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Emergency hospital admissions for stroke went up as daily highs increased - 0 views

  • This study evaluated the association between temperature variation and emergency admissions for stroke in Brisbane, Australia, over a 10-year period. For people under age 65, the risk of primary intracerebral hemorrhage in summer rose significantly-15% and 12%, respectively-for 1°C (1.8°F) increases in daily high and low temperature, after controlling for potential confounding effects of humidity and air pollutants.
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    A medical study in Brisbane. The increase in temperature highs is a hall mark of climate change, as otherwise one would expect the average temperature high to remain unchanged
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