Electric fans could make seniors and sick people hotter in extreme heatCHICAGO--True or false: Electric fans are a cheap and effective way to stay cool during extreme heat waves. A tiny new experiment in older adults suggests the answer may not be as simple as it seems. It's an important issue, particularly for seniors and sick people, whose bodies struggle to adapt to extreme temperatures that are becoming more common as the climate changes. Fans helped keep their body temperatures and heart rates down. For them, using fans in extreme heat might just push more hot air over the skin, Crandall said.

Source: The China Post September 07, 2016 18:00 UTC