The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Pennsylvania’s climate has been changing: Temperatures are rising, heavy rainstorms are more frequent and the tidal portion of the Delaware River is ...

With the summer setting in and temperatures rising, it becomes especially important to support the well-being of our ageing loved ones — starting with something as simple yet vital as staying hydrated ...

Dehydration is a big issue during unusually hot weather and outbreaks of diseases such as cholera that lead to life-threatening diarrhea. Anastasia Ugwuanyi is a family physician and clinical educator ...

Dehydration and diarrhoea cases are on the rise, a top gastroenterologist shared the reasons responsible for it, preventive ...

An innovative wearable device to warn of dehydration in the elderly is being designed by a University of Southampton researcher. The device could prevent serious illness and save lives every ...

One in every five older people living in UK care homes has dehydration, suggesting that they are not drinking enough to keep themselves healthy. Those with dementia, diabetes and kidney problems are ...

NEW ORLEANS — Body water represents 76% of a human’s muscle mass. With aging, there is a progressive decline in total body water (TBW) – the result of sarcopenia, the aging loss of muscle, and the ...

Every living creature needs water to survive. And sweating, peeing, vomiting, and diarrhea all militate against optimal fluid levels, says MedlinePlus, even to the point of threatening survival. The ...

With years of experience in emergency medicine, Dr. Bonnie Simmons, now ProHEALTH’s Chair of Urgent Care, would always travel with water, toting a bottle to meetings and taking sips in between seeing ...

We all know that drinking enough water is important and most of us probably try to fit in our eight glasses a day when we can. That's a good thing because the consequences of dehydration can actually ...

When temperatures rise, the body sweats to cool itself down, resulting in the loss of fluids and electrolytes. If these are ...