Diver error cause of rebreather scuba diving fatality (Cyber Diver New
BLENHEIM, New Zealand (22 Dec 2006) -- A diver who drowned at Ship Cove last year had failed to turn on his oxygen providing rebreather equipment properly.
Hyperbaric Chamber at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas Reaches Mileston
When the Hyperbaric Medicine Unit at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas opened 15 years ago, it was one of the only units of its kind in the region. Originally used to treat decompression illness in SCUBA divers and carbon monoxide poisoning, the science of hyperbaric medicine slowly expanded as researchers theorized it could treat other ailments.
Effects of acute oral antioxidants on diving-induced alterations in ca
A new study, published in The Journal of Physiology, shows that acute oral intake of largely accepted antioxidants Vitamin C and E prior to a scuba dive can reduce alterations in cardiovascular function, particularly acute endothelial dysfunction, that are caused by a single field air dive.
Scuba diving accident kills tourist in Indonesia (Cyber Diver News Net
IRIAN JAYA, Indonesia (3 Sep 2008) — A tourist is missing and presumed dead after a scuba diving accident in Irian Jaya.
Redline's RedMAX(TM) products chosen for first WiMAX network in Egypt
TORONTO----Redline Communications Inc. , a leading provider of standards-based WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, today announced that its RedMAX family of WiMAX products have been chosen by EgyNet for its broadband wireless network in Sharm el-Sheikh, the Sinai peninsula's popular tourist region and world renowned scuba diving area.