Heat Illness

Since our temperatures are predicted to be near 100 early this week, it’s time to start thinking about the dog days of summer. Although I don’t see a significant number of heat-related emergencies in my office, many patients suffering from heat illness will start filling the beds in emergency departments. Heat illness accounts for tens…

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Daily Almanac: June 11, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:14 a.m.      SET: 9:13 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 79 °F Low: 59 °F Today is…: • The Belmont Stakes • Corn on the Cob Day • World Gin Day What Happened On This Day: • 1817 The first predecessor of the bicycle is demonstrated • 1938 China launches the 1938 Yellow River flood…

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Boomer Bits: Are the Places You Spend Time Asthma Friendly?

(StatePoint) Asthma is a lung disease that makes breathing difficult for over 24 million Americans. While there’s no cure, there are steps you can take to help control it so you can lead a normal, healthy life. This is why the American Lung Association’s Promoting Asthma Friendly Environments through Partnerships and Collaborations Project is seeking…

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