High-altitude destinations are incredible offering stunning landscapes and unique experiences But they can also push your ...

There are three types of altitude sickness. First, there is acute mountain sickness (AMS). This is the most common form, and ...

Have you ever heard of ski sickness? This little-known condition is akin to motion sickness and seasickness. Here’s what we ...

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

alumni.ubc.ca Purpose The goal of this meta-analysis was to determine the clinical utility of acute mountain sickness (AMS) history to predict future incidents of AMS. Method 17 studies (n=7921 ...

Increasing numbers of people with diabetes are seeking advice about participation in high altitude climbing, which has the problems of serious metabolic demands, a high likelihood of acute mountain ...

Sherpas and climbers also die from exposure, crevasses, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), falling rock and ice, and other dangers. Read next Jump to ...

Altitude sickness, also called acute mountain sickness, arises when your body doesn't adjust quickly to lower oxygen levels at higher elevations. The higher you go, the thinner the air ...

JAKARTA: The bodies of female climbers Elsa Laksono and Lilie Wijayanti Poegiono, both 59, who died on Saturday (March 1) due to acute mountain sickness while descending Puncak Jaya in Mimika ...

Ideally, you’d like to have a better sense of the risk factors and warning signs that signal the difference between run-on-the-hill acute mountain sickness and more severe forms of altitude ...