Hyperthermia

Last week's icy blast should a good measuring stick--if cold weather makes people sick then everyone should be hacking and coughing. Zane Wright and his friends aren't exactly bundled up on the eve of the next winter storm. His mom always warns him that...

Doctors, esquires and even dukes, take note: No vaunted title is as much fun as Pat Spain's. Spain refers to himself, quite accurately, as a "microbiologist, wildlife scientist and beast hunter." Part adventurer, part explorer and all scientist, Spain...

Los Angeles is earning a reputation as a hotbed of raves — those dance parties that sometimes last all night and feature pulsing electronic music, light shows and recreational drugs. In addition to drawing tens of thousands of young people to...

Preventing Hyperthermia •Dial 911 immediately if you see an unattended child in a car. EMS professionals are trained to determine if a child is in trouble. •Never leave a child unattended in a vehicle, even with the window slightly open....

By Debbie Manis, Orlando Sentinel The IceHouse Youth Theatre is accepting appointments for auditions for “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobeâ€�, by Joseph Robinette, from the first tale in C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia”...

The news of swimmer Fran Crippen's death has created an outpouring of response and raised serious questions about the race conditions and safety issues at the 10K open water event in the United Arab Emirates. Crippen did not finish the......

Men might want to start leaving laptop action to the ladies. Or at least work while the computers are on a desk, according to recent research about “scrotal hyperthermia.� It’s not the kind of “hot and heavy� most dudes prefer.......

The father of an inmate who died last year after his body temperature reportedly rose to 106 degrees in Cook County Jail sued Sheriff Tom Dart today, alleging his son's cell was allowed to become dangerously hot.According to the lawsuit, the temperature...

The folks at Pet Poison Helpline share this report that details the top-selling human medications and the potential dangers these drugs pose to pets. The IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics recently released a report that included the top five...

WASHINGTON -- Deaths of infants and toddlers trapped inside hot automobiles have mounted in recent weeks, prompting warnings from the government and safety groups at the start of summer. A researcher says 18 children have died of hyperthermia since the...

The number of infants and toddlers deaths from being left inside hot cars is higher through the first half of this year than at any time since the statistic was first tracked in the late 1990s. Eighteen children have died......