News tagged with acute mountain sickness
High-altitude climbs may cause corneal swelling, but do not appear to affect vision
Swelling commonly occurs in the corneas of mountain climbers, but does not appear to affect vision at altitudes of up to 6,300 meters (about 20,670 feet), according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Taking dex can improve high altitude exercise capacity in certain climbers
Taking dexamathasone prophlyactically may improve exercise capacity in some mountaineers, according to Swiss researchers. Dexamathasone, known popularly to climbers as "dex," has been used for years to treat altitude-related ...
Aug 11, 2009 |
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High-altitude research advances low-altitude medicine
High altitude medicine is a "natural research laboratory" for the study of cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology. As such, it can shed light on conditions and diseases that mimic the low oxygen content of the atmosphere ...
May 04, 2010 |
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Scientists investigate Mexican town's flu mystery
(AP) -- No one has identified ground zero in the swine flu epidemic. Just where or when the new strain of influenza first jumped from a pig and began infecting people is a scientific mystery - one that a ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2009 |
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to Help Astronauts Survive in Infinity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Space seems exotic, forbidding, and remote, but imagine trying to survive winter without a heated shelter or warm clothing. Our ancestors developed these technologies because they needed room ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Viagra improves high altitude exercise performance up to 45 per cent for some
Sildenafil (Viagra) significantly improved the cardiovascular and exercise performance measures of trained cyclists at high altitude, mostly because the drug helped some participants improve a lot -- up to 45% -- while others ...
Jun 22, 2006 |
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