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July 12th, 2011
05:08 PM ET
Heat hurts your insides tooWhen the heat hits, you can see it on the outside of your body with the buckets of sweat you’re pouring out, but it’s affecting you on the inside, too, doctors say. As the temperatures soar outdoors, the temperature in your brain goes up slightly, according to Dr. Michael Bergeron, the director of the National Institute for Athletic Health & Performance in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This explains why people sometimes get confused when they’ve spent too much time in the heat. 
July 12th, 2011
03:53 PM ET
5 tips to survive extreme heat, from someone who knowsThe number of national heat advisories is rising almost as fast as the temperature. So we asked Ray Byrne, owner of America Roofing LLC, in Glendale, Arizona, who works outside in sometimes scorching weather, for his tips on how a heat pro deals with extreme temperatures. Byrne - who has been working in the roofing business for nearly 25 years - said the average temperature in Glendale during the summer is about 115 degrees. "Basically at 100 degrees, it's not too bad," he said. "At about 110 [degrees], you start feeling it, and at 120 [degrees], you start losing productivity." 
July 12th, 2011
03:43 PM ET
Tri Challenge: Team Kendrick takes a cruiseSince January, six iReporters have been training in the Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge. We’re following along as they prepare to compete alongside Dr. Sanjay Gupta in the August 7 Nautica NYC Triathlon. Two weeks ago, I went on a family reunion Caribbean cruise. My major concern was being out of my normal environment. However, I was able to manage better than I expected. I did not work out as often as I normally do, but I didn’t beat myself up. (It was a vacation.) I made little changes that I think worked. I took the stairs whenever I could. I also made sure that my shore excursions were active ones, such as scuba diving and snorkeling. In terms of nutrition, some days were better than others. A good day would include a breakfast of oatmeal, lunch of chicken and vegetables, and broiled fish and vegetables at dinner. A bad day would include pancakes for breakfast, a hamburger for lunch, and steak for dinner, but I still tried to watch my portion size.
July 12th, 2011
10:47 AM ET
Massive stroke: Life shattering, life affirmingIn the Human Factor, we profile survivors who have overcome the odds. Confronting a life obstacle - injury, illness or other hardship –- they tapped their inner strength and found resilience they didn’t know they possessed. This week Diana Robb shares the story of her husband's massive stroke and their struggle to keep hope alive. The morning of January 8, 2004, dawned like any other in our household. Daughter Kelsey headed off to school, I left to run errands, and Kevin, a successful sculptor of large abstract stainless steel and fabricated bronze sculptures, went into his studio to work. A few hours later, I returned to find Kevin unconscious and unresponsive on the floor of his studio. He was on life support by the time the ambulance left, and he stayed that way for 13 days in intensive care. 
July 12th, 2011
10:15 AM ET
Smoking in pregnancy linked to serious birth defectsEditor's note: This story was originally published by CNN's partner, Parenting.com. If all the research about the links between smoking and health problems like lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke, as well as the associations between smoking and its impact on infertility, pre-term delivery, stillbirth, low birth weight and SIDS haven’t been enough to convince you to kick the habit, maybe this will. A new review of dozens of past scientific studies has definitively linked smoking with certain serious birth defects including heart defects, missing or deformed limbs, gastrointestinal disorders and facial disorders. The study, “Maternal smoking in pregnancy and birth defects,” was published online in the journal Human Reproduction Update from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, and is the first-ever comprehensive systematic review conducted to examine which specific birth defects are associated with smoking. |
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