Mountain climbers scaling any high peak and skiers in high-altitude locations are susceptible to what's known as altitude sickness, or acute mountain sickness—the negative health effect of high ...

High-altitude cerebral oedema (HACE) is a serious form of AMS, and High-altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE) can quickly become life-threatening ...

There are no specific factors such as age, sex, or physical condition that correlate with susceptibility to altitude sickness. Some people get it and some people don't, and some people are more ...

High Altitude: The History and Prevention of a Killer and Going Higher: The Story of Man and Altitude. The earliest known account of mountain sickness can be traced back to the first few decades ...

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 ...

Think about the thrill of scaling a mountain, the heart-pounding excitement as you step onto the summit, the panorama of ...

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 ...

Gerrard - also known as Ged - was from Vauxhall, and worked as a ship manager at Cammell Laird Shipyard. He had two young ...