Hyperthermia

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...

MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a second person has died after attending the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Coffee County Sheriff Stephen M. Graves said Monday 24-year-old Christopher William Yoder of Raleigh, N.C.,...

Eminem is backtracking on a musical diss of Lady Gaga. Eminem was interviewed at the recent Bonaroo Music Festival, and quoted as saying he thinks Gaga is a "dope" artist....

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....

Children left unattended in hot cars are dying in record numbers across the nation, and experts warn that the next few months are the most dangerous time of the year. Already this year, three children have died of hyperthermia after being left in hot...

While people tend to think the danger of leaving children in hot cars is only for the southern part of the United States, children can die in an enclosed car when the temperature outside is only 70 degrees, according to a study by San Francisco State...

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...

As we enter summer-like conditions this weekend, the city has released its Code Red Heat Alert Plan. When health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot declares a Code Red Heat Alert, the city will open emergency cooling centers, which will provide cool......

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...