Health
Is still water better for you than sparkling water?
Still or sparkling? It's a question you'll commonly hear in a café or restaurant and you probably have a preference. But is there any difference for your health?
Sep 2, 2024
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News tagged with cold water
Health
Calls for cold water swimming to be made safer for women
Cold water swimming is growing in popularity among women, but more support is needed to make many wild swimming sites in the UK safer and more accessible, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Aug 21, 2024
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Pediatrics
Keeping kids cool key to a good night's sleep in summer heat, says expert
Getting enough high-quality sleep on a consistent basis is vital for human health and well-being, particularly for children.
Aug 15, 2024
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Health
Why so many people drown at the water's edge
Just being near blue spaces (the sea, rivers and lakes) can make us feel more relaxed because water triggers our parasympathetic nervous system, helping our body rest and digest. This calming effect, which slows our heart ...
Jul 26, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Opinion: 'Extraordinary levels' of ice use at summer Olympics not always evidence-based and bad for the planet
The use of ice at the summer Olympic games has reached "extraordinary levels," but much of this isn't evidence-based, and the amount of energy and water needed to produce, store, and transport the ice isn't good for the planet, ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Health
The best way to cool down quickly and safely in a heat wave
As the heat wave begins to grip the UK and the heat health alert is in effect, people are looking for ways to keep cool and reduce the risk of heat stroke—the most severe form of hyperthermia, with a body temperature above ...
Jun 26, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Do hormonal contraceptives increase depression risk? Here's how they affect your mood, for better or worse
More than 85% of women—and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time—use hormonal contraceptives for at least five years of their life. Although primarily taken for birth control, many people also use hormonal ...
Jun 25, 2024
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Health
Recognizing heat-related illness signs and symptoms
While heat is the number one weather-related cause of death in the United States, many of these deaths are preventable, says an emergency medicine doctor at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
Jun 24, 2024
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Health
How to identify a victim of heat exhaustion or heat stroke
Weeks before the solstice, summer 2024 started off hot with a wave of triple-digit temperatures in California, Texas and Nevada that set off a flurry of heat advisories and excessive heat warnings.
Jun 10, 2024
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Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes with highs well over 100
The season's first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix—America's hottest big city—employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 ...
Jun 5, 2024
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