading allergists presented at the 2010 annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), Nov. 11-16, in Phoenix...
- Shionogi Announces Positive Outcome To The Decentralized Procedure For The European Approval Of Twinject(R) (Epinephrine Auto-Injector) Shionogi Inc., a U.S.-based group company of Shionogi&Co., Ltd...
- Microbiology Brought To Life In Nottingham, UK Antimicrobial insect brains, mouth bacteria behaving badly and the hundreds of microbial communities that lurk in household dust are just some of the highlights at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham next week. The annual event takes place on 6-9 September at the Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham...
- In Cystic Fibrosis Patients, Vitamin D May Treat And Prevent Allergic Reaction To Mold Vitamin D may be an effective therapy to treat and even prevent allergy to a common mold that can cause severe complications for patients with cystic fibrosis and asthma, according to researchers from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Louisiana State University School of Medicine. Results of the study, led by Jay Kolls, M.D., Ph.D...
- Man's Best Friend? Not During Hay Fever Season Ragweed allergy season can be even more miserable for those with dog, cat or dust mite allergies, according to new research. These year-round allergies appear to "pre-prime" the immune system so symptoms hit harder, according to a study recently published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma&Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)...