| W. Springfield scuba diver dies off Gloucester (Berkshire Eagle) GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- Police say a West Springfield man scuba diving off the coast of Gloucester has died. Police tell The Gloucester Daily Times that 46-year-old Paul Foley was pulled from the strong surf on Wednesday afternoon. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Hyperbaric chambers could help those with TBI (Air Force Times) Air Force doctors at the San Antonio Military Medical Center think they have found a way to help service members who suffer traumatic brain injuries: time in the hyperbaric chambers used to treat patients who suffer carbon monoxide poisoning and scuba divers who get “the bends.”In a study expected to wrap up this summer, Col. (Dr.) Robert Michaelson, the chief of hyperbaric medicine at the San ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Best practices | In-house training saves Midwest Aquatics time, increases retention Company: Midwest Aquatics Swim & Scuba Center offers lessons in scuba, swimming and snorkeling. Facilities include a 30-by-50-foot pool. The center also sells scuba and swim supplies and offers scuba and snorkeling travel packages. Address: 7565 W. 160th St., Overland Park kansascity.com |
WHY WE TRAVEL South Carolina tourist Thornton Kirby comments on snorkeling with humpback mother and calf in Silver Bank Sanctuary off Dominican Republic; photo query.nytimes.com |
Plunging into business A new dive shop has opened on Valparaiso's north side, taking the place of a downtown shop that closed at the end of October. Les Corkill, who used to be an instructor at The Scuba Tank, opened the Diver's Lair the second week of November. The Scuba Tank, which was on the courthouse square downtown and, before that, near the Valparaiso Branch of the Porter County Public Library, closed Oct. 31 ... post-trib.com |