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This condition, which often occurs during medical events such as heart failure, can also cause acute altitude sickness; ...

Altitude sickness can put a real damper on an adventure, or even cause serious health concerns. But there are foods to help ...

Imagine yourself hiking to the top of a mountain. The views are spectacular and you're having a blast. Gradually, you begin ...

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

If summer travel plans include high altitude conditions, it is important to take proper precautionary measures to prevent sickness, said a travel medicine expert from Baylor College of Medicine.

Traveling at high altitude can be hazardous. The information provided here is designed for educational use only and is not a substitute for specific training or experience. Princeton University and ...

The condors appeared at 5,000 meters. They were not real. I got altitude psychosis a few hundred meters from high camp as I scaled the frigid face of Huayna Potosí, one of the highest mountains ...

Rascher was said to dissect victims' brains while they were still alive to show that high-altitude sickness resulted from the formation of tiny air bubbles in the blood vessels of a certain part ...

The aim of the study was to examine the time course of selected psychometric and physiological markers of wellness and health status before and after episodes of sickness during a high-altitude ...