Join the Dehydration group to help and get support from people like you.
Dehydration News
Biden Administration Proposes Rule to Tackle Extreme Heat in the Workplace
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – As millions of Americans grapple with blistering heat this summer, the Biden Administration on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace. If the...
Poll Reveals Americans Worried Climate Change Is Affecting Mental Health
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – Many Americans believe that their mental health is being harmed by climate change, according to the results of a new poll conducted by the American Psychiatric Association...
More Americans Worry About Climate Change's Effect on Mental Health, Poll Finds
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – As summers get hotter and hurricane seasons less predictable, more Americans now say that climate change affects their mental health, a new poll finds. In a survey...
Stay Cool & Safe: Tips as Heat Wave Pummels U.S.
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – A record-breaking heat wave is spreading across the United States, baking the Northeast and Midwest with high temperatures and sweltering humidity. Everyone is at risk for...
Gardeners, Landscapers: Watch Out for These High Heat Danger Signs
SATURDAY, May 25, 2024 – Climate change is pushing daytime summer temperatures higher for longer periods of time, and that can spell real danger for folks who work outside, like gardeners and...
Extreme Temperatures Linked to Increased Risk for Stroke Death
FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 – Extreme cold and hot temperatures are associated with an increased risk for death from ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, according to a study published online May 22 in...
Heatwave Exposure Linked to Considerable Mortality Burden
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Heatwaves are associated with a considerable mortality burden, with geographic disparities apparent, according to a study published online May 14 in PLOS Medicine. Qi Zhao,...
Avoid Overheating Dangers When Recharging Medical Devices
SUNDAY, May 12, 2024 — If you use a medical device such as a blood glucose monitor or insulin pump, keeping it charged is a must. But devices that rely on a USB charger can overheat, which may cause ...
CDC Launches Online Tool to Help Americans Manage Extreme Heat
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new online heat forecaster to help communities better prepare for summer's scorching temperatures. The...
CDC Launches Online 'Heat Forecaster' Tool as Another Summer Looms
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 – Last summer was a record-breaker for heat emergencies, so the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday launched a new online heat forecaster to help folks...
Parents, Coaches: Help Young Athletes Avoid Summer Heat Hazards
SATURDAY, April 20, 2024 – Another broiling summer looms, along with another season of kids' summer sports. It's a potentially harmful, even lethal combination. But experts at Nationwide Children's...
Daily Heat-Related Illness ED Visit Rates Peaked in 2023 Warm Season
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – Daily heat-related illness (HRI) emergency department visit rates peaked in the 2023 warm season months, according to research published in the April 18 issue of the U.S....
Rising Number of Americans Sent to ERs Last Year During Heat Waves
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – As climate change threatens another long hot summer for Americans, new data shows last summer's record-breaking temperatures sent a rising number of people to emergency...
Climate Change Will Negatively Impact Children's Health
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Children will have increased prevalence of disease due to anthropogenic climate change, according to a review published online Feb. 21 in Science of the Total Environment. ...
Dangerously Hot, Humid Conditions Common in U.S. Prisons
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Almost 2 million Americans incarcerated in the nation's jails and prisons suffer through an average 100 days per year of dangerous heat and humidity, a new report finds. A...
Ask a question
To post your own question to this support group, sign in or create an account.