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Sweating, withering and wincing through 90-plus degree temperatures, Virginians are enduring water and power shortages while farmers are watching their crops being parched by pressure-cooker weather. From Virginia Beach to Roanoke,'- Bristol to Alexandria, many are wondering how to survive.

Dr. Melvin Williams knows how.

The professor of health and physical education is director of research at Old Dominion University’s Human Performance Laboratory, where the physiological effects of drugs, alcohol, exercise and other phenomena are gauged.

He says to avoid heat exhaustion, heat stroke, or muscle cramps one should wear light clothing, avoid exercising in extreme heat or

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