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  1. How extreme heat and humidity affect your health - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Many parts of the U.S. continue to grapple with oppressive heat and humidity. This can prevent the body from cooling down, increasing the risk of heat ...

  2. Humidifiers: Ease skin, breathing symptoms - Mayo Clinic

    Ideal humidity levels · Low humidity can cause dry skin. It also can bother the inside of the nose and the throat. It can make the eyes feel itchy too. · High ...

  3. Humidity and the Flu - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Also, research has shown that low absolute humidity correlates with greater flu infection, such as the Minnesota winter. ... Pierret's group predicted and found ...

  4. Mayo Clinic Minute: Practical tips for a healthier winter

    So as humidity goes down, colds and flus go up," says Dr. Bauer. He suggests setting your home humidity level at 40% to 50%. The third thing is vitamin D. "We ...

  5. Heat exhaustion - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    When the humidity is high, your sweat can't evaporate as easily, and your body has more trouble cooling itself. This makes you more prone to heat exhaustion and ...

  6. Warm-mist versus cool-mist humidifier: Which is better for a cold? - Mayo Clinic

    For safety, always use cool-mist humidifiers for children. Hot water or steam from a warm-mist humidifier or steam vaporizer can burn a child if he or she ...

  7. Healthy Skin, Even During Winter Weather - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Second, when winter comes and the humidity drops, the temperature drops as well. Skin that is exposed to low temperatures becomes vulnerable to conditions like ...

  8. Soaring temperatures and high humidity increase your risk of heat-related issues, such as dehydration and heat stroke. Those wea

    Or very, very humid. Dr. Robert Brown says the increased risk of stroke may have to do with the impact extreme heat, humidity and cold have on the body ...

  9. Mayo Clinic Minute: Can weather trigger migraines?

    Does the heat and humidity of summer trigger your migraine? If so, you aren't alone. Some people who have migraines appear to be more sensitive to changes ...

  10. Mayo Clinic Minute: How extreme temperatures can increase stroke risk

    Soaring temperatures and high humidity increase your risk of heat-related ... Or very, very humid. Dr. Brown says the increased risk of stroke may have ...