While hypothermia, the lowering of core body temperature, is deadly, frostbite---freezing of the skin and underlying tissues- ...

Frostbite often sneaks up on you. Your skin loses sensitivity to cold temperatures before you detect any strange sensations.

Leading first aid and health response charity, St John Ambulance, has issued first aid advice for cold-related illnesses like hypothermia ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment for severe frostbite to reduce the risk of finger or toe amputation in adults. Iloprost injection, marketed under the ...

“Jack Frost nipping at your nose ... folks dressed up like Eskimos.” These lyrics to an old Nat King Cole song are highly relevant to New England weather. Mythical Jack Frost, winter’s cold on your ...

Frostbite treatment has been on quite the journey since then, and it was just earlier this year that the FDA approved the first drug to treat frostbite in the US, which is exciting news for the ...

An arctic blast is bringing dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills to Kentucky. Wind chills create a risk of frostbite in as little as 30 minutes for exposed skin. Signs of frostbite include ...

Leading first aid and health response charity, St John Ambulance, has issued first aid advice for cold-related illnesses like ...