I could sleep easier at night were it not for that one inexplicable result that links influenza mortality to an unusually quiet sun after a lag of 6 years or so, then again after a further lag of another 6 years or so. Dagnabbit, and bother, you pesky result, you!
At this point I can go in search of the source of what might well be an artefact hiding down in the data, or I can broaden the scope of the study to include the potential effect of the Earth’s magnetic field on human health. Now, before we all reach for the tin foil again, I want us to do some bedtime reading, starting with this sample of papers:
Azcarate et al. Influence of geomagnetic activity and atmospheric pressure on human arterial pressure during the solar cycle 24. Advances in Space Research (2016)
Babayev and Allahverdiyeva. Effect of geomagnetic activity variations on the physiological and psychological state of functionally healthy humans. Advances in Space Research (2007)
Babayev et al. (2012) Potential effects of so…
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