A video circulating on social media claims to show a quick and effective method for checking oneself for dehydration. The video shows two people pinching the skin around the top of a knuckle so it ...

As temperatures climb and humidity intensifies, the India Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave alert across several Indian states. While most people focus on avoiding direct sun exposure, ...

Dehydration does not always announce itself loudly. Sometimes, it shows up quietly through fatigue, headaches, or that mid-day sluggishness you cannot quite explain. And while most of us reach for ...

With millions in the U.S. under heat advisories, and as extreme heat continues to claim more lives, it's more important than ever to stay hydrated. In high temperatures, it's easy to get dehydrated, ...

Dehydration is a common complication of diarrhea. Short bouts of diarrhea rarely cause concerns. But long lasting or severe diarrhea can lead to serious complications, especially for children and ...

A chloride blood test, or serum chloride level, can be part of a comprehensive or basic metabolic panel. Some health conditions, including dehydration, can affect chloride levels. Chloride is an ...

Dehydration can be defined as loss of intracellular body water. To understand the causes it’s important to set out some basic information about our bodies in relation to water physiology. Water ...