Health
Young Russians seek health, highs in ice swimming
Diving into a long hole cut in the ice, Viktoria Tsuranova swims a few strokes and flashes a smile at the photographer capturing the moment for her Instagram account.
Feb 19, 2019
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News tagged with water temperatures
Gastroenterology
Mixing drugs into oil-based gels could help the medicine go down
For most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. To make it easier to give those medicines, researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have created a drug-delivering gel that is much ...
May 27, 2022
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Diabetes
A 'sole' mate to prevent diabetic foot ulcers
A new cooling insole developed by UT Southwestern scientists reduced the foot temperature of patients with diabetic neuropathy by several degrees, diminishing a significant risk factor for diabetic foot ulcers. This new device, ...
May 22, 2020
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Health
Apple cider vinegar: Is drinking this popular home remedy bad for your teeth? A dentist explains
Apple cider vinegar has become a popular home remedy in recent years and has been used for centuries in cooking and medicine. It's thought to help with a wide range of health issues, including high cholesterol, blood sugar ...
Jan 20, 2023
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Neuroscience
New link between sleep arousals and body temperature may also be connected to SIDS
Brief arousals during sleep—sometimes as many as ten to fifteen per night—appear random in time and occur in humans and even in animals.
Apr 25, 2018
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Other
Being young improves survival odds in cold water
(AP) -- The 12-year-old boy who was rescued after spending 15 minutes or more in the cold Pacific likely survived because of his age, among other factors, experts say.
Aug 11, 2011
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Health
Handwashing with cool water as effective as hot for removing germs
We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool water removes the same amount of harmful bacteria as hot.
May 30, 2017
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Health
Experts warn cold water immersion carries significant risk if not done responsibly
In many countries there has been an explosion in the number of people undertaking cold water immersion (CWI) for anecdotally claimed mental and physical benefits, from home-based ice baths and cold showers, to open water ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Medical research
Disposable blood warmer helps transfusions
When blood is needed for major trauma outside of a medical facility, the risk of hypothermia increases when a patient is transfused bags of blood taken directly from chilled storage. Flinders University researchers, knowing ...
Jul 21, 2020
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Medical research
Winter-swimming Scandinavian men can teach us how the body adapts to extreme heat and cold
The Scandinavian winter swimming culture combines brief dips in cold water with hot sauna sessions—and now, a study of young men who participate regularly in these polar plunges finds that winter swimming may allow the ...
Oct 11, 2021
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