Vasovagal syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure. Dehydration, emotional distress, heat, and some medications may cause you to faint. Passing out is ...

With temperatures rising more than ever before, how do we know when we're really in danger from the sweltering heat? When British TV doctor Michael Mosley died last year in Greece after walking in ...

Heat exhaustion: when the body loses water due to excessive sweating, leading to a rise in core body temperature (but still under 40°C). Symptoms include lethargy, weakness and dizziness, but ...

Risk of serious illness or death from heat-related conditions is very low if treatment starts early ...

When British TV doctor Michael Mosley died last year in Greece after walking in extreme heat, local police said “heat exhaustion” was a contributing factor. Since than a coroner could not find a ...

When British TV doctor Michael Mosley died last year in Greece after walking in extreme heat, local police said "heat exhaustion" was a contributing factor. Since than a coroner could not find a ...

Since than a coroner could not find a definitive cause of death but said this was most likely due to an un-identified medical reason or heat stroke. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are two ...

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) passes the ball as San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) and forward Harrison Barnes (40) defend in the second half during their NBA basketball game at ...

The NBA schedule on Sunday includes Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat (20-20) hosting the San Antonio Spurs (19-21) at Kaseya Center, with the matchup beginning at 3:00 PM ET. In their last game on ...

A third of these were in the over-65 group. The most common problem is that of heat-syncope due to inadequate fluid or electrolyte replacement, typically with exercise, leading to low blood pressure ...

Curiosities like these motivated the physicist and future Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg to develop an idealized quantum theory of heat-resistant order in the 1970s. But in both liquid helium and ...

Miliaria rubra is a type of heat rash or prickly heat that happens when sweat becomes trapped under the skin. Children tend to get it more than adults because their sweat glands are still developing.