Altitude sickness can strike anyone, but travelers have a few ways to reduce the risk—including drinking water, ascending ...

For many adventurers, the attraction to breathtaking views on top of towering mountains is irresistible, but doctors are ...

Fans of mountaineering likely know all about altitude sickness. They may even have experienced it — difficulty breathing, ...

Beall has been studying the human response to hypoxic living conditions for years. In new research, she and her team have ...

Sikh pilgrims airlifted from Hemkund Sahib due to altitude sickness Learn about its causes symptoms and prevention strategies ...

Secondary to hypoxia, and caused by it, is altitude sickness, the result of going high without having time to adjust (given time, the body can adjust to moderate hypoxia). Altitude sickness occurs ...

To begin with, there are three kinds of altitude sickness: acute mountain sickness, high-altitude cerebral edema, and high-altitude pulmonary edema. Acute mountain sickness, the least severe of ...

At high altitudes (above 8000 feet), lower air pressure means less oxygen per breath which can cause altitude sickness, if you are unprepared. Here are a few tips for safe acclimatisation if you ...

(Pixabay) Altitude sickness has hit me in other high places as well, from the Himalayas to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Yet, sherpas, renowned as high-altitude dwellers of the Himalayas seem ...

The recent death of Noida biker Chinmay Sharma in Leh due to oxygen deficiency brings back into focus the extreme risks ...