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American Family Physician
June 1, 2002 |
How to Prevent Heat-Related Illnesses What are heat-related illnesses?... What can I do to prevent heat-related illnesses?... Do any medicines make me more likely to get a heat-related illness?...   |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2005
James L. Glazer |
Management of Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion Heat exhaustion and heatstroke are part of a continuum of heat-related illness. Both are common and preventable conditions affecting diverse patients. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2002
Randell K. Wexler |
Evaluation and Treatment of Heat-Related Illnesses Although athletes are commonly thought to be most at risk for heat illnesses, children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable. It is important to be vigilant for heat illnesses because they occur insidiously but progress rapidly. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2004 |
Heart Failure-What Do I Need to Know About It? A patient bulletin discussing what heart failure is, its most common causes, treatment options, ways to prevent the disease, etc. |
AboutSafety
December 5, 2001 |
What Is Heat Stress? Working or playing where it is hot puts stress on our body's cooling system. When the heat is combined with other stresses such as hard physical work, loss of fluids, fatigue or some medical conditions, it may lead to heat-related illness, disability and even death... |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2004 |
High Blood Pressure An informative pamphlet on what high blood pressure is, what the numbers mean and how and when the condition may be treated. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003 |
Heart Failure What is heart failure?... What causes heart failure?... What are the symptoms of heart failure?... What tests will I need?... What treatment will I need?... What medicines will I need to take?... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2004 |
Rebound Headaches An informative brochure on triggers for chronic headaches and treatment options. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
Chronic Pain Medicines Description of the different types of pain medicines for chronic pain. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2003 |
How to Take Your Medicines for HIV What should I know about my HIV medicines?... Why is it so important to take my medicine correctly?... What if I forget to take my pills?... Do I have to eat or drink something when I take my pills?... What are some of the more serious side effects of my medicines? |
AskMen.com
July 10, 2012
Dave Golokhov |
Heat And Mood It's been the warmest six months in United States history (on the mainland), and if the heat wave is getting to you, you're not the only one. According to a new study, we all get a bit cranky when it's hot out. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2002 |
What Should I Know About Migraines? What are migraines?... How can my doctor tell that my headache is a migraine?... How is migraine headache treated?... What about the headache pain I'm having right now?... What are the "triptans"?... What else can I do?... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2006 |
Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2002 |
High Blood Pressure and Exercise What is blood pressure, and what is high blood pressure?... Who gets high blood pressure?... Can I still get high blood pressure if I exercise?... What can I do if my doctor tells me that I have high blood pressure?...Will medicine that lowers my blood pressure affect my exercise?... etc. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2006 |
Medicines to Prevent Migraine Headaches A patient hand-out on the painful condition, its causes, treatment options and prevention recommendations. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2005 |
Tuberculosis: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on the disease, who is susceptible, its treatment and medication recommendation. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2005 |
How to Prevent Falling A patient/caregiver handout including facts about falls and the elderly, its causes and dangers. |
AboutSafety
December 18, 2000 |
Heat In The Industrial Workplace Changes in both climatic conditions and industrial workplace practices have come to create greater heat- and fatigue-related problems than ever before. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2003 |
Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001 |
Preventing Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States. American women are four to six times more likely to die of heart disease than of breast cancer. Here are some ways you can lower your risk of having a heart attack... |
Food Processing
July 2010 |
New Food Rollout: July 2010 Yummy treats to help beat the heat. |
Fast Company
Daniel Terdiman |
IBM: Data Centers Could Cool Themselves With Their Own Waste Heat The centers, which use tremendous amounts of energy, will become far more efficient if "waste heat" generated by churning data centers can be converted into cool air. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2006 |
Nonhormonal Options for Hot Flashes A patient hand-out: What is a hot flash?... What can I do about hot flashes?... Antidepressants (SSRIs)... Prescription medicines... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
August 6, 2001
Jack McCallum |
Too little, too late Stringer tragedy should be call to action for NFL... |
Sports Illustrated
July 22, 2002
Phil Taylor |
An invitation for disaster It makes no sense for NFL players to work out in the heat. |
Nursing
June 2010
Linda Laskowski-Jones |
Summer emergencies: Can you take the heat? This article will review the most common summertime hazards, describe frontline emergency care interventions, and advise commonsense prevention strategies. |
Salon.com
August 20, 2002
Charles Taylor |
Acceptable losses The 739 people killed by Chicago's 1995 heat wave were the victims of a mayor who believed in running his city like a business. |
