Researchers have developed a new test that detects Zika within 3 hours and costs less than $1 each. ...

The Rio 2016 Summer Games should be postponed because of the risk of spreading the Zika virus rapidly worldwide, a Canadian scientist said. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said athletes and visitors to Rio de Janeiro should avoid poor and overcrowded parts of the city while they're in town, because it will minimize their chances of contracting the virus. Earlier this week, Canadian professor Amir Attarancalled for the Olympics to be postponed or movedbecause of the epidemic, arguing that holding...

Lotions, sprays, sticks - sunscreen comes in many forms. However, recent findings show that these products aren’t protecting us from the sun the way they should be. Consumer Reports Magazine tested and rated more than 60 brands of sunscreen with sun protection factor (SPF) claims of 30 or higher - 30 being the minimum recommended by the American Academy of Dermatology. Twenty-eight of these products, or 43 percent, failed to meet the SPF on their labels, with three falling far...

Strategies for Your Best Sleep Ever Follow these science-backed tweaks for your best sleep all winter long. (Thinkstock/sergio_kumer) It's a fact: Wintertime's lack of morning light makes getting out of bed in the morning that much harder. A groggy feeling for much of the morning (even with coffee!) is normal, too, without sunlight to kickstart your day. Winter darkness holds such a powerful influence on our energy that it's cited as the top cause of seasonal affective disorder, or clinical...

How Stressed Are You? ((Thinkstock/Altrendo Images)) Winter is high time for clinical depression and anxiety. For some people, dark days, snow and cold weather can cause stress to flare; for others, it's the holidays, and the familial and financial stress that come with. For most people, it's a little bit of both. Weather-related stress isn’t limited to just winter, however. It can also hit after bad storms or natural disasters, adding to the strain many people feel just because of...

Washington, D.C. is the fittest city in the United States, according to theAmerican Fitness Index, an annual initiative put together by the American College of Sports Medicine which strives to "quantitatively measure the overall health and fitness level of American metropolitan areas." The nation's capital received the highest grade by offering a "variety of outdoor exercise options," "increased walking by residents using public transportation"and having "relatively low rates of smoking, obesity and diabetes." It was the third straight year the...

Two men in Africa are working on a natural soap that could keep mosquitoes away, carriers of malaria and the Zika virus. ...

American College of Sports Medicine and the Anthem Foundation identifies the fittest American cities. ...

(Thinkstock/Photodisc) As temperatures drop heading deeper into fall, it's tempting to turn up the heat in your shower. But more and more evidence shows you need to resist that urge -- for your own health as much as the enviroment's health. It's true: There are far more health and environmental benefits to taking cold showers than warm ones. Scientists have found chilly water revitalizes the entire body, as uncomfortable as it may be.Here are a few other benefits to a...

Water is the essence of life, yet for millions of Americans, their personal safety faces possible danger when that necessary amenity becomes contaminated. The city of Corpus Christi, Texas, is the latest to come under such fears, following a water supply scare that prompted state officials to issue a boil water advisory for more than 300,000 residents of the city. The advisory was lifted on Wednesday, May 25, but many around the country still have concerns about the safety of...

Warm summer weather in the continental U.S. could come with an unwelcome addition this year: Zika virus. The mosquito-transmitted disease, which has spread throughout parts of South America, Central America and the Caribbean, could become “increasingly abundant across much of the southern and eastern United States as the weather warms," according to a new study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. In the paper, researchers analyzed the patterns of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also carries yellow fever and...

How do you know if you've contracted the Zika virus disease? With the start of mosquito season, more attention is being paid to the medical symptoms of the growing health scare, especially as health officials caution that the bloodsucking insects carrying the virus could soon arrive in the Southern United States. Jim Fredericks, chief entomologist and vice president of technical and regulatory affairs for the National Pest Management Associationthat it was important to remain alert. "I don't know that we...