http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Exposure to extreme heat can cause illness and even death for some people. But there are several small steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-strategies-coping-extremely-hot-weather.html Health Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:02:28 EST news276847334 Extreme heat or cold can cause dangerous and potentially fatal side effects in athletes. A literature review appearing in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) provides an overview of the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and management of various conditions related to excessive heat and cold exposure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-awareness-key-heat-cold-induced-athletic.html Surgery Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:50:07 EST news273761400 Deliberately inflicting carefully controlled painful stimuli on human volunteers and seeing how well specific drugs reduce the feeling of pain can be an effective way of testing new drugs. So conclude two researchers who reviewed the available literature on these types of tests in a paper published in the British Journal of Pharmacology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-pain-killers-humans-money-drugs.html Medications Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:55:57 EST news271601744 Extreme temperatures during heat waves and cold spells may increase the risk of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) death, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-extreme-temperatures-premature-cardiovascular-death.html Cardiology Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:35:13 EST news267204900 (Medical Xpress) -- Extreme heat continues to plague the nation with many areas seeing record temperatures. Though everyone needs to take precautions when it comes to dangerous heat, it’s especially important to watch your kids. Children are at a greater risk than adults of sustaining heat injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-dangerous-kids.html Health Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:11:32 EST news260622680 Blazing temperatures can bring on serious illness if you're not careful. Dr. Abhi Mehrotra, an emergency physician at UNC Hospitals, offers tips on protecting yourself and your family against extreme heat. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-safe-extreme-summer.html Health Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:45:42 EST news226856730