ATLANTA, GA (CBS Local) - It's almost summer and many people will be looking to jump into the nearest swimming pool, however the CDC is warning Americans that the water they're diving into may not be ...

Swimming, even in properly treated water, could make you sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC released a new study Thursday that looked at sicknesses related to ...

The number of outbreaks attributed to a diarrhea-inducing parasite often transmitted via swimming pools and water playgrounds doubled from 2014 to 2016, according to the CDC’s most recent Morbidity ...

The Greater Waco YMCA partners with La Vega ISD to offer free drowning prevention lessons to elementary students, teaching critical water safety skills ...

A CDC study released Thursday isn't exactly making a splash among swimmers. Researchers in Atlanta found fecal contamination in more than half of the public pools they tested, and say the same is ...

ST. LOUIS — A staggering statistic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that Black children ages 10 to 14 drown nearly eight times more often than their white peers in swimming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been a sweltering summer, and pools and lakes are inviting to many. But since May, our area has had more than a dozen near or ...

Swimmer’s itch is a rash caused by an allergic reaction to the larvae of microscopic parasites that are found in both fresh and saltwater. These parasites commonly live in snails, which secrete larvae ...