Some of the soldiers got altitude sickness, the official said.
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Rosario Dawson reportedly drinks it to help with altitude sickness.
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These assignments required hiking boots and tablets for altitude sickness.
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I get altitude sickness, so we're in bed by 10:153.
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Heck, coca leaves are used in Colombia to cure altitude sickness.
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So we have the symptoms (losing) and the diagnosis (altitude sickness).
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If this was altitude sickness, he should be better by now.
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Headache, vertigo, unrelenting fatigue: the symptoms reminded me of altitude sickness.
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John was terrified because he gets altitude sickness on a ladder.
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One of those ancient traditions, luckily, helped me combat altitude sickness.
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This genetic mutation confers resistance to hypoxia, otherwise known as altitude sickness.
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Maker said there were other more commonly used drugs for altitude sickness.
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He added the three men also suffered from energy loss and altitude sickness.
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It averages around 10 deaths annually, most of them due to altitude sickness.
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The pills were prescribed to presidential aides for altitude sickness, a spokesman said.
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When we moved to a new camp, I often vomited from altitude sickness.
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What they thought was altitude sickness turned out to be carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Altitude sickness, a fall into a crevasse, even fatal accidents from some unpredictable error.
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And his baseball cap gets altitude sickness, former WWE superstar and my massive sidekick, Tyrus.
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Not to mention mountain climbers, who ascend peaks too quickly and die from altitude sickness.
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Extra oxygen is an imperfect buffer against altitude sickness, but it lowers the risks considerably.
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Supplemental oxygen is used to hopefully prevent the most severe symptoms brought on by altitude sickness.
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One fell to his death; another had a heart attack; and two died of altitude sickness.
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American climber Donald Cash died on Wednesday of altitude sickness, as did Indian climber Ravi Thakar.
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Nor is there enough evidence that it's an anti-inflammatory, boosts energy or cures altitude sickness.
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It's also recommended to eat garlic soup and to drink ginger tea to prevent altitude sickness.
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Your body's immediate reaction is to increase your breathing and heart rates (or develop altitude sickness).
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They were trapped by swirling tempests; died of altitude sickness; slipped and catapulted into the abyss.
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Here's why so many climbers are risking frostbites, altitude sickness and even death to reach the peak.
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The salt flats are highly elevated, around 12,000 feet, so altitude sickness is not uncommon for travelers.
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The coca plant has many traditional uses in the Andes, including as a remedy for altitude sickness.
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Misdiagnosed with altitude sickness and dehydration, I was told to leave the elevation as quickly as possible.
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To overcome altitude sickness, some people carry small oxygen tanks, while others resort to chewing coca leaves.
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Besides the more common bedroom use, the pills are sometimes taken to prevent or treat altitude sickness.
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Nath's climbing companion Paul, 44, died Sunday at Base Camp II from altitude sickness, according to Wangchu Sherpa.
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On the trip, Carlson stayed at the base with a combination of altitude sickness and a stomach bug.
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Another severe form of altitude sickness is high-altitude pulmonary edema, the accumulation of fluid in the lungs.
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Hem watches us closely for signs of altitude sickness including headache, nausea, weakness, vomiting, and loss of appetite.
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Altitude sickness, for example, can strike even when blood oxygen is normal, triggered by an expectation of becoming sick.
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In his chapter on altitude sickness, he even comes within a single step of inferring the existence of microbiology.
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Mr. Cash was traveling with Sherpa guides from Pioneer Adventures, the organization said, and fainted from high-altitude sickness.
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Accidents are common on Nepal's peaks, with avalanches, blizzards and complications from high altitude sickness killing climbers every year.
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Dr. Moore also noted that changes in altitude (which may lead to altitude sickness) can impact your menstrual cycle.
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Indian national Subash Paul died at Base Camp II -- at an elevation of about 226,163 feet -- Sunday from altitude sickness.
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An Australian woman, Maria Strydom, who was also traveling with the Seven Summit Treks, started suffering altitude sickness last Saturday.
