“Nearly 1/3 of all diving fatalities are associated with an acute cardiac event.” Scuba diving is an appealing recreational activity for people of all ages. Indeed, diving in favorable conditions […]
Marine life stings are an uncommon, but an unfortunate reality of exploring the aquatic world. Know how to mitigate the risks, treat the injuries and keep yourself sting-free and happily diving this season.
Women make up a large percentage of the diving population. It is important to fully understand the issues of women’s health and safety.
When you keep up your physical fitness out of water, you ensure you can continue to dive. But what does fitness for diving truly mean?
Heart disease can impact your ability to dive. Many divers are unaware that they have heart disease until it is too late.
The bends, also known as decompression sickness (DCS), occurs when nitrogen bubbles form in the blood, often causing severe joint pain.
2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the assessment of cardiovascular risk: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American […]
“The risk of a DVT occurring on a flight lasting more than four hours is between 1 in 4,650 flights and 1 in 6,000 flights.” Your lungs have many functions […]
“By 2050, it is estimated that atrial fibrillation (AFib) will affect between 5.6 million and 12 million Americans.” The electrical wiring of your heart — which controls the rate at […]
“Heart disease develops 7 to 10 years later in women than in men.” Ischemia is a term meaning that an inadequate supply of blood is reaching a part of the […]