By Dr. M, on  May 3rd, 2011 Gadgets & Gear, Life Science, New Research cardiovascular, decompression sickness, Diver Alert Network, Health, medicine, nitrox, scuba diving 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 information specialist who is . . . → Read More: Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels? Pt. 2
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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