Health
Ask the Pediatrician: How hot is too hot for children to play outside?
Q: My kids like being outside, even when it's really hot. Is it safe for them?
Aug 23, 2021
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News tagged with heat stroke
Medical research
Study identifies key neurons that maintain normal body temperature in mammals
A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has reported that a group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the preoptic area of the brain play a key role in regulating body temperature in mammals. The finding could pave ...
Dec 23, 2022
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Method using tarp to cool person with heat stroke is effective
A team of University of Arkansas researchers has found that, if a tub of ice water is not available for cooling someone who is suffering from exertional heat stroke, making a "taco" out of a tarp to immerse the person in ...
Feb 23, 2017
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Health
Milk better than water to rehydrate kids: study
Active children need to be watered with milk. It's a more effective way of countering dehydration than a sports drink or water itself, say researchers at McMaster University.
Aug 17, 2011
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Humans can endure lower max temperatures and humidities than previously thought
As climate change nudges the global temperature higher, there is rising interest in the maximum environmental conditions like heat and humidity to which humans can adapt. New Penn State research found that in humid climates, ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Extreme heat safety tips for older adults
As older adults age, their ability to regulate body temperature becomes increasingly more difficult, especially during hot summer months. The heat can have a significant, rapid impact on them—and it can even happen within ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Health
Heat and humidity conspire for discomfort, danger
(AP) -- When it comes to the discomfort and health risks of the current heat wave, it's not just the heat or the humidity - it's both.
Jul 21, 2011
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As heat waves continue, experts urge steps to stay safe
As a weekend heat wave that put more than 15 million Americans in the Northern and Central Plains on alert slowly moves east, the nation's emergency doctors have advice to keep you safe.
Jun 21, 2022
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Over 65 and not worried about heat? You should be
(AP) -- This week's heat wave may be uncomfortable, but you're healthy, active and feel just fine. So what if you're over 65? Think again. Feeling good doesn't mean you're safe.
Jul 19, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental illness can be deadly during heat waves
For one devastating week in June of 2021, parts of western North America reached almost 50°C. The consequences of the extreme heat event went far beyond discomfort. In British Columbia, Canada—one of the hardest hit regions—1,649 ...
Mar 22, 2023
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