Healthy Me - Basic information, including a bibliography.
High Altitude Pathology Institute - High altitude travel advice. Information on chronic mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema, the use of hyperoxic/hypoxic adaptation chambers, and triple hypoxia syndrome.
High-Altitude Medical Guide - Information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to destinations at altitude.
Medex and Medical Expeditions - Information about and from this research charity dedicated to investigating the mechanisms of altitude related illness. Newsletter archive and planned expedition information.
Non-Physician Altitude Tutorial - Tutorial from the International Society for Mountain Medicine covering acclimatization, AMS, HACE, and HAPE. Includes treatment and prevention information.
Outdoor Places - Basic description of common illnesses encountered at various altitudes with prevention tips.
Pardoes Altitude & Acclimatization Page - Information on proper acclimatization and hydration to reduce the incidence of altitude illness. Discussion of altitude's effect on diet, menstruation, and medications. Bibliography and links.
Urinary Leukotriene E4 Levels in HAPE - Abstract of a study of the association between urinary excretion of leukotriene-E4 (LTE4) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) in order to determine whether HAPE involves inflammatory mechanisms.
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