People sometimes take prescription drugs to keep from getting sick at high altitudes. But medical researchers wondered whether ibuprofen, the painkilling mainstay, would be an effective over-the-counter alternative. The results look promising.
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People sometimes take prescription drugs to keep from getting sick at high altitudes. But medical researchers wondered whether ibuprofen, the painkilling mainstay, would be an effective over-the-counter alternative. The results look promising.
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A targeted therapy clinical trial enabled a Stage IV lung cancer patient to summit a peak in the Himalayas.
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Australia has one of the most oversaturated fitness markets in the world. Can a simulated altitude concept deliver a workout that stands out from the rest?
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At just shy of 4,000 meters, my wheezing lungs and leaden legs remind me that I’m in foreign territory in every sense.
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You can't know how altitude will affect you until you're up there. Here's why people have different reactions to less atmospheric oxygen.
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Just 30 breaths a day through a resistance tube may help you conquer the mountains.
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Mountain visitors are being offered oxygen therapies, oils, pills and more that claim to prevent altitude sickness, but there is little research to prove they work.
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The mountain presents an intense challenge of icy temperatures, the constant threat of bad weather and an altitude where human life isn't meant to thrive.
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velonews.competitor.comAltitude Training For The Non-Elitevelonews.competitor.comIf you're in the mountains for work or leisure, make the most of your time at altitude and don't let it get the best of you.
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As with man-induced global warming, altitude training has believers and sceptics.
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I'm pedalling away on a stationary bike in an exercise studio with a difference. The air inside mimics the air you'd fine at an altitude of around 3,700 metres – the equivalent of being part way up Mount Kilimanjaro. I'm puffing more than I normally would because, as with the air supply in high places, it's harder to get enough oxygen.
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Normobaric hypoxic training environmen (RT @exerciseworks: Should athletes aim higher?
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Stanford Hospital & Clinics and a clinical assistant professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, has found that a widely available, over-the-counter (OTC) drug may help with altitude sickness.
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