From predicting upcoming storms to developing super senses, your body is capable of amazing things. Click through to find out what you — and all humans — can do in both extreme and mundane circumstances. (Ryan McVay) Do you suffer from migraines when there's a change in the weather? Many people with chronic headaches do. It's because the change in barometric or air pressure triggers a change in the pressure inside your head. During a low pressure system, air rises...

((Thinkstock/David De Lossy)) Thinking about the quickly approaching winter months might wipe the smile from your face — but if you haven’t been diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), you're probably overestimating the cold’s impact on your mood, according to a new study from Oregon State University. Many people can come down with a case of the blues while fighting off snow flying in their face, as they shovel their driveway, but the difference between being sad and having SAD...

A teenage boy died of bubonic plague last week in Krygyzstan, prompting worry over a potential outbreak of the deadly summer disease, The Guardianreports. Temirbek Isakunov, 15, ate an infected barbecued marmot that carried that plague-causing bacteria,Yersinia pestis. After Isakunov's death, three additional individuals were hospitalized with the high fever and swelling characteristic of the plague, according to Kyrgyzstan's department of emergency medicine. To quell a possible outbreak,a total of 131 people, including 33 medical personnel, have been quarantined though...

((Thinkstock/John Foxx)) Toddlers and parents looking to escape the heat during the last few weeks of summer should be on high alert —children ages 1 to 4 are the most likely age group to die from drowning, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 1999-2010, a total of 49,762 people died from drowning in the United States — a little more than 4,500 a year, the report said. (MORE: The Dangers of...

When most Americans think of health foods, leafy greens and apples, which are both in season now, probably come to mind. (MORE: 21 Must-Eat Summer Superfoods) But around the world, a wider variety of plants are grown to promote health and wellness, even as global obesity and malnutrition rates continue to climb, according to some estimates from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One part of the solving the obesity crisis is a...

The unofficial end of summer just passed, which means flu season is almost here. This year, a newquadrivalent flu vaccine will be available.It could offer more protection from the flu, making this season the first in more than 30 years to offer children and adults an alternative vaccine to the traditional trivalent vaccine. The trivalent vaccine protects against three flu strains: The Type A strains H1N1 andH3N2, and one strain of Type B. The newquadrivalentvaccine protects against four flu strains:...

Despite the changing seasons and cooler weather, West Nile virus is still active across the country. Just recently, West Nile killed two elderly adults in New Jersey, according to state health officials. Both patients tested positive for the virus in mid-August. (ABOVE: Diseases from Mosquitos, Ticks and More) These were the first West Nile deaths reported in New Jersey this year – one year after the most active West Nile virus season in the state’s history. In 2012, 48 people...

((Thinkstock/Brand X Images)) A busy schedule and bad weather can no longer be an excuse for skipping physical activity. America’s fight against obesity can be won indoors, outdoors and in no time at all, because short — but intense — exercise sessions can be even more effective in fighting obesity than longer, low-intensity workouts, according to a study from the American Journal of Health Promotion. Researchers studied 4,511 adults ages 18 to 64. The participants were split up into different...

Do your joints hurt when a storm's coming? You have the change in barometric pressure to thank — though your joints aren't the only part of your body weather affects. Here, biometeorologists — or atmospheric scientists who study how climate affects animals, plants and humans — explain how weather can change your health. (Thinkstock/Brand X Pictures) Most people notice a change in the way the air smells after a humid rain. Many people get headaches or joint pain just before...

((Thinkstock/George Doyle)) Pertussis — commonly known as whooping cough — has infected 1,935 people in Texas and could break a 50-year-old state record for the most cases in a year, according to a press release from the Texas Department of State Health Services. “This is extremely concerning. If cases continue to be diagnosed at the current rate, we will see the most Texas cases since the 1950s,” said Dr. Lisa Cornelius, Texas Department of State Health Services infectious diseases medical...

Cold weather increases your risk for a heart attack or stroke — since the cold increases your blood pressure — but don’t tell that to the heart-healthiest state in the nation, which also boasts the coldest city in the continental United States. (MORE: Your Body on Weather: How Weather Changes Affect Your Health) To decide which state has the healthiest hearts, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed the number of avoidable deaths from heart disease or stroke....

((Thinkstock/John Foxx)) An end-of-summer outdoor concert was recently devastated by tragedy, as two people died after taking the drug MDMA — an ingredient in ecstasy, commonly known as molly. But while molly and other “club drugs” are popular recreation at outdoor festivals, they're still far from the most commonly used illicit drug in America:marijuana, according to a survey from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA). The survey was distributed to approximately 70,000 people throughout the country, ages...