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Hot days can seriously affect seniors' health
"Is it hot enough for you?"
Jul 24, 2017
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Climate change is linked to worsening brain diseases
Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions worse, our new review published in The Lancet Neurology has found. Conditions that can worsen as temperature and humidity rise include stroke, migraines, meningitis, ...
May 18, 2024
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How to keep teen athletes safe from heat illness as sports practice begins amid a brutally hot summer
High school sports practices are starting amid a brutally hot summer in much of the country. As temperatures rise, heat illnesses are becoming an increasing risk for athletes, particularly in the first few weeks of practice. ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Older adults show greater increase in body temperature in simulated heat wave than previously reported
Under conditions designed to better mirror real-world conditions, a new study finds that adults 65 and older are affected more by heat wave–like temperatures than previously reported. The study, "Age alters the thermoregulatory ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Summer heat is especially dangerous for babies and toddlers. Here's how to protect them
As extreme summer heat continues to grip the region, young children are at a greater risk for heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Jul 31, 2023
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Stay hydrated: It's going to be a long, hot July for much of the U.S.
Cue the ice cubes: NOAA forecasters are predicting the current heat wave will continue to engulf parts of the Desert Southwest, the entire Southeast to the East Coast, and the Central and Southern Plains over the next seven ...
Jul 13, 2020
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What science says about the best ways to cool down
We spend most of the year complaining that Britain is too cold and wet but gripe with just as much enthusiasm about the heat.
Jul 11, 2022
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Fans are not a magic bullet for beating the heat, modeling study shows
A new study by researchers at the University of Ottawa throws cold water on the idea that fans can effectively cool you down during extremely hot weather events.
Apr 4, 2024
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Risk of death surges when extreme heat and air pollution coincide
Heat waves and air pollution are harmful, even deadly, and both are predicted to increase in frequency due to climate change. A team of researchers from USC is helping shed light on the health risks by assessing six years ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Take care in the bitter cold
(HealthDay)—As frigid temperatures send much of the northern half of the United States into a deep freeze, doctors say people need to take steps to avoid dangerous drops in body temperature, or hypothermia.
Jan 19, 2016
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