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Headache after diving
I regularly suffer from a headache after diving. I do not suffer from migraine and do not suffer from a headache when I do short...
03 June 2016
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Introducing: Kurt Arrigo
You are a renowned specialist in marine photography. When and how did you set off on a mission to capture the unpredictable nature of the...
By DAN Staff
23 May 2016
Incident insights
Sudden hearing loss after a trimix dive
November 2015, Italy. Gabriel**, an experienced Spanish diving instructor in his forties, traveled to Italy with his friends by car. He is enjoying his first...
29 April 2016
Incident insights
Searching for living fossils
Imagine diving in the waters of Sodwana, looking for fish and finding a (thought to be) extinct species. Underwater explorer Peter Timm, who set up...
29 April 2016
Features
“How would you like your jellyfish? With salt and vinegar?”
In the fictitious American movie “The Heartbreak Kid” the famous Hollywood actor Ben Stiller anecdotally encounters a stinging, jellyfish-like marine creature. Stung by the feared...
27 April 2016
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Viagra – curse or blessing for a diver?
It’s relatively likely that some males in their 40s, 50s, and 60s take viagra and may also be SCUBA divers. Therefore, they should be warned...
26 March 2016
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Sharm el Sheikh’s Pioneers: interview with Adel Taher
Once upon a time a disputed desert, a mountain desert of mystic fascination, overlooking one of the most beautiful sea on Earth: the Red Sea....
25 March 2016
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Epilepsy
Divers who have epilepsy should consider all the factors of their condition before going underwater, as a seizure while diving can have serious implications for...
24 March 2016
DAN Education
Training pays back
Luca* knew how much the live-aboard dive trip meant to his friend, John*. So when John asked him to join him for the four-day adventure,...
By JP Vuorio
26 February 2016
Incident insights
Good Fortune After Bad
The Diver A 40-year-old male did four rebreather dives one day from a liveaboard near Socorro Island. Maximum depths of the dives ranged from 35 to...
25 February 2016
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Hydrocephalus, shunts, and scuba diving – can this be safe?
Can someone with a shunt go scuba diving? The answer to this question is not an easy one and a bit complex. In general, a...
24 February 2016
Features
6 Tips for Safe Dive Safari and Liveaboard Travels
Liveaboard dive safaris are particularly popular among divers planning their holidays. You live on the ocean and you can devote the entire day to your...
26 January 2016
