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As summer approaches, Dr. Ron Cook, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Chief Health Officer, advises people to stay ...

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The material contained in this workshop may not be the most current. How We Lose Heat to the Environment Radiation - loss of heat to the environment due to the temperature gradient (this occurs only ...

Heat illness comes in different stages, with heat stroke being the most severe and dangerous of them all. A Baylor College of Medicine expert provides information on how to recognize ...

As summer approaches, a local emergency room physician is raising awareness about the dangers of heat-related illnesses, ...

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