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Leave your children at home or with a relative or friend when you go shopping on hot days, or else take them with you.

And don’t forget that your dog may have even more trouble coping.

We sweat or perspire (whatever your preference) most of the time but this is invisible. It becomes obvious only when excessive.

Some people sweat more than others and this can be embarrassing and unpleasant.

Although hot weather increases the amount of perspiration, it allows you to wear lighter clothes and footwear.

In humid weather, evaporation of sweat is impaired and so the body may be bathed in this fluid. Tight clothing can irritate the skin and lead to the condition known as prickly heat or Miliaria rubra.

Some skins are more sensitive than others. Wearing loose, light clothing and bathing frequently in cool or cold water, without soap, may be all that is necessary to prevent or treat this condition. Drying the skin thoroughly will prevent chafing and applying talcum powder will also help.

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Many drugs may interact with others and patients need to be aware of this.

In these times, when a woman may have several different doctors treating her for illness of different parts of the body, each may not be aware of what the others are prescribing.

Doctors should always ask patients what drugs they are taking but some people are so used to taking some preparations, such as the Pill, that they no longer consider it a drug and may neglect to mention it, even when directly asked.

Being aware of the dangers of interaction of drugs should make patients more aware of their responsibilities.

Natural contraception, which makes use of modern scientific methods to determine when ovulation takes place, may become more popular. These methods are widely used, especially among Catholics who have a moral objection to artificial methods of contraception.

Of course, this means a certain amount of self-denial for the couple but, for those worried about the dangers of other methods, it is a small price to pay.

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