Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD A castor oil pack is a piece of cloth soaked in castor oil and placed on the skin for ...

Workers in hot jobs seek shade, stay hydrated and focus on positivity — while the zookeepers eat Popsicles and feed animals “fishsicles” and “bloodsicles.” ...

Pine Street Inn is Boston’s largest homeless services organization, and its outreach teams typically help unsheltered people ...

Paramedics in Washington, D.C., burned through their supply of ice packs on Tuesday, and residents cranked up the ...

Researchers measured micro- and nanoplastics in such food and drink products as beer, canned fish, rice, mineral water, tea bags, table salts, take-out foods and soft drinks. Here's what they found.

Some heat safety tips are obvious — but some are surprising. Know how much water to drink and why humidity actually matters.

Be smart about the time of day you’re being active: People love their routines, but you need to get the workout and yard work and other outdoor activities done early in the day or late in the evening.

Temperatures will reach a heat index of 109 degrees Fahrenheit in the Lowcountry this week. Here’s how to stay safe, who’s at ...

Mel Trotter Ministries says 450 people spent some time in its cooling center over this past weekend as “feels-like” ...

People across the state are looking for ways to stay cool, but some like food truck workers don’t have that luxury. At food ...

Grab your water bottles. Summer’s officially here, and a uncanny stretch of consecutive days with temperatures in the 90s ...