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Mon 09 Sep 2000Why you should watch out for stormy weatherThe recent launch of the influenza vaccination campaign is a reminder that the annual round of sniffles, coughs and other respiratory disease is not far away. Equally, as outdoor barbecues and picnics on the beach fade into the memory banks, the risk of foodborne gastroenteritis begins to decline.A link between the weather and human health has been postulated as far back as 400 BC, when Hippocrates wrote Airs, Waters and Places. He noted the winter link with coughs and pleurisy, while summer brought with it fevers and diarrhoea.