Altitude sickness, or acute mountain sickness (AMS), occurs when ... especially if you have not been at high altitudes before. The time it takes to acclimate to high altitude varies based on ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Men who brave high altitudes to climb or hike are at an increased risk of infertility according to a new study. And, while the damage appears to be reversible, it could take months for their fertility ...

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 ...