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Swimmer's ear
Swimmer's ear is an infection or inflammation of the canal between the eardrum and the outer ear. Causes include water in the ear canal, mechanical damage due to overzealous cleaning, and chemical irritation from hair treatment ... [... more]
Better Health |
Celebrity Gardener - Sam Riley
This week's celebrity gardener was former champion breaststroke swimmer, Sam Riley. In our segment Don spoke to Sam and her mother Lin about their new book, the 'Life of Riley'. This is the dramatic and compelling story of three generations of ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Water polo - preventing injury
Water polo is a low risk sport. Participants need to be fit, strong swimmers. Common injuries include sprains, strains and weather-related conditions such as sunburn or hypothermia. Water polo is a demanding game that requires players to tread ... [... more]
Better Health |
Swimming pools - infection control
Cryptosporidiosis is a gastrointestinal infection caused by the parasite Cryptosporidium parvum. It can be fatal in people with a weakened immune system. Cryptosporidiosis is highly contagious and is easily spread when infected swimmers ... [... more]
Better Health |
Causes of otitis externa
Otitis externa, which is commonly known as swimmer's ear, is an infection of the skin lining the ear canal, the tube which carries sound from outside the ear to the middle ear. KidsHealth: (Nemours Foundation) 'Swimmer's ear (Otitis ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Maurice J. Jacques
Maurice Jacques served for thirty years with the U.S. Marine Corps, nearly six of them in combat. An accomplished infantryman, parachutist, recon patroller, marksman, combat swimmer, and record-setting drill instructor, Jacques personifies the ... [... more]
Random House |
Gary Blythe
Huge, magnificent, and solitary, a polar bear moves through the frozen Arctic. Powerful hunter, tireless swimmer, tender mother, gentle playmate - she is superbly adapted for surviving, even thriving, in... Eight-year-old Tomas hates reading. He ... [... more]
Random House |
Nicola Davies
Huge, magnificent, and solitary, a polar bear moves through the frozen Arctic. Powerful hunter, tireless swimmer, tender mother, gentle playmate - she is superbly adapted for surviving, even thriving, in... Huge, magnificent, and solitary, a ... [... more]
Random House |
Ed O'Donnell
There were few experienced swimmers among over 1,300 Lower East Side residents who boarded the General Slocum on June 15, 1904. It shouldn't have mattered, since the steamship was chartered only for a The Tragedy of the Steamboat General ... [... more]
Random House |
Swimming for Total Fitness
Swimming is one of the best, most enjoyable, and most effective forms of exercise available, and this is the classic guide for beginners and expert swimmers alike, completely revised and updated for the '90s. No-Impact Aerobic and Strength ... [... more]
Random House |
Cassoulet Of Blue Swimmer Crab, Tomatoes And Sorrel
Preheat oven to 180°C. In a deep 'earthern ware' or copper pot sweat onion, fennel and garlic in olive oil until translucent, tip in drained beans, bay leaves and herbs and cook for 2- 3 minutes. Add in tomatoes, seasoning, cod, crab and spinach ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Celebrity Gardener - Shane Gould
Don and the Burke's Backyard team travelled to Margaret River, in Western Australia, to meet this week's celebrity gardener, Olympic champion swimmer, Shane Gould. At the 1972 Munich Olympics Shane won 5 individual medals - 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
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