Wind, sun ward off bacteria at beaches
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Wind, a lack of rain and generous sunshine have combined to keep beaches on the southern shore of Lake Michigan bacteria-free and inviting to swimmers so far this summer.
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Sunscreen and floppy hats are the normal tools to fight UV radiation in Australia. Now you can add laundry detergent. By Stephen Leahy.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 15--Due to heavy rainfall in the area on Wednesday, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control issued numerous precautionary beach advisories for the region.
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By Anonymous  In a new report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Center for Coastal Ocean Sciences has found a continuing decrease in toxic organic chemicals in mollusks, specifically mussels and oysters, collected at more than 230 sites nationwide.
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By Cynthia Needham; Journal Staff Writer  WARWICK - Typically, the question of beach access is reserved for the warmer months, when one might actually want to go to the beach.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 4  /PRNewswire/ -- As summer arrives, pet owners will be traveling to beaches, lakes and rivers and preparing their pools for the coming heat. While fun is anticipated, pet owners should be cautious about their animals' safety around these open-water areas.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 16--It can be pretty diffi cult to sell or rent beachfront property without a beach.
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Researchers in Colorado say they have found what fuels microbial dwellers of hot springs in Yellowstone National Park &#151; and it isn't what the rotten-egg smell of the heated pools might suggest.
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By BILL KACZOR     PENSACOLA, Fla.  -- Many of Florida's beaches have taken on a different look after this year's parade of hurricanes finished shifting, eroding or completely relocating tons of sand...
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Waves and sharks aren't the only dangers at the beach. More than two dozen young people have been killed over the last decade when sand holes collapsed on them, report father-and-son doctors who have made warning of the risk their personal campaign.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- Education programs can help convince primary school children and adults at the beach to use sun-protective hats and clothing to reduce their risk of skin cancer, says a recent study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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By Ryan Burr, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Mar. 6--PANAMA CITY -- Beach water-quality advisories for high levels of bacteria have been posted at Carl Gray Park for 17 weeks since March 2006, making it the most frequently "noticed" beach in Bay County.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 20--State health officials issued precautionary swim advisories Wednesday for two sections of beaches in Horry County.   The advisories were issued because after rainfall overnight officials found increased levels of bacteria.
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Solar rays can help protect against some cancers and heart disease, say scientists
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Researchers say that coastal landscapes somewhat disturbed by development can often still adequately perform âservicesâ like storm protection.
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CHEMICALS in a Victorian seaweed could shut down bacteria that cause golden staph and cholera. The chemicals in seaweed Delisea pulchra, known as furanones, do not kill the bacteria but shut off the ability for the bacteria to send signals to each other.
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Simply inhaling a saltwater spray could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and tuberculosis, U.S. and German researchers reported on Monday.