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In fact, that trek landed us in real danger, as an unexpected blizzard coincided with a night of altitude sickness.
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The student, Shawn Wight, died from a lung infection acquired after falling ill with altitude sickness on a Himalayan expedition.
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While normally associated with erectile dysfunction, Viagra has been reported as helpful in treating high-altitude pulmonary edema, or altitude sickness.
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South Korean doctors sometimes prescribe Viagra-style drugs to climbers because they are believed to be effective in preventing altitude sickness.
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We actually wean members off even Diamox [a common drug used to stave off altitude sickness] before they attempt the summit.
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Donald Lynn Cash, 55 of Sandy, Utah, fainted due to high altitude sickness after reaching Everest's summit, according to Pioneer Adventure Pvt.
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The group of ten started out well, but as with most people who attempt the climb, they had trouble with altitude sickness.
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Walsh lists the causes of death as malnutrition, disease, altitude sickness, and the mining industry's terrible working conditions, which caused many accidents.
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Nelson gave an update on Twitter early Monday morning, blaming the incident on altitude sickness due to the venue's 4,300-foot altitude.
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"Slightly embarrassing that someone as fit as me suffered from altitude sickness but thankfully @jonny_brownlee was there to carry me," he wrote.
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Altitude sickness can be quite dangerous, so initially, we thought they had to rescue someone by helicopter, but that wasn't the case.
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This is because gravity holds oxygen close to the surface of Earth, and people begin feeling altitude sickness at around 10,000 feet.
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Advil or Aleve can also be used to treat mild altitude sickness, as can some prescription medications, but consult your doctor first.
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He died after suffering from what appeared to be altitude sickness at 2200,21922 meters (28,215 feet), while returning from the summit on Saturday.
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But it is also pressurized at 6,000 feet, instead of the usual 8,000 feet, which can help ward off altitude-sickness like symptoms.
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He died after suffering from what appeared to be altitude sickness at 8,600 meters (173,215 feet), while returning from the summit on Saturday.
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Like the others, he was overcome by altitude sickness as he was descending the mountain, a trekking company official told the news agency.
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Unfortunately, I had to stop there because I was suffering High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HACE), which comes as a product of altitude sickness.
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Over the past six decades, about 300 climbers have died during Everest expeditions, mostly as the results of storms, falls or altitude sickness.
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Altitude sickness can set in and prove deadly, and has taken lives even as climbers make their way back down from the summit.
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Visitors check in at an on-site clinic to have their blood pressure and heart rates monitored because of the risk of altitude sickness.
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Jung said the pills were bought to treat altitude sickness for presidential aides and employees on Park's May trip to Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.
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The group of 13 at first wrote it off as potential altitude sickness, the North Tahoe Fire Protection District said in a press release.
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The following day, they lost another member -- Australian citizen Maria Strydom, known by her friends and family as Marisa, who died after suffering altitude sickness.
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Robin Haynes Fisher died of what appeared to be altitude sickness at 8,600 meters (28,215 feet), while descending from the summit on Saturday, May 20173.
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Mira Acharya, a member of the panel said "climbers died due to altitude sickness, heart attack, exhaustion or weaknesses and not due to traffic jams".
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Nepal's top tourism body maintains this year's deaths were due to extreme physical weakness, weather adversity, high altitude sickness and accident -- and not the overcrowding.
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He developed altitude sickness around 8,600 meters and was trying to descend the mountain when he died, said Dawa Geljen Sherpa, the company's managing director.
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But when another dancer couldn't perform because of altitude sickness — Vail is 8,000 feet above sea level — Mr. Woetzel asked if she would step in.
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Around 93 soldiers have died on the glacier since 1984 due to avalanches, landslides, altitude sickness, and temperatures as low as minus 60 degrees celsius.
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Strydom displayed signs of altitude sickness — caused by the lack of oxygen atop the 212,230-foot mountain — and died on Saturday, not long after Arnold.
