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Wow, 10 months after posting, it's a hot topic, but my recall of the details of the talks are fuzzy. And I apologize if I've missed comments in other related threads; I haven't been on this board very often. Pescador, whoa! These weren't studies testing aspirin and no one was blaming aspirin...

are already on the market, heavily advertised on sports shows. However, if you want to see why NOT to dive with one, check out http://www.scubadiving.com/article/0,7424,5-94-0-108,00.html

Sony makes a "marine pack" for the p-10/8, I think it's the MPK-PHA or something like that. Check sony.com or b&h or any of the underwater photo stores. It's similar to the Olympus made housings--inexpensive, clear plastic with buttons for all of the cameras' buttons except the display. I've...

Unfortunately, most MDs, (including myself, and I would guess many diving medical experts) are poorly trained regarding narcotics and chronic pain. My $.02 is to try to get both a diving specialist and pain management specialist together on this. As some have pointed out, people develop...

Cold clearly seems to be a factor--some warmup and stretching pre-dive may help. Mineral imbalance is often blamed--not with much evidence to support it, but it doesn't hurt to supplement with electrolytes. I've been through some periods of disabling, painful cramping (not with diving), as...

Great eel shots. You took me to this site in your inflatable in '97; when we got there, there was the biggest turtle I'd ever seen laying inside. If I ever find my prints from the MX-10 I'd rented, I'll scan and send your way. I recall a lot of backscatter, but maybe you can clean them up...

Gas in any space, including the GI tract, will expand as you ascend/decompress. For the most part, this is not an issue, because if it was already there at surface, it contracted as you descended, and would be the same volume when you returned to surface. If, however, you swallowed air at 3...

As was pointed out, aspirin and other NSAID's decrease/prevent platelets from clumping together, starting clot formation. Aspirin's effects are permanent (platelets live ~10 days in the blood, meaning about 10% turnover/d) which is why aspirin can be given every other day to prevent clots...

I went last year and it was pretty nifty--an opportunity to dive under the municipal wharf with the encouragement, rather than ****** attitude, from the Harbormaster staff. And EVERYONE went home with at least a t shirt (well, not me, I gave mine to someone who looked like he wanted it more)...

I'm glad she's under the care of a cardiologist and I hope he/she is familiar with diving. I assume that for most divers, diving is a great stress reliever MOST of the time, but there can be times of great stress, moreso when you're new/inexperienced. Obviously some things can be...

If another cause (such as hyperthyroidism, way too much stimulant--legal or otherwise) isn't found, you have to assume there's an accessory pathway causing this, which could cause trouble again. Disclaimer--I'm not a cardiologist, but I see PSVT every month or two in our urgent care clinic, and...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=534&ncid=534&e=1&u=/ap/20030910/ap_on_he_me/medtronic_insulin_pump I'm not aware of whether these have been tested under pressure of diving (if not, I wouldn't recommend using, even if diving dry). But it looks like even minimal water exposure...

There really isn't a lot of information on these issues. Check out http://www.scuba-doc.com/pfo.htm with a link at the end to migraines w/ aura and PFO. (Also http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/article.asp?articleid=50). The Italian study in Neurology is the only one I've...

Vendors who sell the strobe would also like to sell you a strobe arm to attach to the strobe on one end, and a stay on the other. As I recall without looking at it (I'm at work), the marine pack has a standard screwhole for attachment to a stay (or tripod or whatever). Sea and sea sells the...

As a digital newbie with one brief trip with his new P10, I'm not sure I can give you the right answers, but here are some thoughts/comments. Unless it's defective, I doubt the camera is the source of the problems. Not that all of my shots were in focus, but most of the time this was a problem...

I'd agree that Diamox was probably to try to help congestion of inner ear--I suspect there's more voodoo than science in trying to deal with that. Although some risk of cross-reactivity to sulfas in those allergic to sulfas, side effects, despite warnings, aren't common. This is the first line...

I gave them the benefit of the doubt because it was July 3. Never got a reply to phone or email message, but I received exactly what I ordered (which no one else seemed to have) and got it quite promptly!! So I suppose it's a gamble to order from them.

I'd strongly recommend Bruce Watkins' two books published by California Dive News--one on Monterey, one on North Coast. There are many reasons people don't dive much between Monterey and mid Sonoma county--accessability (lack of), unprotected from swell, not much to see in sandy Santa Cruz...

After the December storms last year, there was hardly any kelp at the Breakwater in January. Giant kelp isn't designed to withstand big storm waves (as opposed to bull kelp, with its frondless stalk). Deeper stalks may not get ripped out by the holdfast, but tops certainly can get shortened...

but haven't ever put it on the bumper: Remember When Sex was Safe and Diving was Dangerous?