MILWAUKEE (AP) — A recent fad in which people challenge their friends to jump into freezing water to raise money for charity has prompted warnings across the nation, as an increasing number of divers ...

From nitric oxide and heat shock proteins to cold-induced vasoconstriction and ovarian hormones, this article explores what ...

A new trend on Facebook has the Coast Guard concerned about cold water safety in Northern Michigan’s outdoors, especially since the social media frenzy has resulted in a Michigan man being paralyzed ...

This spring, social media is once again full of people dumping buckets of water on their heads. The famed Ice Bucket Challenge has returned — and while it may look the same as it did at the height of ...

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a ...

Thu, 08 May 2014 16:00:00 GMT — It's one of the latest things to hit social media, the 2014 Cold Water Challenge, but the Coast Guard says it could cause serious harm to those who take part. People ...