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Table of Contents - How The Weather Affects Your Health
Introduction
Bioweather
What is bioweather?
Medicine and bioweather
Biometeorology
Weather sensitivity
What is weather sensitivity?
Headaches and migraines
Rheumatism
Electromagnetic influences (sferics, ions)
Ill winds
Seasonal health
Air
The atmosphere
Pollution
Weather and pollution
Air and health
Respiratory disorders
Heart disorders
Bronchitis
Hayfever
Asthma
Infectious diseases
Heat
Heat and the body
Temperature regulation, heat loss
Acclimatization, risk factors
Heat-related disorders
Skill impairment, conception and birth
Food poisoning
Cardiovascular system
Heat intolerance, rash, cramps, exhaustion
Heat syncope, heat and sunstroke
Dehydration, muscle meltdown
Heatwave
Mortality rate, economic and social impact
Urban Heat Island effect
Risk groups
Beat the heat
Cold
Cold and the body
Temperature regulation
Risk factors
Cold-related disorders
Cold diuresis, allergy to cold
Cardiovascular disorders
Common cold and influenza
Diabetes, winter asthma
Raynaud’s disease
Frostnip, frostbite
Hypothermia, trench foot
Cold weather mortality
Beat the cold
Sun
UV radiation and human health
Skin disorders
Suntan, sunburn, photoageing, sensitivity
Non-cancerous growth
Skin cancer
Eye disorders
Degeneration, sunburn, sensitivity
Cataracts, non-cancerous growth
Eye cancer
Circadian rhythm disorders
Melatonin
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Be sun-smart
Violent weather
Wind, cyclones/hurricanes, tornados
Thunderstorms, lightning, floods
