Health

Recent fitness trends, like "Zone 2" training and hitting 10,000 steps a day, are driving the conversation around the "best" method of exercise, and what it means to stay fit without intense workouts.Japanese walking is one of the latest of these trends, although this form of exercise is not exactly new.Decades ago, researchers from Japan compared the benefits of interval walking (switching between fast and slow paces) to keeping the […]

Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have reached one of the highest numbers ever recorded in Minnesota during the month of July, and authorities caution citizens to stay inside at dusk and dawn.The blood-sucking bugs in all seven counties of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area tested positive for the disease, according to the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD). MMCD ecologists processed nearly 200 mosquito pools and found Culex tarsalis mosquitoes, the […]

A new wearable sensor could help people avoid the dangers of dehydration by alerting them when their bodies need more water.Developed by researchers at the University of Texas, the non-invasive device continuously measures hydration levels in real time and wirelessly transmits the data to a smartphone, according to an SWNS report."Dehydration is a silent threat that affects millions of people every day," said Professor Nanshu Lu of the University of […]

A 90-year-old amateur golfer is celebrating a once-in-a-lifetime moment as he hit his very first hole-in-one just a day after his milestone birthday. (See the video at the top of this article.) John Payne, who said he's been playing golf for three decades, achieved the feat on July 18 at a local golf course in the U.K. The longtime player nailed the shot on the sixth hole, a 200-yard par three, despite […]

WWE superstar Hulk Hogan, 71, died on Thursday after a reported cardiac arrest.Although there has been no confirmation of what led to the fatal event, the famed wrestler had allegedly been facing multiple health issues in the months and years before his death.In an appearance on Jake Paul’s "IMPAULSIVE" podcast in Sept. 2024, Hogan admitted that he’d had 25 surgeries in the last 10 years.PRO WRESTLING ICON HULK HOGAN DEAD […]

A pediatric death from a "brain-eating amoeba" has been reported in South Carolina, according to health officials.Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia publicly confirmed the death on July 22, according to a statement from the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) sent to Fox News Digital.The patient died after exposure to Naegleria fowleri, a rare amoeba that causes a life-threatening brain infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).FOUR PEOPLE DEAD […]

An unconventional approach to reproduction is reportedly reducing the risk of metabolic disease.Three-person in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new concept developed by scientists in New Castle, U.K., has resulted in the births of eight healthy children.In the study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the researchers found that pathogenic variants in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are a "common cause" of severe — and often fatal — inherited metabolic disease.SPERM […]

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died on Tuesday at 76 after battling a rare form of Parkinson’s disease.The Black Sabbath lead singer had been open about his condition for the last several years, first discussing it during an appearance on ABC’s "Good Morning America" in 2019.He and wife Sharon Osbourne revealed the rock star’s diagnosis of PRKN-2, a genetic condition typically defined as early-onset Parkinson’s disease that evolves more slowly.OZZY OSBOURNE […]

Breakfast, lunch and dinner have been a staple regimen for diet and nutrition — but is it necessary for overall health?Statistics show that most Americans (64%) consume three meals daily and 28% consume two meals — but some may struggle to hit three meals a day, while others prefer smaller, more frequent meals.Serena Poon, a certified nutritionist and longevity wellness advisor based in Los Angeles, said she considers the concept […]