Staying cool this summer a guide to heat safety
A compact health note urges protection from extreme heat with practical tips. It cites 1980s long Dallas heat, warns of heatstroke risk for the elderly, and offers actions such as drinking water, salt intake, light clothing, fans, shades, and seeking air conditioned spaces. It ends with a brief historical aside on New Amsterdam’s 1658 rattlewatch police force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
University of Texas Health Science Center
Experts split on why heart disease deaths fall
A Los Angeles report notes heart and circulatory deaths declined from 990,192 in 1965 to about 950,537 by 1980. Drs James and Schoenberger debate whether lifestyle changes or medical advances drive the trend, urging more facts on prevention and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Thomas N. James
University of Alabama
Department of Medicine
James A. Schoenberger
American Heart Association
Schoenberger
Department of Preventive Medicine
Rush Medical College
Chicago
James
AHA
Platelet research eyed as major medical advance
The article highlights platelets as key to both clotting and heart attack prevention, noting their rising study in the last decade and potential to drive future drugs that block thromboxane production. It also reports Lt. (jg) Barbara Ann Allen becoming the Navy's first woman aviator at Pensacola on February 22, 1974, with six women completing the training program and several marriages among peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
U.S. Armed Forces
Barbara Ann Allen
Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
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