Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Hotter weather increases hospitalization, says study 
In addition to the increased hospitalizations for heat stroke, each 10-degree rise in temperature was linked to these rates of increased hospital admissions for other ailments:

• Dehydration (11 percent
• Kidney failure (7 percent)
• Pneumonia (4 percent)
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The research was funded by a grant from the California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program, which supports research into energy and climate issues through the state’s Climate Research Institute.
Stroke and heart attack admissions are linked to cold weather -- Dobson 329 (7469): 760 -- BMJ
Cold weather can increase the number of women being admitted to hospital for stroke or heart attack. Researchers who looked at hospital admissions among women aged under 50 years in 17 countries found links between lower temperatures and a higher risk of hospitalisation.

Overall, a 5°C drop in temperature was associated with a 7% increase in admissions for stroke (incidence rate ratio 0.93 (95% confidence interval 0.89 to 0.97)) and a 12% increase in admissions for heart attack (incidence rate ratio 0.88 (0.8 to 0.97)), say the authors of the study (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2004:57:749-57).
Freakout-nomics - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
...globally, this is shaping up as the warmest winter on record...
LITTLE: Scientists say earth is cooling - Paradise Post
Bin-Lu and his colleagues. Prof Bin-Lu and his group conclude the science used to develop the theory came from "selected data," fed into computers. He said, "observable data" shows, "CFC's in conjunction with cosmic rays, which are energy particles originating in outer space, are mostly to blame for climate change, rather than man made carbon dioxide." The "cooling trend," now underway, shows CFC's, together with cosmic rays most likely caused both the Anta-rctica ozone hole and the warming period.
The Climate Change Generation? Report Challenges Assumptions About Younger Americans : Framing Science
Notably, only 33% under the age of 35 trust the news media as a source of information about climate change, a proportion lower than any other age group.

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