In 2020, more than 2,000 U.S. service members experienced heat stroke or heat exhaustion. Such injuries pose a "significant and persistent threat to both the health of U.S. military members and the effectiveness of military ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Q: My kids like being outside, even when it's really hot. Is it safe for them?
Aug 23, 2021
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A UCLA study published today shows that hot weather significantly increases the risk of accidents and injuries on the job, regardless of whether the work takes place in an indoor or outdoor setting.
Jul 19, 2021
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As a primary care physician who often treats patients with heat-related illnesses, I know all too well how heat waves create spikes in hospitalizations and deaths related to "severe nonexertional hyperthermia," or what most ...
Jul 12, 2021
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The triple-digit temperatures forecast for this week can expose people to dehydration, heat exhaustion and even heat stroke. UC Davis Health occupational and environmental medicine physician Sheri Belafsky and sports medicine ...
Jun 18, 2021
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As residents of the Southern Hemisphere head into the colder weather, many of us might be afflicted with the irritating ailment of dry and chapped lips.
May 31, 2021
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As you head into the great outdoors this summer, keep safety in mind, an expert says.
May 31, 2021
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With the arrival of warm weather, and as states begin to loosen months of lockdown restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic, it's only natural that people are itching to get outside.
Jun 24, 2020
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Summer temperatures in Chicago normally peak in the low 80s, but in mid-July 1995 they topped 100 F with excessive humidity for three days straight. Emergency rooms were overwhelmed with cases of heat exhaustion and heat ...
Apr 22, 2020
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The higher the red line creeps up the thermometer gauge, the more red flags for outdoor exercise.
Jul 24, 2019
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