The prevalence of isotonic and hypotonic dehydration among older adults has never been studied systematically, probably because of the difficulties in diagnosing them correctly. A proper ...

Unfortunately, an early diagnosis is often difficult because the classical signs of dehydration may be absent or misleading in an older patient. In this article, we review the most important age ...

Older people who live in skilled nursing facilities have a higher risk for chronic dehydration because they tend to drink ...

The average recovery time from dehydration, if it’s mild, should be about 15 to 20 minutes after starting to drink, notes Dr.

Dehydration occurs when fluid and essential salts are lost from the body and not replaced. Dehydration can be the result of excess sweating during sports activities or exposure to the sun or hot humid ...

Neighbors had described his mother Nytavia Ragsdale, who was arrested along with the father, as a seemingly caring woman who ...

A woman reported missing in Australia was found alive after surviving a snake bite in the Snowy Mountains region.

Unlike younger generations, who until recently may have taken federal abortion protections for granted, older women recall the era of illegal backroom abortions that preceded Roe. Some ...

Excessive sweating occurs to cool the body, causing dehydration and loss of vital body salts. If the body's thermostat fails, the body cannot be cooled anymore, and the temperature rises rapidly ...

According to a report from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a ...