Long-term exposure to very high altitude significantly reduces cardiopulmonary function in healthy adults from lowland ...

Keeping in view ever increasing rush of the devotees enroute Amarnath Yatra which is known for its difficult and high ...

Hiking is a true national pastime in Germany–and deservedly so. However, as temperatures rise, many people are drawn back to ...

Hot weather can increase health risks for people with heart disease. Learn expert-backed tips to stay hydrated, avoid ...

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, accompanied by playback singer Mohit Chauhan and Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut, shared a musical ...

A Himalayan village in Nepal has vanished — emptied by climate change. Samjung, perched in the high-altitude Upper Mustang region, was once home to a few dozen yak herders and barley farmers. (AP vide ...

Ezzati M, Horwitz MEM, Thomas DSK, et al. Altitude, life expectancy and mortality from ischaemic heart disease, stroke, COPD and cancers: national population-based analysis of US counties.

Background: Studies show that rapid access to high altitude, the body inevitably will be different degrees of injury, more significant damage to heart and lung [1 ~ 3]. The high altitude hypo-xia on ...

You lose your appetite, and are dizzy and short of breath. What a time to get sick! The problem may be altitude sickness. Anyone who travels from lower altitudes to above 6,000 – 8,000 feet (2829 – ...

Our excavation results provide the earliest known evidence of high-altitude occupation in Australia, establishing the Blue Mountains as Australia’s most archaeologically significant periglacial ...