Chemical or instant ice packs, available at Target, are a fantastic, affordable cooling product to beat the heat and do not need a freezer, making them a great emergency item to have on hand in ...

One strategy that’s often recommended for headache and migraine pain is ice packs. Applying a cold compress or ice pack to your head or neck is believed to have a numbing effect, which may dull ...

The bottom line: Both ice and heat are an option. I personally recommend using a 20-minute cold therapy sessions for acute injury pain. Ice works very well to both reduce pain and swelling.

With the heat index soaring past 110 this week, staying cool doesn't have to mean running your AC nonstop or leaving the house. Sometimes, all you need is a freezer and a little creativity. Here are ...

When you injure yourself, you may reach for a hot or a cold pack. Which option is better depends on the nature of your pain, what caused it and how long you’ve had it.

The ice packs can be recycled, but that requires a little extra work, said Greg Montgomery, national sales director for IntegriTemp, one of the country’s leading "cold chain'' shipping suppliers.