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Heat stroke: A doctor offers tips to stay safe as temperatures soar

  • Written by Gabriel Neal, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Texas A&M University
Staying hydrated is key to avoiding heat stroke and other heat-related health problems.FocusStocker/Shutterstock.com

I easily remember laughing at Wile E. Coyote trying to catch the Road Runner while watching Saturday morning cartoons as a child. I can still see the Coyote walking slowly through the sweltering desert, sun high in the sky,...

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