Altitude medical research at new heights
( University Hospital of Zurich 28-Feb-07 )
Up to 50% of those climbing to altitudes > 3,000 m suffer from headache; nausea and vomiting; fatigue; sleep disturbances; and in severe cases, disorientation and coma.
Why Altitute Can Make You Sick - What You Can Do About It
( Science Briefs 28-Feb-07 )
Altitude sickness can be the Achilles' heel of adventure travelers because there is no way to prepare for it before you go and no quick remedy to overcome it once you've arrived.