Heat Stroke

Summer for Dummies: How to Beat The Heat When You're 50+

Mel Walsh | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Clothing, Keeping Cool, Summer Heat, Heat Stroke, Staying Cool, Siesta, Avoiding Heat Stroke, Portable Fan, Hydration, Beating the Heat, Summertime, Fifty News
Mel Walsh

Some days I think I am no smarter than your average roadside weed. That's because every year, come summer, I have to re-learn ways to stay cool and comfy when the temp goes over ninety.

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How To Stay Cool During A Heat-Wave Run

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Boston Marathon Heat Wave, Heat Wave Marathon, Heat Stroke, Marathon Safety, Heat Wave, Heat Stroke Marathon, Boston Marathon, Marathon, Running Safety, Healthy Living News

The Boston Marathon kicked off this morning, despite concerns about the unseasonably warm weather. With temperatures expected to rise to 84 degrees at...

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'Mudcats': Jerry Collapses With Heat Stroke

Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Heat Stroke, TV Canada, History, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Mudcats, Catfish, Handfishing, Oklahoma, Fishing, Tv Replay, Noodling, TV News

Veteran noodler Jerry Rider and his son Andy were competing in the Okie Noodling Competition in scorching temperatures when Jerry came down with heat ...

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'Too Darn Hot To Learn'

Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: August Temperatures, Tom Boasberg, Heat Stroke, Public Schools Without Air-Conditioning, Heat Wave, Denver Public School Board, Epa, Too Darn Hot to Learn, change.org, Denver News

A group of concerned Denver Public School parents have started a petition called "Too Darn Hot To Learn!" to try and persuade the school board and sup...

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State Investigating Heat-Related Deaths

AP | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: California Heat-Related Deaths, Heat Stroke, Farmworker Deaths, Farmworker Heat Deaths, Heat, Heat Deaths, California Heat Deaths, Heat Related Deaths, San Francisco News

FRESNO, Calif. -- California officials say they are investigating six possible heat-related deaths, including two cases of two farmworkers who collaps...

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Summertime Danger? Student Athletes And Heat Stroke

Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Heat Stroke, Heat-Related Illness, Heat Exhaustion, Personal Health, Sports Heat Stroke, Teens Heat Stroke, Heat Deaths, Healthy Living News
Richard C. Senelick, M.D.

Heat-related illnesses are ten times more frequent in high school football players than in any other sport. Each August -- the hottest and most humid month of the year -- players pour onto the fields to practice for hours at a time.

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WATCH: How To Stay Cool In Heat Wave

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Heat Stroke, Heat Wave 2011, Video, Heat Wave, Heat Exhaustion Symptoms, US Heat Wave, US Weather, Heat Exhaustion, East Coast Heat Wave, Healthy Living News

It's official: heat wave 2011 is in full force. And if you're out and about in this scorching summer weather, it's inevitable that you're going to fin...

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The Heat Is on Homeless Persons

Joel John Roberts | Posted 09.16.2011

Read More: Heat Stroke, Debt, Homeless Veterans, Heat Wave, Homelessness, Third World America, Water, Extreme Weather, Impact News
Joel John Roberts

Heat waves and homelessness are not congruent. In fact, hot weather for those of us who are housed is uncomfortable, but the same conditions can be deadly for those without a home.

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150 Treated For Heat-Related Illness On Near West Side

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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About 150 people were treated for heat-related illness at a Near West Side private bus stop this afternoon by the Chicago Fire Department, but no one ...

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Dog Danger: Drying Cages Can Cause Heat Stroke

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Heat Stroke, Pet Safety, Pets, Dog, Groomer, Drying Cage, Healthy Living News
Roseanne Colletti

What are these contraptions that might induce heat stroke in some dogs? These devices are crates or cages equipped with a tube or hair dryer that blows air into the space.

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Hotter, Deadlier U.S. Summers Due To Climate Change

Washington Post | David A. Fahrenthold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Climate change will have a "substantial" impact on human health in the coming decades, making wildfires and hurricanes more likely, cooking up more sm...

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Heat Exhaustion: How To Keep Your Cool

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Heat Stroke, Sunburn, Heat Exhaustion Symptoms, Sunstroke, Sun Poisoning, Heat Stress, Heat Exhaustion Dogs, Heat Exhaustion Bulldogs, Healthy Living News

In case you missed the memo and/or managed to miraculously spend your entire weekend indoors, the first heat wave of the summer has finally hit. Since...

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