Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM Altitude sickness occurs when air pressure and oxygen levels are reduced at a higher ...

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 ...

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 ...

Experts have been studying remote mountain communities and found they have certain genetic advantages which prove that ...

Passengers on the world's highest train line rave about the stunning mountain views, but say the altitude sickness is ...

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 ...

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