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Heat Illness

Climate Change-Related Heat Deaths To Spike In New York City, Study Projects

Posted 05.21.2013 | Green
Read More: Heat Stroke, New York Heat Death, Heat Death, Climate Change, Heat Deaths, Summer Illness, Heat Related Illness, Death From Heat, Summer Heat, Heat Related Deaths, Heat-Wave, Heat Illness, Heat Related Death, Green News

From Climate Central's Andrew Freedman: An increasing number of New Yorkers are likely to die from heat-related causes as global warming causes mor...

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Beat The Heat: 5 Simple Tips To Avoid Heat Illness This Summer

Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP | Posted 10.07.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Heat, Heat Illness, Heat Stroke, Heat Stroke Prevention, Personal Health, Heat Illness Symptoms, Heat Illnesses, Heat Illness Treatment, Heat Stroke Symptoms, Heat Illness Prevention, Summer Tips, Heat Stroke Treatment, Healthy Living News
Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP

The dog days of August are here, and we should all be on high alert for heat illness. This summer has been characterized by extreme heat and humidity -- two weather patterns that can equal a recipe for disaster.

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Who's Watching Out for Farm Workers Left Out in the Heat?

Hernan Vera | Posted 09.02.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: United Farm Workers, Farm Workers, Farm Worker Safety Act, Cal-Osha, Tolles & Olson, California Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Agriculture, Bakersfield, Heat Illness, Cal/OSHA, Betsy Butler, Farm Worker, California Legislature, California, Munger, Politics, Latino Voices News
Hernan Vera

Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Chavez had a summer job in 2011. But unlike many boys his age, Nicholas' summer job consisted of helping his parents pick bell peppers in the scorching fields outside Bakersfield, California.

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Is It Safe To Play Football In August?

Leigh Vinocur, M.D. | Posted 10.16.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Heat Stress in Athletes, Heat Stoke, Heat Wave, Football, Heat Illness, Football Heat Stroke, Heat Related Sports Deaths, Heat Related Football Deaths, Fitness and Exercise, Playing Football in Heat, Healthy Living News
Leigh Vinocur, M.D.

One of the most deadly combinations of sports and heat is football.

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