Hyperthermia is a condition in which internal body temperatures rise to dangerous and even lethal levels. These temperatures can reach anywhere between 104 and 115°F (40 and 46 °C). Hyperthermia affects many people during hot summer seasons. It...

An excessive expansion in the level of economic activity of an economy, often as a result of the using of DEMAND MANAGEMENT to expand demand at a faster rate than the output potential of the economy permits. In some cases, a simplistic application of...

Abnormally high body temperature; see...

Hyperthermia in its advanced state referred to as heat stroke or sunstroke, is an acute condition which occurs when the body produces or absorbs more heat than it can dissipate. It is usually due to excessive exposure to heat. The heat-regulating...

Malignant Hyperthermia. J. Schulte am Esch, J. Scholz, E Wappler; Pabst Science Publishers, Eichengrund 28, D-49525 Lengerich, Germany; 30.00 EURO; 159 x 234 mm; pp. 425; ISBN: 3 934252 710. I was very pleased to be asked to review this multiauthor book on...

[Kozack JK, MacIntyre DL. Malignant hyperthermia. Phys Ther. 2001;81:945-951.] Key Words: Exercise, Heat stroke, Malignant hyperthermia, Physical therapy, Rhabdomyolysis. Malignant hyperthermia (MH), a potentially fatal hypermetabolic reaction, is a genetic disorder of skeletal muscle.[1-8] The triggers for the hypermetabolic reaction are...

The Army's sprawling training ground here has plenty of challenges _ craggy hills, dense brush, high grass, scratchy juniper trees and temperatures in the 90s. But military officials didn't consider water to be high on the list.Creeks and other sources give a soldier plenty of...

A soldier who went missing for four days after a solo navigation exercise died of hyperthermia and dehydration, according to autopsy results released Wednesday.The body of Sgt. Lawrence G. Sprader, 25, was found Tuesday night in a brushy area on the Central Texas Army post's...