Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is common at high altitudes and is often associated with headaches. AMS is theorized to be ...

Planning a ski trip? Learn how altitude sickness starts, what symptoms to watch for, how alcohol at elevation worsens it, and smart prevention and treatments from experts.

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 ...

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 ...

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Some people who live at high altitudes suffer breathlessness, palpitations and dizziness, while others have no health problems, and now a new study reveals which genes may explain the difference. The ...

Actor Greg Vaughan is sharing that he recently received emergency treatment after a scary experience while on vacation in the Rocky Mountains. Vaughan, who played the role of Eric Brady in "Days of ...

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If you want to learn how to prevent altitude sickness, you need to understand how it can occur. And few people are as familiar with how it can ruin a hunt as Cody Arnold, who worked as a hunting guide ...