Thursday's Internet Edition, December 04, 2008. Weather not the cause of sickness CHAMPION- Seth Gillespie showed the Suffolk Grand Champion Ewe in the Open Sheep Show at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo on Feb. 5. He is a sixth grader at Hamilton Junior High School and a member of the 4-H Club. He also showed the Reserve Grand Champion Ram. Photo by Baker Photography - DALLAS- Are you worried that going out on a cold day without a coat or with damp hair will make you end up with a cold? Dr. Jane Siegel, an infectious disease expert at UT Southwestern Medical Center, says it’s not being cold that makes you sick. It’s contact with sick people. You can help cut your risk for a cold by washing you hands frequently and avoiding contact with people who are sick. But that doesn’t mean it’s good to get yourself chilled. Hypothermia can be deadly. That’s why Dr. Paul Pepe, UT Southwestern’s chairman of emergency medicine, suggests being prepared to be out in the cold for a while whenever you leave the house in winter, even if it’s just a short errand. You never know when you might have car trouble or run into some situation that keeps you out in the cold longer than you planned. Visit: -http://utsouthwestern.edu/patientcare/medicalservices/infectious.html to learn more about UT Southwestern’s clinical service for infectious disease.

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