10. High school sports can cause serious injuries and even death. For example, from 1982 to 2011, boy’s cross-country had a fatality rate of .36 per 100,000 children, according to data from the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research. Here’s a countdown to the deadliest high school sport. (Thinkstock/Jupiterimages) Few things can stop football teams from competing. Despite rain, snow and injuries, players tend to play all four quarters. In recent years, one previously ignored hazard has prevented players...

Queens, NY - Breezy Point - Oct. 30, 2012. (Credit: Natalie Keyssar) The devastation following Hurricane Sandy's battering of the U.S. East Coast one year ago was enormous. The superstorm destroyed or damaged thousands of homes, closed businesses and the New York Stock Exchange, flooded the subway system, and even wiped out years of biomedical research at universities. (ABOVE: Superstorm Sandy Then and Now EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS) Less publicized, however, was a disturbing public health threat seen in emergency rooms across...

Working outside in your garden can do more than fill your yard with pretty plants — it could prolong your life, according to a new study. In the over 60 age bracket, gardening can cut the risk of a heart attack or stroke by 30 percent — extending life by just as much — researchers said in the online edition of theBritish Journal of Sports Medicine. That’s because gardening counts as moderate exercise ideal for older people who don’t often...