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Strydom displayed signs of altitude sickness — caused by the lack of oxygen atop the 220,22016-foot mountain — and died on Saturday, not long after Arnold.
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Coca leaves are traditionally consumed by locals in the Andean region for religious and medicinal purposes, particularly to reduce the effects of altitude sickness and fatigue.
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Altitude sickness, rattlesnakes, intense sunlight, and ever-shifting, sometimes severe weather face those who trek to the Sierra Negra to visit HAWC—as do breathtaking views.
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And on Sunday, 2503-year-old Subash Paul died at Base Camp II from altitude sickness, according to Wangchu Sherpa, managing director of Trekking Camp Nepal.
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The presence of the fossil in the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau finally explains why Denisovans had a genetic variant associated with a resistance to altitude sickness.
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The following day, British climber Robin Haynes Fisher died of what appeared to be altitude sickness at 8,20193 metres (28,215 feet), while descending from the summit.
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Along the way I saw many other climbers stop as they succumbed to the effects of altitude sickness; some were even being rushed down the mountain.
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Dr. Hutchins: The pressure inside the aircraft is higher than the aircraft outside, so passengers can breathe comfortably and don't suffer from altitude sickness, hypoxia, etc.
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To ensure proper acclimatization, they spend days hiking to places like Everest Base Camp, where the air is thin and trekkers often experience mild altitude sickness.
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Her alleged fondness for medical injections and purchase of Viagra pills to treat altitude sickness on state visits have become a big part of that image.
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The 19-year old cosmetics queen shared a series of videos of herself on Snapchat receiving the medical treatment after experiencing altitude sickness while visiting South America.
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What can happen to your body on Everest Saturday An Australian woman, Maria Strydom, who was also traveling with the Seven Summit Treks, started suffering altitude sickness.
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Hawaii: Mauna Kea The world's tallest volcano, Mauna Kea is home to a number of major telescopes, but beware of altitude sickness as you climb its peaks.
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According to CNN, two of the climbers died of altitude sickness, one suffered a fatal fall and officials belief the other victim died from a heart attack.
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My partner Dave Robertson and I took turns huffing from a can of oxygen to stave off the altitude sickness that can come on at 16,500 feet.
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Brownlee said last week that he had one TUE for the drug after suffering altitude sickness while climbing Kilimanjaro and reconfirmed that in a tweet on Monday.
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During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live the Australia native shared how he almost died from altitude sickness as the pair made their way up the mountain.
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Speaking to CNN, biochemistry lecturer at Australia's Murdoch University, Dr Garth Maker, said from "a molecular mechanism perspective," Viagra could be potentially used to treat altitude sickness.
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One of the tragedies of Dr. Thompson's career was losing a graduate student, Shawn Wight, to an illness that began with altitude sickness on a Himalayan expedition.
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High-altitude mountaineers and a biochemistry expert told CNN Viagra was sometimes used by climbers to avoid altitude sickness, although its usefulness has yet to be clinically proven.
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Image: AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FileBuzz Aldrin, 86, was medically evacuated from a tourist trip to Antarctica after he began suffering from altitude sickness and shortness of breath.
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To avoid altitude sickness, you're meant to drink a lot of water (I drank between four and five liters of water a day and I had no problem).
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Dr. Neilan, a climber himself, said he found no data around altitude sickness — the most dangerous and common health risk for climbing in high mountains — and Andy's conditions.
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But she and her colleagues then spent days and nights battling altitude sickness and the cold to study the environment for additional clues to the purpose of the saywas.
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The main cause of deaths on Everest has been high altitude sickness which is what happened with most of the climbers who lost their lives this season as well.
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"Viagra pills were purchased in preparation for altitude sickness ahead of (President) Park's visit to African nations," South Korean Presidential spokesman Jung Youn-kuk said during a daily briefing.
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Mr. Cash initially fainted at the summit because of high altitude sickness and was helped by Sherpa guides, according to Pioneer Adventures, a company that leads trips on Everest.
