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Seasonal variation in blood pressure
Jan 16, 2009 |
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A French study reported in the 12th January issue of Archives of Internal Medicine has found a strong correlation between blood pressure and outdoor temperature in a large sample of the elderly.(1) As a result, the invest ...
Elderly may have higher blood pressure in cold weather
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Outdoor temperature and blood pressure appear to be correlated in the elderly, with higher rates of hypertension in cooler months, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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School classroom air may be more polluted with ultrafine particles than outdoor air
Dec 22, 2009 |
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The air in some school classrooms may contain higher levels of extremely small particles of pollutants — easily inhaled deep into the lungs — than polluted outdoor air, scientists in Australia and Germany ...
S.Korea issues warning against 'yellow dust'
Dec 25, 2009 |
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South Korea's weather service Friday issued a warning against airborne pollution known as "yellow dust", advising residents in western areas to avoid outdoor activities.
Air pollution may trigger appendicitis
Oct 05, 2009 |
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A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) suggests that air pollution may trigger appendicitis in adults.
Don't Spoil a Good Picnic
May 01, 2008 |
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Ants and bad weather aren’t the only things that can ruin a picnic. When food gets too hot or too cold, the chances of contamination and food-borne illness increase. Taking a few preventative measures when dining outdoors ...
Hotspots in developing countries will fuel demand for global energy
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Developing countries use proportionally less energy than industrialized nations, but this could soon change.
OLED Tunes its Colors for Sunlight-Style Illumination
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have developed a lighting device that can change its color temperature throughout the day, matching the natural daylight chromaticities produced by the sun. Currently, no other ...
Mathematics might save you a trip to the ER
Sep 12, 2007 |
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Since the days of Hippocrates, people have known that certain illnesses come and go with the seasons. More recently, researchers have learned that these cyclic recurrences of disease, known as seasonality, are often related ...
Hot liquids release potentially harmful chemicals in polycarbonate plastic bottles
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Jan 30, 2008 |
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When it comes to Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure from polycarbonate plastic bottles, it’s not whether the container is new or old but the liquid’s temperature that has the most impact on how much BPA is released, ...
Air pollution from freeway extends further than previously thought
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Environmental health researchers from UCLA, the University of Southern California and the California Air Resources Board have found that during the hours before sunrise, freeway air pollution extends much further than previously ...
Weather, stomach bugs and climate change: Refining the model
Jun 04, 2008 |
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Monitoring extreme weather, such as periods of high temperature, is one way to predict the timing and intensity of infectious diseases like cryptosporidiosis, an intestinal disease that causes upset stomach and diarrhea. ...
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