EXTRAS SERVICES  >   > Wednesday, Jun 22, 2005 Local/Region                 Posted on Tue, Jun. 21, 2005 Health, weather experts urge caution for elderly as summer arrives JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS - Temperatures in the 90s, no breeze and shirt-drenching mugginess: As of Tuesday, it's officially summertime in Missouri. While the sometimes stifling heat and humidity are part of summer life in the Show-Me State, it can be dangerous for the very young, the chronically ill and perhaps especially, the elderly. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services epidemiology specialist Carol Braun said that of the 353 Missourians who died of heat-related illnesses from 1989 through 2004, 225 were 65 or older. The temperature has risen gradually over the last few days, and no relief is in sight. The National Weather Service in St. Loui

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