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The guide who died, Mohammad Imtiaz, spoke to the group about the dangers of altitude sickness, telling the story of a client who had recently died on a trek.
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As such, I also recently learned at a wilderness medical conference how healthy people can die from avalanches, drowning, high altitude sickness, carbon monoxide poisoning, rock climbing and disease.
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The intermittent broisms — including various musings about sex with twenty-two-year-olds and snorting coke to cope with altitude sickness — cement how vacuous the game presents its operators.
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As if that wasn't plenty of excitement over the course of two days for one woman, she then came down with a case of altitude sickness while flying to Peru.
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We have been warned that altitude sickness can hit like a brick, and even though we are only going to base camp, that's still at 5,500 meters or 17,500 feet.
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Indian national Subash Paul died at Base Camp II -- at an elevation of about 24,600 feet -- Sunday from altitude sickness, according to Wangchu Sherpa, Managing Director of Trekking Camp Nepal.
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American mountaineer Donald Lynn Cash, 55, also died Wednesday after fainting from high altitude sickness while descending from the summit, according to the Nepalese expedition company Pioneer Adventure Pvt. Ltd.
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This year's climbing campaign has seen mountaineers and sherpas injured by rock falls, while others have slipped on the dangerous Lhotse Face or suffered altitude sickness, said blogger Alan Arnett.
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According to the Times's 2017 guide to climbing Everest, climbers who reach the death zone have been known to suffer from altitude sickness, a lack of muscle control, and even hallucinations.
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That same day, American mountaineer Donald Lynn Cash, 55, of Sandy, Utah died after he fainted due to altitude sickness, a Nepalese expedition company said in a statement obtained by CNN.
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Government officers sent to Everest base camp often come down with altitude sickness and desert their posts, the Sherpas said, leaving the expedition companies to monitor the flow of traffic themselves.
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Trekkers are dissuaded from exploring other options, like taking medicine, going to clinics along the hiking route or simply descending a few thousand feet, which solves many cases of altitude sickness.
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Pasang Sherpa of the Peak Promotion hiking company said Baidya, who climbed the 8,586 meter (28,169 feet) Kanchenjunga main summit on Wednesday, died due to altitude sickness on the way down.
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"I am happy that I challenged myself and realized that I am able to conquer anything," said Staford, 35, who reached 4,300 meters before developing severe altitude sickness and being airlifted.
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In a series of tweets, Smith — who recaps Life Of Kylie for The Cut — just dropped a major truth bomb that involves a shaman, altitude sickness, and a non-existent boob job.
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But following a hike to Whitney's Consultation Lake at an elevation of nearly 12,000 feet, Eva Luna showed signs of possible altitude sickness just as the family prepared to continue the ascent.
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Then there are the mountain climbers, the special subset of humanity who see something very, very high and simply must ascend to that place — avalanches, altitude sickness, and deadly falls be damned.
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Donald Lynn Cash, of Sandy, Utah, was descending the mountain on Wednesday when he suddenly fainted due to high altitude sickness after reaching the top of Everest, according to Pioneer Adventure Pvt.
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They are dissuaded from exploring other options, like taking medicine that eases altitude sickness, going to clinics along the trek route, or simply descending a few thousand feet, which solves many cases.
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If you expect to be at a high altitude (8,000 feet or higher), consult your doctor about medicine to prevent altitude sickness, which can take more than the starch out of a person.
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He was provisionally suspended in November of that year and faced a potentially career-ending ban after testing positive for dexamethasone, a widely administered anti-inflammatory used to treat asthma and altitude sickness.
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A U.S. man who climbed the tallest mountain on every continent has died on Mount Everest after becoming ill due to high altitude sickness, according to Nepalese Sherpa guides who were assisting him.
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Aphakorn Yoo-kongkaew said oxygen levels in the cave had dropped to 15%, a level that one Thai medic said posed a serious risk of hypoxia, the same condition that causes altitude sickness.
