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Heat- / Sunstroke

More Than Temperature Puts Elderly at Risk in Heat
Medications, lifestyle are also contributing factors to hyperthermia, agency warns

Varicose, Spider Veins May Be Inevitable for Some
It may seem just cosmetic, but condition can lead to more serious problems, doctor warns

Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Reduced core body temperatures could limit deaths from heat stroke, study says

Heat Exposure a Dangerous Summer Threat
The poor, the elderly and people without health insurance especially vulnerable, study says

Health Tip: Beat by the Summer Heat
Who's at greater risk of heat-related illness

Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults
Their bodies don't cool quickly, so caution should rise with temperatures

Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention
Trainers' group warns summer's temperatures can also bring severe injury

Crop Workers Have Highest Heat-Related Death Rate
CDC finds mostly foreign-born farm workers had rate 20 times higher than general work force

Health Tip: Exercising in Hot Weather
Take care to prevent a heat injury

Genetic Disorder May Hold Key to Heat Stroke Cure
Some antioxidants may protect people like athletes, soldiers from fatal temperature rise

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