Indian school children wear masks as they sit inside a school cab in New Delhi on Nov. 20, 2017. The schools reopened after having to close for three days because of smog. A WHO report says 1.8 billion children breathe air every day that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk. (Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance The World Health Organization says more than 93 percent of children under 15 breathe polluted air daily.600,000 children...

"I had a horrible, intense fear — I had the feeling I was going to die," Karin Herrmann, 42, told Weather.com. It was the day after a tornado devastated the town of Joplin, Mo. in 2011, and another crop of tornadoes was ripping through the area. "I was so scared because the National Weather Service predicted my town would be hit by a tornado." Herrmann lives in Miami, Okla., about 20 miles from Joplin. She was there with her husband...

At a Glance Xofluza is unusual in that it is taken in a single dose.It is for people 12 and older who have had flu symptoms for less than 48 hours.Xofluza is not a substitute for the annual flu shot. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new antiviral treatment for the flu. Xofluza is approved for people 12 and older who have had flu symptoms for less than 48 hours andhave not developed complications. “This is...

A close-up of a car exhaust pipe is seen here. (James Hardy/Getty Images) At a Glance Researchers followed2,318 children in Southern California for four years.They found that those exposed to high levels of nitrogen dioxide in utero and in their first year gained weight much faster. Children exposed to traffic pollution in their first year of life have a higher risk of developing childhood obesity, a new study has found. Researchers for the study published in the journal Environmental Health...

A massive underground mushroom found in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is believed to be at least 2,500 years old, weigh 440 tons and could offer some insight into cancer research. ...

(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) At a Glance New fears of an E. coli outbreak forced the CDC to advise all Americans to throw out their romaine lettuce.Restaurants and retailers have also been urged to stop selling this type of lettuce.Five people died from eating E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce earlier this year. Amid fearsof a new food poisoning outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)urged all Americans to throw out all romaine lettuce just two days beforeThanksgiving. The announcement came...

At a Glance Before Thanksgiving, the CDC said all romaine lettuce should be thrown away.The FDA said the contaminated lettuce came from areas of California that grow it over the summer months.The FDA is working with growers to label new harvests so consumers know they're safe. Romaine lettuce that is now headed to grocery stores and restaurants should be safe to eat, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. A few days before Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control and...

The Food and Drug Administration says it’s safe to eat ceasar salad once again. ...

(Thinkstock/Creatas) New Year's resolutions are as inevitable as the changing seasons. Once winter's snow and ice hit, a new set of intentions can't be far behind. A full , researchers from the University of Scranton found for a report published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology. The top three ambitions: lose weight, get organized and save money. Of those who set resolutions, 36 percent will have abandoned their attempts at self improvement by the end of January. After six months,...

The couple that balances together, stays together. At least so say proponents of couples AcroYoga — the one thing that might fuse your New Year's resolution to boost your physical health and that of your relationship this Valentine's Day. "You're going to find out if the relationship is going to work really quickly if you can do AcroYoga together. If you can work through the messy parts in AcroYoga you can work through the messy parts in a relationship," AcroYogi...

High-rise buildings are seen on a hazy morning, Sept. 21, 2018 in downtown Los Angeles. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance Los Angeles reported unhealthy ozone levels for 87 consecutive days this summer – a new record.Unhealthy days have increased each year from 2015 to 2017, and 2018 might top the previous three years.But some experts contend that a decrease in "very unhealthy" days is a sign of improvement. For nearly the entire summer, Los Angeles endured relentlessly bad...

Meteorologist Danielle Banks says a new study indicates that the strong 2015-16 El Niño caused more illness around the world. ...