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Thousands of Indian and Pakistani troops contest an area at altitudes above 20,000 feet where they must deal with altitude sickness, high winds, frostbite and temperatures as low as minus 60 degrees Celsius.
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As one might imagine, spending several days hiking a trail that crosses five different ecological zones to a peak that most adventure seekers rarely reach due to altitude sickness can really change a person.
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Although revered in Malaysia, twice silver medalist Lee's halo slipped in 2014 when he tested positive for dexamethasone, a widely administered anti-inflammatory used to treat asthma and altitude sickness, at the world championships.
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In addition to a basic first-aid kit, it's essential that you take Diamox (Acetazolamide) with you, as it can alleviate the symptoms of the altitude sickness that can occur from 3,000 meters altitude.
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Aphakorn Yoo-kongkaew said oxygen levels in the cave had dropped to 15%, a level that one Thai medic said posed a serious risk of hypoxia, the same condition that causes altitude sickness. Gov.
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Indian Narayan Singh, 34, died from altitude sickness on Mount Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world, on Thursday while returning from the 8,462 meter (27,762 feet) summit, said tourism official Mira Acharya.
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As oxygen drops below the lower threshold of the optimal level, the body begins to undergo changes and may face the serious risk of hypoxia, the condition that causes altitude sickness, according to OSHA.
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Her daughter, Maria Strydom, had died of altitude sickness in the arms of her husband, Robert Gropel, Saturday as the couple attempted to climb the world's tallest peak to prove that vegans can do anything.
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Once above 27,2000 feet, and typically above 228,2000 feet, many of us will start to develop chronic altitude sickness, with the decrease in atmospheric pressure making it difficult to breathe, leading to headaches and nausea.
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Last year, veteran climbers, insurance companies and news outlets exposed a conspiracy by some guides, helicopter companies and hospitals to bilk millions of dollars from insurers by evacuating trekkers with minor signs of altitude sickness.
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Last year, veteran climbers, insurance companies and news outlets exposed a conspiracy by some guides, helicopter companies and hospitals to bilk millions of dollars from insurers by evacuating trekkers with minor signs of altitude sickness.
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Even the subtlest tricks can have an effect on a team's mind-set, Cowher said, like when the Denver Broncos put a sign in the opposing locker room warning visitors of the signs of altitude sickness.
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Last year, veteran climbers, insurance companies and news organizations exposed a far-reaching conspiracy by guides, helicopter companies and hospitals to bilk millions of dollars from insurance companies by evacuating trekkers with minor signs of altitude sickness.
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Coca, a mild stimulant, has been used for millennia by people in the Andes in tea and food, though it is most often chewed raw to give energy and treat ailments ranging from altitude sickness to menstruation pain.
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Pasang Phurba Sherpa, an official at Seven Summit Treks confirmed the deaths of Eric Arnold of the Netherlands and Maria Strydom of Australia, who were on the same expedition, and said both had been caused by altitude sickness.
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Tribes worry whether they'll continue to have access to the tea if ayahuasca goes the way of cocaine, which was used by the Incas to counter altitude sickness before erupting into the global marketplace as an illegal drug.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - The office of South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Wednesday it had bought dozens of Viagra pills while preparing for her trip to Africa this year, not for anyone's erectile dysfunction but to treat possible altitude sickness.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee was among the latest batch of athletes to have their therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) leaked on Monday, with the Briton explaining the drug he used in 2013 was to treat altitude sickness.
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But according to government officials, insurers and employees in Nepal's tourism industry, some mountain guides earn commissions from trekking operators by pressuring inexperienced hikers to be flown back to Kathmandu, the capital, at the first minor signs of altitude sickness.
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All but two of those who died this climbing season perished on the way down, overcome by altitude sickness and exhaustion after the hourslong delays created by the traffic jam in the oxygen-starved atmosphere above 28,000 feet (the other two fell).
