Marathons are great for testing physical endurance and strength, but a new study suggests that they may have unintended health consequences for those not participating -- specifically for residents of the surrounding area.
At first glance, Jessamyn Stanley's Instagram account is irreverent, at a minimum. She's a self-proclaimed "large-bodied" and "queer" woman doing difficult yoga poses in her skivvies. And at a glance, her new book, "Every Body Yoga," may look like a how-to guide for people to start practicing yoga. But spending time with Stanley reveals a deeper side to the 29-year-old yoga teacher and her message.
Everyone knows that ancient monsters walk among us -- alligators, crocodiles and birds all have characteristics that date back millions and millions of years. But a newly indentified dino cousin may shake up the prehistoric family tree.
Just as ancient Greeks fantasized about soaring flight, today's imaginations dream of melding minds and machines as a remedy to the pesky problem of human mortality.
Spinal manipulation may make a small difference in your low back pain, but it's unlikely to have you doing backflips right away, according to a new study.
In households around the world, I imagine many conversations going something like this: "Mom, I really want a phone. Everyone has one. Can I please, please get one this year?"
Men younger than 70 with no signs of prostate cancer may no longer be discouraged from checking their PSA levels, according to guidelines proposed today by the US Preventive Services Task Force.
The Hawaii State Department of Health has confirmed six cases of rat lungworm disease on the island of Maui and three cases on the Big Island over the past three months, an official said Monday. No deaths have been reported.
Since 2015, health officials in Uganda have received reports of increasing numbers of people suffering from elephantiasis, a debilitating disease characterized by severe swelling in the limbs.
This year, the United States has recorded 16 cases of plague, while recent figures have revealed that in the UK, cases of "19th-century" diseases such as scurvy and scarlet fever are on the rise.
When a researcher's scrawling of the letter O was misinterpreted as a zero in reference to a HIV patient in the early 1980s, the provocative term "patient zero" was born.
When a researcher's scrawling of the letter O was misinterpreted as a zero in reference to a HIV patient in the early 1980s, the provocative term "patient zero" was born.
