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Cold Weather Can Be Dangerous for the Human Body. This Winter Worries Experts
A particularly nasty trifecta of influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is already portending a rough winter. But there’s another factor contributing to a potentially tough season for health: a colder-than-average season, which is forecast in the northern U.S. and the U.K. Even an ordinary cold season can pose a threat to human health and safety. One 2015 study published in the Lancet analyzed over 74 million deaths around the world found that more than 7% of deaths were attributed to exposure to cold temperatures. “There is conclusive evidence that there is increased risk for many health ou...
Source: TIME: Health - November 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health Wellbeing Source Type: news

Increased risk of heart attack, stroke in first two weeks following Covid: Lancet study
"We found a three-fold increased risk of acute myocardial infarction and stroke in the first two weeks following COVID-19," said Osvaldo Fonseca Rodriguez from Umea University in Sweden, and co-first author of the study.
Source: The Economic Times - August 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Risk of acute myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke following COVID-19 in Sweden: a self-controlled case series and matched cohort study, The Lancet
The self-controlled case series (n=86,742) and matched cohort study (additional 348,481 control individuals) found Covid-19 was associated with increased risk of acute MI, highest during the first week, suggesting they represent a part of the clinical picture of Covid-19.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 2, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news