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Last year, media organizations and insurance companies exposed a conspiracy by some guides, helicopter companies, teahouse owners and hospitals to bilk millions of dollars from insurance companies by pushing trekkers with even minor signs of altitude sickness to use costly evacuation services.
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Up until summit day, it looked as though Ballinger and Richards were going to be successful in their oxygen-free summit bid—but as they approached the summit, Ballinger had to turn around when he started slurring his words as he succumbed to altitude sickness.
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At the Siachen Glacier in the Karakorum range, thousands of Indian and Pakistani troops contest an area above 20,000 feet (6,096 m) where they must deal with altitude sickness, high winds, frostbite and temperatures as low as minus 60 degrees Celsius (minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Once at the camp, Ballinger breathed supplemental oxygen to try to stave off any effects from altitude sickness brought on by breathing the thin air high on the mountain, which at the peak has about one-third as much oxygen as air at sea level.
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But I don't regret that, on our last day in Bhutan, I woke up in the gorgeous Zhiwa Ling Hotel in Paro, took my altitude-sickness pills, and, despite being worried about fainting, hiked the steep, winding trail to the famous Tiger's Nest monastery.
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The cities included in the study were in the Northern Hemisphere (home to 90% of the world's population), below one mile in altitude (to avoid altitude sickness) and had a population of at least 600,000 people in 2012 (as the Games are typically hosted by bigger cities).
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"The benefit in terms of climbing is if someone is suffering altitude sickness ... that particular drug will help you dilate those blood vessels and carry that fluid away from the lungs, because if you don't get that fluid out you can actually drown in (them)," he said.
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The location alone is reason enough to choose to stay there, as this property is just steps from Plaza de Armas and a few blocks from Mercado Central de San Pedro, a huge market with clothes, crafts, foods, and whatever you need to fight altitude sickness.
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Two climbers died of apparent altitude sickness and two more are missing, but a Nepalese woman who works as a housekeeper in Connecticut broke her own record for ascents by a female, and a man became the first combat amputee to summit the world's tallest peak.
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If you're squeamish about heights, there are also some 3,200 square feet of bouldering walls (read: closer to the ground) at the Basecamp rock gym inside the hotel, where you can maneuver around without the altitude sickness and explore other feats of agility, like slacklines and yoga classes.
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Similarly, skiing in Aspen, at about 7,900 feet above sea level, may be on top of your wish list but isn't suited for travelers who suffer from altitude sickness — Ms. Stein says Whistler in British Columbia has equally favorable skiing conditions minus the altitude; it's at about 2,200 feet.
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While the report has created a frenzy on the internet, Park's office said the pills were bought to potentially treat altitude sickness for presidential aides and employees on Park's May trips to Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya, whose capitals are 1 to 2 kilometers (0.6 to 1.2 miles) above sea level.
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After getting some emergency oxygen and seemingly making a full recovery from her altitude sickness, the youngest Jenner took advantage of her hotel room's ambient light to create a moody shot in which she sits upon a tiled window ledge with her face turned away from the camera, showing off the silhouette of her body clad in only a black bra and thong.
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"There's a massive gap in between the last ping where she turned around and where the story continues, and no one can tell me what happened in between yet, and I don't think I'll find out before Rob is better and, you know, he can tell us what happened," Strydom said, adding that Gropel was still suffering from altitude sickness.
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After taking my bags and offering me a bottle of water to counteract my burgeoning altitude sickness, my Uber driver promptly hit all the talking points about his hometown: the recent influx of millennials (emphasized, I thought, as if he was saying "aliens") and the tech industry, gentrification, the projected billions of dollars cannabis will bring in for the state and the millions it already has.
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Deaths on Everest tend to fall into three categories: Fatal altitude sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE, in which your lungs fill with water due to a lack of oxygen in your blood stream), or high altitude cerebral edema (HACE, an accumulation of fluid in your brain.) 'We saw dead bodies' As our helicopter descends and lands at base camp, the altitude hits like a ton of bricks.
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