  Dangers of the cold  January 15, 2013 The Daily News   We've
enjoyed a "warm" January so far, but weather experts are saying
that "normal" temperatures are on the way.  That's right - cold
weather is in the forecast. Cold weather can be hazardous to
your health if you don't take precautions.  It's called "the
insidious killer." It can come upon you when you least expect
it, and it almost immediately attacks and diminishes your
capacity for reason and logical thought.  "IT" is hypothermia,
the loss of body temperature. It is dangerous and is the most
common reason for outdoor deaths listed as "caused by exposure."
Hypothermia is not literally freezing to death because - and
this is the most insidious part - serious and even fatal cases
of hypothermia can occur at temperatures well above freezing.
As with all warm-blooded creatures, the human body requires a
certain body temperature to function and can maintain that
temperature - about 98.6 degrees - under "normal" conditions.
When body heat is lost more ra