Category: Health
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A GP would have discovered Alexander Dale Oen’s illness, says older brother Robin
Robin Dale Oen believes that the life of his brother Alexander could have saved, and criticises the support team for failing to notice his heart disease, instead believing that his symptoms were because of a pinched nerve. – “If we weren’t athletes, if we were like the man in the street, then Alexander would definitely…
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Swimming May Slow Down Aging for Decades
Swimming is good for just about everyone. It accommodates all ages, stages, abilities and disabilities. There’s also evidence it can slow down the aging process. A long-term study at Indiana University Bloomington’s Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming found that Masters Swimmers (over age 35) who swam roughly 3,200 to 4,500 metres (about 3.2…
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Why Swimming Pools Turn Hair Green (It’s Not the Chlorine!)
Chlorine is commonly assumed to be the culprit behind Kermit-colored hair. But the truth is, another compound designed to keep the pool clean may actually be what’s turning your hair green. Copper sulfate is often added to swimming pools to combat algae, according to the authors of a 2014 case study about a 15-year-old girl whose blonde hair was…
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Former Olympian Dara Torres on the Virtues of Having Your Kids Swim
5-time Olympian Dara Torres stopped by “Kilmeade and Friends†and talked to Brian about “Swim Today†a program that helps educate parents about how healthy swimming can be. Dara explained that it actually isn’t a one on one sport because when you are part of the team you always have your teammates around you and…
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What Diseases Can You Catch While Swimming?
When summer comes around, millions around the world go swimming in oceans and lakes. Is it safe?
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High school swimming champion became a role model for what he did out of the pool
When it comes to boys’ high school swimming in Colorado, there is no one faster in the 100-yard backstroke than Jack Thorne. He just racked up his third consecutive state championship for Thompson Valley High School in Loveland. He did it by breaking his own state record in the process. But what makes his story…
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Olympian Amy Van Dyken – Standing On My Own ‘Biggest Accomplishment Of My Life’
She’s one of the most decorated Olympic athletes in United States history .. but Amy Van Dyken says the biggest accomplishment of her life is STANDING again … after severing her spinal cord last year.
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Swimmer’s ear caused by more than swimming
Though acute otitis externa is often called “swimmer’s ear,†not everyone who jumps into the pool or lake this summer will get the infection. “Typically, swimming isn’t a problem,†said Dr. Gregory H. Esselman with Aiken Ear Nose and Throat. The phrase “swimmer’s ear†refers to a “swelling and pain in the skin of the…
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A Hidden Summer Hazard: Norovirus Threatens Swimmers
An outbreak of a stomach bug that was tied to swimming in one Oregon lake highlights a perhaps less obvious hazard of summer fun. Last July, 70 people became ill with norovirus — a very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea — after visiting a lake near Portland, according to a new report from…