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How 100 Degrees Does a Number on You

How 100 Degrees Does a Number on You
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The heat wave of 2013 continues. This week it's coming to the East Coast, where temperatures are expected to soar into the mid-to-high 90s (degrees Farenheit). And there's no relief at night: Lows are expected to hover in the low 80s. The West will see temperatures in the 90s.

Dr. Samuel M. Keim, Emergency Medicine head and noted researcher on heat-related death among border crossers, was recently quoted in a National Geographic story on the effects of extreme heat on the human body: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130716-heat-wave-dehydration-stroke-summer-sweat/

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