Digging In Beach Sand Increases Risk Of Gastrointestinal Illness

Friday, July 10, 2009 - 09:21 in Health & Medicine

Children and adults who build castles and dig in the sand at the beach are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea than people who only walk on the shore or swim in the surf, according to researchers.

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