EPIDEMICS' TIMING DETERMINED BY LATITUDEGoing back to 1945, Hope-Simpson discovered that influenza epidemics above 30 degrees latitude in both hemispheres occurred during the six months of least solar radiation and that outbreaks in the tropics almost always occured during the rainy season. He thus concluded, "Latitude alone broadly DETERMINEs the timing of the epidemics in the annual cycle, a relationship that suggests a rather direct effect of some component of solar radiation acting positively or negatively upon the virus, the human host, or their interaction." That is, something may be regularly reducing our immunity every fall and winter. In 2003 researchers confirmed that influenza epidemics in the tropics occur, with few exceptions, during the rainy season, when vitamin D levels should be falling
There are many different aspects that determine what the normal range for blood sugar is for a certain individual need to be. Age group, weight, and height are 3 aspects that can determine the range of sugar in the blood.
The flu is a disease, accompanied mankind for centuries, but it remains a serious medical and social problem in our days. The flu can be manifested in the form of pandemics, epidemics, local outbreaks and isolated cases. Worst flu epidemics caused by type A influenza virus.The flu epidemics occur almost every year. The main factors that determine the risk of disease are: level then its predecessor specific immunity and age of infected them - the final ages are extremely susceptible to infection. Complications of influenza are mainly from the lungs, and less of the nervous system. They are more common in patients of advanced age.
Body detoxification plays an important role in determining our health status and prevent most common diseases. Whether we like it or not, toxins in various
MELBOURNE, Fla., March 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. controlled trial of hyperbaric treatments for children with autism has determined such treatments can improve the patients' conditions.
The prostate is the gland below a man's bladder that produces fluid for semen. Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages. It is rare in men younger than 40.
Levels of a substance called prostate specific antigen (PSA) is often high in men with prostate cancer. However, PSA can also be high with other prostate conditions. Since the PSA test became common, most prostate cancers are found before they cause symptoms. Symptoms of prostate cancer may include
Problems passing urine, such as pain, difficulty starting or stopping the stream, or dribbling
Low back pain
Pain with ejaculation
Prostate cancer treatment often depends on the stage of the cancer. How fast the cancer grows and how different it is from surrounding tissue helps determine the stage. Treatment may include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy or control of hormones that affect the cancer.
"In 1995 my son received the devastating diagnosis of MS. Having been a research scientist for 30 years, I decided to plunge into the scientific literature for MS to determine the most likely factors which cause MS and to use this information to develop an effective therapy for my son.
Notably, many people are having great success in halting or greatly slowing MS with nutritional strategies; many Testimonials are available. I am most pleased to report that my son remains in excellent health with no MS symptoms.
I discovered abundant scientific evidence that indicates that various nutritional factors potentially play major roles in the onset and progression of MS. Strangely, this information was not being made available to persons with MS by doctors nor by established MS charities."
The term "ICSI" used for in vitro fertilization with micro-injection confirms that the biologist will choose a spermatozoon and inject it into the cytoplasm of the oocyte in a well-determined place to induce the fertilization process.
There are 2 variants of ICSI treatment procedure which are used by a number of laboratories:
The IMSI (or MSOME) which consists in identifying the morphological anomalies of a very high magnified sperm before micro-injecting it into the oocyte.
PICSI which consists in selecting sperm from their capacity to fix on macromolecules whose model is represented by hyaluronic acid (HA).
This technique, which was described in the early 2000s, has not yet found systematic application today infertility centers.
A lot of things determine the average accountant salary. The geographic area in which the accountant works or even would like to work has a huge effect on the salary of an accountant.
Vitiligo (Leucoderma / White patches) is a condition in which skin loses the pigment melanin that determines its color. Treat Vitiligo / Leucoderma / White patches with Homeopathy Dr. Batra's
Scientists from Creative Biolabs have successfully built up a unique platform to develop high-affinity bovine monoclonal antibodies with ultralong CDR3s. The complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) are the most important structure part on an antibody that recognize the antigen. In humans, the specificity of an antibody is mostly governed by the largest CDR, such as CDR H3.
Read full article at http://www.labslink.com/ViewResearchNews.aspx?id=9941.