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Is Aussie swimmer & Olympian Ian Thorpe on the London 2012 comeback trail? by Roman M. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 11 Jan 2011 11:40am By all indications it looks like Australia's most famous swimmer, Ian Thorpe, is back in the pool and perhaps training for the 2012 Olympic games. According to published reports the 28-year-old five-time Olympic gold medalist has lost weight and is once again training seriously in Australia. Thorp's manager, Dave Flaskas, told Read on »

Unusual Gear To Combat Swimmer’s Ear by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 10 Jun 2009 5:27pm Ear Problem #1: Swimmer’s Ear The second worst thing to happen while you’re on vacation next to not sleeping well is to get an ear infection. Especially when you get caught with swimmer’s ear. ? The organisms that cause ear infections like swimmers ear and others like it love dark, warm, moist places, and your ears, unfortunately Read on »

Swimmer’s Ear (Again) by derrick m. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 25 Jun 2010 7:22am disappeared for a couple days. I’ve been in the bowels of hell fighting a just battle against a hoard of demons… or put another way.. I have swimmers ear again. I can’t even begin... another day until I finally got meds.. Joy.. The term, “Swimmer’s Ear” is one of the top 3 search terms people use to find this site and one of the top 5 internal searches Read on »

Swimmer’s high? by Wholewheatorbust Posted Sat 12 Jun 2010 8:46pm Alright. So the pumpkin muffins came out really wrong. They taste pretty good, but they too moist and dense. I will have to perfect the recipe before sharing… On the bright side, I had a crazy good swim workout! Usually I get do sets and things and if I just get in and swim, I get bored after 20 or 30 minutes. But I got in and started swimm ... Read on »

Swimmer’s ear - treat with topical antibiotic drops alone by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 22 Jan 2010 12:00am in , , , , , CFAH.org - When treating the pain and inflammation of swimmer’s ear, antibiotic drops alone are the most effective — and safest – therapy, finds a new evidence-based Cochrane review of studies. These findings might reduce the use of oral antibiotics, still prescribed in many cases of acute otitis externa — commonly known as swimmer’s ear — and so help prevent Read on »

Are Natural Earache Remedies Effective? Cause And Prevention Of Ear Infections Natural Treatments For Earache Swimmer’s Ea by Bill .. Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:39pm earwax, helping to clean out the infected area, and the garlic helps with infection. Swimmer’s Ear Water can become trapped in the outer ear after swimming or bathing, irritating the skin of the ear canal. Bacteria can then breed in the warm, wet ear and cause an infection. Swimmer’s Ear can be prevented by treating the ear with drops of white vinegar after Read on »

Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad to try to swim from Florida to Cuba again at age 60 by Roman M. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 30 Jun 2010 10:39am You may recall that during the seventies marathon swimmer Diana Nyad was the greatest long distance swimmer in the world, and one of the most popular endurance athletes... the island (7 hrs, 57 min) in 1975. But perhaps her most famous (if unsuccessful) swim was when she tried twice to swim the 103-miles from Florida to Cuba. Both times she did Read on »

SUPERSONIC SWIMMER by TRIGUYJT Patient Expert

Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:05am Supersonic swimmer??? Todays post is about being IN THEMOMENT..but at relatively different speeds. Its a deep thinking J.T. post and my grey matter is crying out from... down to the beach club in Euclid. The water was like glass. It was incredibly clear . It was a giant swimmer pool without lanes. My son, Pat urged me to swim and I'm glad Read on »