Category: Health
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Edmonton swimming pool without salt or chlorine draws lineups
A new naturally filtered swimming pool in Edmonton is bringing in long lines of swimmers. The pool uses plants, zooplankton and granite instead of chlorine or salt to filter its emerald-green water.
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12-year-old Battling Bone Cancer Achieves Dream To Swim In Ocean
It was 12-yr-old Ailani Strong’s dream to see the ocean and go paddle boarding. Ailani is battling bone cancer and has gone through five rounds of chemotherapy. But she came all the way from Chicago to see the sea at Deerfield beach in Florida. Her diagnosis didn’t stop her from achieving her dream and learning…
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There might be poop in the water you’re swimming in so please don’t swallow it, CDC says
Every summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention turns its attention to the disgusting state of American swimming holes — and their latest investigation traced thousands of infections back to lakes, rivers, and the ocean. A team of researchers analyzed 140 outbreaks that made nearly 5,000 people sick, and even killed two swimmers between…
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Hotel pools and hot tubs linked to a third of swimming-related disease outbreaks, CDC says
Hotel pools and hot tubs were linked to a third of all swimming-related disease outbreaks between 2000 to 2014, a new CDC report finds. During that stretch, a total of 493 outbreaks linked to chlorinated or treated water were reported in 46 states and Puerto Rico, the report said. The Centers for Disease Control and…
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Many Swimmers Unaware of Potential Health Risks, Pool Survey Finds
Millions of Americans will soon head to their local swimming pool, but a new survey finds that many swimmers aren’t aware they might be wading into potential health risks at the pool. The annual Healthy Pools survey, conducted by the Water Quality & Health Council, found that swimmers admitted to some unhealthy swimming habits, including: Most adults (52 percent)…
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Competitive Swimmer Braves Spine Surgery | Cincinnati Children’s
Amy Fryer was one of her daughter’s swim coaches. She saw Ellie in a bathing suit every day. So it came as a shock when she learned her daughter had scoliosis. Amy Fryer, Ellie’s mom: “So my friend said, ‘I think she’s crooked,’ one day. And I said, ‘Oh, gosh, no, she’s 12, she’s turning…
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Talkspace x Michael Phelps: How Therapy Helped a World Champion Swimmer
Talkspace has partnered with world champion swimmer, Michael Phelps, and in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re sharing an important story about how therapy helped him feel stronger. If therapy helped a 28-time medalist maybe it can help you too. Here’s his therapy story: www.talkspace.com/michael
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CDC issues warning on hotel swimming pools
Planning on going swimming while on vacation this summer? The CDC said on Thursday that an estimated 27,000 people were sickened, and eight died, from swimming-related disease from 2000 to 2014 in hotel pools and hot tubs.
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Rowley’s Return
A battle with depression sidelined Haley Rowley for the first half of the swimming season. Her strength and perseverance allowed her to return and close out the season by winning the 400 IM, 1650 freestyle and being named the Mountain West Swimmer of The Year while shattering a number of school records.