Everybody In The Pool! But Please Leave The Poop Behind : Shots - Health News Most public swimming pools are contaminated with germs carried by poop, federal researchers found.

Let me use the analogy of “pooping in a pool.” When you go to a swimming pool, one naturally takes care not to soil or spoil the enjoyment of others by peeing in the pool. The rule may not be posted, ...

Caterpillars Take Looking Like Poop to a New Level Perfecting the art of looking like poo, caterpillars curl their bodies like a pile of bird droppings.

Here's some more fodder for discussion about the newly reopened McCarren Park Pool. The facility, which just had a multi-year $50 million renovation, has been the site of attacks on lifeguards ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual poop in the pool report just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Because nothing says summer like being forced to think about ...

Poop in Pools: Outbreaks of Parasite on Rise There's a nasty poop-borne parasite in public pools. Kids sitting at the side of a swimming pool. Olesia Bilkei / Shutterstock ...

Plano's iconic Texas-shaped swimming pool was shut down Saturday after "loose poop" turned up in the water. The Texas Pool posted a note on its Facebook page saying the pool is expected to reopen ...

As they do with the start of every summer season, Salt Lake County Health Department officials sought to reassure parents it's safe to swim with what they call their “poop in the pool” report ...

Perhaps you've noticed a toddler's sagging swim diaper and wondered if it's really keeping the poop out of your neighborhood pool.

Most public swimming pools are contaminated with germs carried by poop, federal researchers found. We swimmers are to blame. Showering before swimming and taking kids to the bathroom often would help.