It may not sound appealing during the colder months, but devotees of cold water swimming swear by the mood-boosting effects and sense of community. “Wild swimming is one of the best things I do ...

This is especially the case for the oriental cockroach, which is the type of roach most commonly misidentified as a water bug ...

1 Division of Basic Medical Sciences, St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, London, UK 2 Moscow Regional ...

Athletes use their arm motion to pull themselves through the water, while the kicking tempo provides additional propulsion. Breathing patterns vary depending on the distance of an event and an athlete ...

A stomach bug that has spread through the wider Wellington region has been linked to a new “state-of-the-art” $68 million ...

The disease can be picked up directly from the faeces of another person or animal, from swimming in or drinking contaminated water, or even by eating contaminated food such as unwashed vegetables.

Living up to its name pretty much as accurately as a species can, the giant water bug (Lethocerus americanus) is an aquatic insect that measures in as Canada's largest insect in terms of both ...

A number of cases in an outbreak of the gastric illness cryptosporidiosis in the Wellington region are connected to swimming pools, health authorities say.

“The crypto bug is not well killed off by normal hand sanitiser so soap and water is best. The crypto bug stays around for a ...

WA Health has issued a major health warning after cases of a highly infectious stomach bug linked to swimming pools and water parks flooded authorities at a rate of 70 a week last month.