Yet, even those who tread more cautiously at high altitudes are not immune from the health hazards waiting in the thin air above. Altitude sickness, which most commonly refers to acute mountain ...

The prevention is nearly complete in acute mountain sickness and complete in high-altitude pulmonary edema. The results of prevention with furosemide in one of the groups, consisting of 100 ...

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 ...

Altitude psychosis on the mountain I first glimpsed ... once you descend. While high-altitude psychosis doesn't always happen in tandem with altitude sickness, my doctor speculated that my ...

Despite what our ego might lead us to think, humans are still a work in progress. We’re constantly adapting to our ...

That can exacerbate altitude-related symptoms. But avoid alcohol, Dow said. Not only can it make symptoms of acute mountain sickness worse, but being tipsy can mask a condition known as high ...

We asked Dr. Bernabe Abramor, one of 30 physicians who work on Aconcagua during the climbing season, about his work and how ...

A negative history of acute mountain sickness is more informative than a positive history ... The use of AMS history to guide prophylactic strategies for high-altitude ascent is not supported by the ...

High-altitude cerebral oedema (HACE) is a serious form of AMS, and High-altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE) can quickly become life-threatening ...