He described the trek as "the most challenging adventure I have ever attempted in my life", but said he was "absolutely gutted" to be beaten by Acute Mountain Sickness only two days before reaching ...

If you're quickly ascending in altitude, your body may have trouble absorbing oxygen, which can lead to hypertension and ...

Every year on December 11 we celebrate International Mountain Day (IMD)—a tribute to the awe-inspiring peaks that shape our world and captivate our wanderlust. Mountains are more than stunning ...

The symptoms may be due to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, pregnancy, or motion sickness, for example. Each cause is treated a little differently ... your healthcare provider might prescribe ...

Whether you travel by plane, automobile, train, or boat, if you've experienced motion sickness, you know how it can make your trip unpleasant. Besides a nauseating feeling, motion sickness can also ...

This not only happens when skiing or mountain climbing if one reaches ... causing chronic altitude sickness. The mild form of acute altitude sickness begins about four to six hours after climbing ...

Sickness benefits are worth £3,000 a year more than a minimum wage job, according to a new analysis of Britain’s worklessness crisis. An investigation found low-paid workers are now trying to ...

According to Apple, research shows that motion sickness is commonly caused by a sensory conflict between what a person sees and what they feel, which can prevent some users from comfortably using ...

Our mountaineering expert looks into the death zone and the reasons why climbing 8,000-meter peaks can be so dangerous ...