Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels? Pt. 2
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By , on May 3rd, 2011 One comment   Biology, Gadgets & Gear, New Research   , , , , , ,  

You may remember a week ago I spoke of a recent study indicating a link between repeated scuba diving, especially with mixed gases, and damage to blood vessels. I asked the great folds at the Divers Alert Network (DAN) for some more information. I received a response back from John U. Lee a DAN medical . . . → Read More: Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels? Pt. 2

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Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels?
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By , on April 25th, 2011 6 comments   Biology, New Research, Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

If you scuba dive, you may already have heard of Nitrox. To breath underwater, most divers use a normal atmospheric air mixture (21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, 1% trace gases) under pressure. One the issues every diver faces is decompression sickness. Decompression sickness happens when the dissolved gases in your blood come out of solution . . . → Read More: Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels?

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