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 ...

As you get higher and higher in elevation, some percentage of people start to feel dizzy and get headaches. Sometimes they can’t sleep. It’s not uncommon—something like 20 percent of people in the ...

Every week during the summer tourist season, Dr. John Hall, an emergency room doctor with UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital in Woodland Park, Colorado, treats a wide variety of people suffering ...

Headaches, nausea, weakness and dizziness, combined with a feeling that you just can’t get enough oxygen with each breath are just some of the signs of altitude sickness. Researchers have now found a ...

There are many reasons why people ascend to high altitudes, from travel, leisure and sport to making permanent homes at altitude. Some people are more susceptible to altitude sickness, a condition ...

(Health.com) Ibuprofen has been used for decades to treat pain. Now, research suggests the drug's anti-inflammatory properties also may help prevent the piercing headaches and other symptoms of ...

My first visit to high altitude didn’t go well. I was at a training camp in the French Alps, and on one of our easy days my ...

Mountain climber Corey Richards reached the top of Mount Everest without the help of extra oxygen this week, but his climbing partner had to turn back just short of the summit, and at least half a ...

The moment Lia Saunders stepped off the bus from Huanchaco, Peru, to Huaraz last fall, it hit her. “The world was spinning and I felt like death,” she says. “It was like the worst hangover you can ...

If you’re heading up to the fresh mountain air this summer, there should be more than sunscreen on your mind. Be sure to have a plan for altitude sickness, because it can ruin a vacation. “The goal ...

The moment Lia Saunders stepped off the bus from Huanchaco, Peru, to Huaraz last fall, it hit her. “The world was spinning and I felt like death,” she says. “It was like the worst hangover you can ...