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Your body normally cools itself by sweating. During hot weather, especially with high humidity, sweating just isn't enough. Your body temperature can rise to dangerous levels and you can develop a heat illness. Most heat illnesses occur from staying out in the heat too long. Exercising too much for your age and physical condition are also factors. Older adults, young children and those who are sick or overweight are most at risk. Drinking fluids, replenishing salt and minerals and limiting time in the heat can help.
Heat-related illnesses include
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How to Prevent Heat-Related Illness in Children - Steps, tips and overall warnings. From eHow.com
MEDLINEplus: Heat Illness - Resources and fact sheets for dealing with heat related illnesses.
Heat Safety - What to do when a heat wave strikes. Heat related illnesses and symptoms. The heat index section and its effects is especially important for high risk individuals. From the National Weather Service.
Heat illness - CBC News reports on heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
Heat-Related Illness - Tips for staying safe in warm weather, and how to recognize and care for different stages of heat injuries. Includes a glossary of related terms. From the American Red Cross.
Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment on heat related illness. Presented by eMedicine Health.
Dehydration - Information on dehydration and heat-related illness, presented by Survive Outdoors, Inc.
Protect children from heat-related illnesses, pediatricians warn - [CNN]