News tagged with swimming pool
Top German court upholds sunbed ban for under-18s
Germany's highest court ruled Thursday that minors should be banned from visiting tanning studios due to health concerns, upholding a law that caused controversy in one of Europe's top sunbed markets.
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Researchers find clue to explain how penguins know when to surface
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has ever swum around near the bottom of a swimming pool, or flippered along an ocean floor for any length of time without benefit of an air supply knows that there is a decision ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Study identifies scenarios that precede at-home pool drownings of young children
Very young children who live in a home with a swimming pool are at risk of drowning, a leading cause of injury death among toddlers. A study abstract presented Monday, Oct. 17, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ...
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Mosquito sample with West Nile virus found in Oakley, Calif.
A mosquito carrying the West Nile virus was discovered in eastern Contra Costa County, Calif., marking the first time this year vector control officials have found such a sample in the county, a spokeswoman said Friday.
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Three dead in US from brain-killing amoeba
Three young Americans have died this year from a rare water-borne amoeba that swims up through the nose and infects the brain, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) said Friday.
Aug 19, 2011 |
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US babies learn 'self-rescue' from drowning
Some see it as a potential life-saver, others as tantamount to child abuse: controversy is brewing in the United States over "self-rescue" classes to prevent babies from drowning.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Green and lean: Secreting bacteria eliminate cost barriers for renewable biofuel production
A Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University research team has developed a process that removes a key obstacle to producing low-cost, renewable biofuels from bacteria. The team has reprogrammed photosynthetic ...
May 26, 2011 |
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Swimming in chlorinated pools can lead to cancer: study
Swimming in chlorinated pools can cause an increased risk of cancer in bathers, Spanish researchers said on Monday.
Sep 13, 2010 |
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CDC: 1 in 8 swimming pools closed, many too dirty
(AP) -- You might want to look before you leap into a public swimming pool this summer.
May 20, 2010 |
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Heavy drinkers exercise to burn off alcohol: British study
More than a quarter of drinkers in England who exercise regularly do so in an attempt to make up for bingeing on alcohol, according to a survey published Thursday.
Nov 26, 2009 |
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3 million gallons of sewage enter Missouri river after city waits to repair sewer line
Kansas City Water Services workers decided to wait over the weekend before fixing a broken sewer line that eventually spilled 3 million gallons of raw sewage, officials said Tuesday.
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Gadgets: A solution for working with underwater cameras
Anyone who takes underwater photos knows how challenging it is to navigate in the water while holding a camera. Another obstacle can be trying to see through the camera's viewfinder or LCD screen while wearing an underwater ...
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Jul 02, 2009 |
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What's in your water?: Disinfectants create toxic by-products
Although perhaps the greatest public health achievement of the 20th century was the disinfection of water, a recent study now shows that the chemicals used to purify the water we drink and use in swimming pools react with ...
Mar 31, 2009 |
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