Dozens of surfers fell ill after swimming in seas that turned into a ‘bacterial smoothie’ of sea foam. What was in it?
Sea foam is a health hazard. These bacterial smoothies can contain more harmful pathogens than a sewage treatment plant – and ...
Why You Absolutely Shouldn't Swim In Your Contacts
Bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens are other sources of swimming-related infections, as are adenoviruses. “A contact lens acts like a ‘sponge’ soaking up these organisms and ...
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How to Treat Chronic Ear Infections in Your Dog at Home
A: The most common reason that a dog's ear infections keep coming back is that there is something else wrong that is predisposing the dog to infections. Ear infections are much more common in dogs ...
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Sunita Williams Press Conference Live Updates: Essential Health Tests NASA Astronauts Undergo Before Space Missions
Before heading to space, Sunita Williams underwent rigorous health tests to ensure peak fitness under microgravity. Scroll ...
No-swim advisory lifted for Dubois Park in Jupiter after tests show safe bacteria levels
Tests done this week found high levels of bacteria in the waters off Dubois Park, along the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter.
If the father is diabetic, does it always make the daughter diabetic too?
When someone in the family has diabetes, it’s natural to wonder whether it will pass down to the next generation. If a father ...
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Here's why you should avoid contact lenses during swimming
Contact lenses, despite being one of the most convenient tools for the eyes, can cause major problems if not used ...
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13 Causes of Hair Breakage and How to Stop It
Hair breakage refers to hair that snaps or fractures along a weakened hair shaft (the visible length of a strand). Learn how ...
Putting the brakes on bacterial mobility: A new approach to fighting disease
Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor, ...
He was once nearly deaf, but despite the odds he was honored as an Airman of the Day
Meet Joseph, who was adopted from Uganda in 2010. He was nearly deaf by the age of three, but despite the odds, he has faced ...
After beating the odds, Ugandan adoptee honored as Airman for a Day at Dobbins Air Reserve Base
Meet Joseph, who was adopted from Uganda in 2010. He was nearly deaf by the age of three, but despite the odds, he has faced ...