Altitude sickness is rare at elevations of less than 8,200 feet but becomes much more common at higher altitudes. Maya Karkalicheva/Moment via Getty Images Equipped with the latest gear and a thirst ...

You waited what felt like a lifetime for this hunt. Don't let altitude sickness cut it short. If you want to learn how to prevent altitude sickness, you need to understand how it can occur. And few ...

If planning to explore Colorado's caves or volcanic formations, build in extra acclimatization time before strenuous activities. Alcohol consumption should be avoided for the first 48 hours at high ...

Mountain sickness The anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen can reduce acute altitude sickness suffered by a quarter of the millions of Americans who travel to the mountains to ski or hike, according to a ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Women taking oral contraceptives are at significantly increased risk of developing altitude sickness and are less likely to respond to treatment compared with those not on the ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Dr. Bob Cassady from the South Bend Clinic joins us every Tuesday on 16 News Now at Noon to answer your medical questions. Question #1: “Dr. Bob, for patients who may just be ...

During a hiking trip, a friend relayed a piece of advice she’d received: To prevent altitude sickness, take an antacid. Now, when she and her husband head to the mountains, they chew on Tums. Hmm.

An existing drug currently used to treat glaucoma, altitude sickness, and seizures may also have the potential to prevent ...

They call it the “death zone.” It’s a stretch of Mount Everest that’s about 26,000 feet up and is strewn with something like 200 corpses permanently frozen into the landscape —a warning to other ...