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- Dehydration - This health education site explains all you need to know about dehydration and rehydrating solutions., including prevention, self-care, specific recommendations for effective non-prescription treatments, and when to see your doctor. Includes information.
http://www.quickcare.org/gast/dehydrate.html
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- Dehydration: Why It Is So Dangerous - Dehydration is the loss of water and salts from the body. The human body needs water to maintain enough blood and other fluids to function properly.& Along with the fluids, the body also needs electrolytes, which are salts normally found in blood.
http://www.rehydrate.org/dehydration/
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- Extreme Heat - NCEH provides leadership to promote health & quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases, birth defects, or disabilities resulting from interaction between people and the environment.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hsb/extremeheat/heatillness.htm
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- Heat Illness - If your child is active, he or she may be at risk for heat illness, which can be in the form of heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or heatstroke. Read more about heat illness in this article for parents.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/heat.html
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- Heat Stress - Heat Stress / working in hot environments: 3 main types of heat illness, first aid and prevention.
http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/training/heat.htm
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- Kids Heat Illness - If your child is active, he or she may be at risk for heat illness, which can be in the form of heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or heatstroke. Read more about heat illness in this article for parents.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/heat.html
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- Miliaria Heat Rash - Prickly heat (miliaria) is a common rash caused by sweat retention.
http://www.skinsite.com/info_miliaria.htm
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- When Summertime Gets Too Hot to Handle - Typically, about 240 people in the United States die from heat illnesses each year.
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/597_heat.html
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