A yearlong beach study led by a team of University of Miami researchers suggests that swimmers at sub-tropical beaches face an increased risk of illness. The multi-disciplinary team examined the risk of illness that beachgoers face when exposed to recreational...

Standing-Room Only at Conference Featuring International Panel of Experts The DAN® Diving Fatalities Workshop hosted by the DAN Research department April 8-10, 2010, was a success. The two-and-a-half-day event featured an international panel of authorities on dive medicine, training and accident prevention and investigation, including cardiologists, epidemiologists and legal experts. More than 100 people attended the event. In addition to the notable panel of experts, the audience and participants included...

Wild populations of the iconic Mekong giant catfish will be driven to extinction if hydropower dams planned for the Mekong River go ahead, says a new report by World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The report, River of Giants: Giant Fish of the...