PHOENIX � Simply walking from your front door to your mailbox in the summer heat can be dangerous, especially for older adults taking certain medications.
“As our body ages, our body’s ability to cope with the heat and respond to the heat changes,� said Mona Arora, assistant research professor at the University of Arizona College of Public Health.
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