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April Ingram, deputy director of Florida Prevention Research Center at USF, said drownings often happen away from “pool time” for kids under 5.
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On the heels of a toxic algae bloom spreading across South Florida, Bay County health officials are reminding residents and visitors to be careful in...
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July is peak season for getting sick from swimming in a freshwater lake or pond, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center study.…
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Freshwater swimmers are being warned to wear nose clips as the weather gets warmer.Florida Department of Health’s Kent Donahue says the amoeba called…
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A new study shows that boating and swimming can make you sick.The study attributes some 90 million cases of gastrointestinal, respiratory and other…
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A toddler died Tuesday afternoon after he was found by his mother face down and unresponsive in a kiddie pool, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office…
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Nationally, Florida tops the charts for drowning deaths for children under five. That's why the Tampa Bay Rays and the YMCA partnered again this summer...
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The parents of a 2-year-old who died after falling into the swimming pool admit they didn’t have a security fence around it, and they hope the little…