A skin infection I picked up from a spa pool in Palm Springs changed the way I think about swimming. The water looked clean. The resort was nice. Didn't matter. Since then I've been a lot more ...

Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

When you jump in the pool, you might be swimming in a lot more than you bargained for. Pools at hotels, rec centers and other public spots may be spreading nasty germs. The biggest culprit of ...