Swimming in indoor pools may result in respiratory effects and induce DNA damage that could lead to cancer , according to new research that examined the impact of byproducts of pool disinfection. But ...

'Tis the season of the swimming pool, and here at Shots we've been patronizing our local public pools to escape the heat. One can't, however, frequent a pool without eventually contemplating its ...

2009 National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week (May 18-24) aims to educate parents, instructors, pool maintenance workers, and others. May 16, 2009 The injury toll caused by exposures to ...

Audrey Eldridge brings an inhaler with her whenever she gets in the pool. An elite Masters swimmer from Colorado Springs, she swims between 3,000 and 4,000 meters per day. She notices respiratory ...

Authors who analyzed illnesses and injuries associated with swimming pool chemicals from 2002 to 2008 estimate 28,071 cases occurred nationwide during those years. The nine authors of "Acute Illness ...

Each year thousands of Americans are injured by the chemicals designed to keep swimming pools safe, a new government report finds. In 2012, 4,876 people landed in the emergency room after being ...