Minnesota health officials are warning people that this is peak season for the West Nile virus. According to Epidemiologist Dave Neitzel with the Minnesota Department of Health, the state has not seen any confirmed human cases of West Nile this year, where patients have shown symptoms of the virus. … [Read more...]

Having spent much of their lives in New York City, Kaola and Larry Smallwood did not envision themselves entering retirement together somewhere else. But not long after Kaola visited the Asheville area, spending time with friends at a golf resort about four years ago, the couple decided to leave the Brooklyn dwelling where they had lived for several decades. … [Read more...]

If you've got a fear of heights, a fear of water, or a fear of swimming while suspended in a tank above thousands of people - then you'll probably want to look away now. A new London development on the south bank of the Thames is getting its very own "sky pool" – a 10 storey-high glass pool suspended between two apartment blocks. … [Read more...]

With a history of producing quirky research projects like a shopping cart that follows you around the store and a stun gun wielding drone, it's no surprise that creative tech studio Chaotic Moon has applied its left-field thinking to fitness tracking. … [Read more...]

Most of us don't think about balance until we lose it. But physical stability is integral to our survival and well-being, says Robbin Howard, assistant professor of physical therapy at USC. … [Read more...]

Sometimes you just need to live life like you are in the middle of a real-life Disney movie. Even animals feel the need on occasion. Recently, a fawn and bunny were captured on camera at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park Center, Colorado frolicking about like they are best friends.  … [Read more...]

Any Brits who favour chilli peppers of the mouth-burningly hot variety are in for a treat; Tesco said Wednesday they will stock the tongue-scorching Komodo Dragon chilli pepper in 500 stores across the UK. … [Read more...]

Technology is a beautiful thing – except when it lulls us into a false sense of security. And one area where all that high-tech hoopla may be doing us a disservice is the fitness tracker craze. Those wearable devices that track everything from your steps to your heart rate to how many calories you've burned are now a $1.15 billion industry, and they're only growing in … [Read more...]

Only one-third of patients who are recommended to be treated with shorter-course radiation actually receive it. A recent study suggests early-stage breast cancer patients who receive a shorter course of radiation therapy tend to experience less toxicity and an improved quality of life. … [Read more...]