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Older scuba divers at risk of heart attack

5 months 2 weeks ago By Annie Won

Cardiac issues have become a leading factor in diving fatalities, according to a study.

Photoacoustic/ultrasound image obtained after squid ink oral rinse treatment. Ultrasound image of the teeth is in black and white. The photoacoustic signal from the squid ink contrast agent in the pocket depth is in red and signals from stains on the teeth are in blue.

Researchers use squid ink to diagnose gum disease

1 year 4 months ago By Annie Won

To diagnose gum disease, dentists insert a thin metal probe to between the tooth and gum to measure the amount of gum that has shrunk back from the tooth. The depth to which the tool can be inserted indicates the severity of the gum disease.

Pilot study finds that nearly half of divers experience dental problems

2 years 3 weeks ago By Annie Won

Due to the constant jaw clenching and fluctuations in the atmospheric pressure underwater, divers may experience symptoms ranging from tooth, jaw and gum pain to loosened crowns and broken dental fillings.

Dolphin swim eases clinical depression

2 years 3 months ago By Main Minion

Two groups of outpatients, one which swam one hour daily with dolphins and the control group which did not, were studied by scientists of the Department of Health Sciences, Division of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Leicester Medical School, L

Fake malaria drugs less common than previously reported

3 years 9 months ago By Main Minion

Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine analyzed 2,028 antimalarials from Tanzania and Cambodia.

Frequent fliers and air crews face health threat from toxic fumes

3 years 10 months ago By Scott Bennett

According to a coroner probing the death of an Edinburgh pilot, frequent fliers and aircrews are risking their health by breathing in toxic fumes inside aircraft cabins.

Dealing with the Aftermath

4 years 2 months ago By Main Minion

On a dive boat everything is going well and all are having a good time. Suddenly a shout for help is heard from the port side. Looking over, a pair of divers is seen and one appears to be unconscious.

Leg Strong - Training Legs for Diving

4 years 6 months ago By My Minion

Divers also need to be particularly aware of balanced leg strength to maximize equipment design. The most ideal set of fins will function better with good muscle balance and biomechanics of the legs.

PFO Closure ‘The Thing to Do’

4 years 9 months ago By Main Minion

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a form of a congenital heart defect, such as a hole, that enables blood flow between two compartments of the heart called the left and right atria; Oxygen-rich blood can flow directly from the left side of the heart

Sea Legs — Power, Strength & Endurance for Diving

5 years 4 months ago By My Minion

Sports fitness regimes typically separate power, strength and endurance into off-season, pre-season and in-season programming. Scuba divers, however, can develop their sea legs by combining power, strength and endurance into the same workout.

Dive Fitness: Scuba Shoulders

5 years 5 months ago By My Minion

The ball and socket joint of the shoulder, unlike the hip joint, is more like a cup and saucer as the ball of the upper arm bone (humerus) is larger than the socket (glenoid) of the shoulder.

Fitness Programs for Divers

5 years 9 months ago By My Minion

The ideal fitness for diving program addresses the health of the individual diver, reduces the risks on human physiology associated with the stresses of the underwater environment, develops the strength, stamina and coordination for handling gear

The Clock — Extend dive time with physical fitness

5 years 9 months ago By Main Minion

In fact, divers seem to have their own built-in water clocks pouring over dive logs, recording time in and time out of the water, bottom time and surface intervals, and adding up the flow of minutes as a measure of experience.

Are you Scuba fit?

6 years 4 months ago By Main Minion

And why not? Beyond the obvious comfort of a cotton dive T, diving is a recreational activity that quickly becomes a way of life.

What are the risks, really?

6 years 5 months ago By Main Minion

Statistical evidence

Managing Narcosis

6 years 9 months ago By Michael Menduno

Table 1(right) presents the classic view of the progressive effects of nitrogen narcosis based on descriptions in a number of current textbooks (Bennett, 1981; Miller, 1979; Edmonds et al., 1983).