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Altitude Sickness

Travellers and adventure seekers who climb or fly to high altitudes often experience severe headaches, nausea & other symptoms. Find out why they occur & how to treat & prevent altitude sickness.

Headaches in Lupus Patients Not Linked to Disease Activity

Headaches in Lupus Patients Not Linked to Disease Activity

New research published in <i>Arthritis & Rheumatism</i>, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) reveals that headache is common among patients with system lupus erythematosus.

Flesh-Eating Maggots Caused Severe Headaches in Brit Woman

Flesh-Eating Maggots Caused Severe Headaches in Brit Woman

A 27-year old woman in Britain found that the severe headaches that were troubling her since her holiday to Peru were due to flesh-eating maggots.

Expert Says Unusual Headaches may Indicate Rare Brain Disorder

Expert Says Unusual Headaches may Indicate Rare Brain Disorder

An expert has suggested that headaches of abnormal nature should not be ignored as it may be an indication of a rare brain syndrome.

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Women More Affected By Headaches Caused By Rising Stress: Research

Women More Affected By Headaches Caused By Rising Stress: Research

One of the most often heard complaints today is I have a splitting headache . We heard this from everyone, be it our colleague at work or our spouse at home.

Quench Your Thirst and Beat Altitude Sickness With a Mug of Bolivian Coca Beer

Quench Your Thirst and Beat Altitude Sickness With a Mug of Bolivian Coca Beer

Need a unique combo drink that quenches your thirst and helps you cope with altitude sickness? Try coca beer, based on the same leaf used to make cocaine.

Leech Therapy Relieves Arthritis, Chronic Headaches and More

Leech Therapy Relieves Arthritis, Chronic Headaches and More

Leech therapy helps provide relief to many patients suffering from different illnesses.

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You can Bet on Sex as a Cure for Headaches Much More Than Painkillers

You can Bet on Sex as a Cure for Headaches Much More Than Painkillers

Researchers have suggested that sex seems to be a better remedy for headaches than painkillers.

Three-year-old Mylee may Have Survived Dehydration If She was Given Timely Fluids

Three-year-old Mylee may Have Survived Dehydration If She was Given Timely Fluids

A three-year-old child, Mylee Ward, was unable to survive severe dehydration, after a doctor who examined her, did not even carry out the basic tests on the child.

Drowsiness and Driving: Fatal Bedfellows

Drowsiness and Driving: Fatal Bedfellows

About 4% of adults in the USA have admitted to dozing off while driving. But officials fear that the actual numbers are much more!

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Space Research Makes Measuring Skull Pressure Without Headache Come Closer to Reality

Space Research Makes Measuring Skull Pressure Without Headache Come Closer to Reality

A new way of measuring the pressure inside your skull using simple sound waves from headphones was developed by space research.

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Can Altitude Have Impact On Dialysis Patients?

Can Altitude Have Impact On Dialysis Patients?

A new study points out that patients living in high altitude area have 12 to 15 percent lower death rate than those living in lower altitude.

Researchers Identify Risk Factors for Severe Altitude Sickness

Researchers Identify Risk Factors for Severe Altitude Sickness

French researchers have discovered potential risk factors for severe high altitude illness (SHAI).

Key Gene Mutation Helps Tibetans Thrive at High Altitude

Key Gene Mutation Helps Tibetans Thrive at High Altitude

A red blood cell production controlling gene evolved quickly to enable Tibetans to tolerate high altitudes, suggest researchers.

Quiz on Altitude Sickness

Quiz on Altitude Sickness

If you are planning a trek to the high mountains, the mountaineering gear and clothing is not your only concern. Altitude sickness can be a great set back to any climbing trips. Take this quiz and find out how much you know about this common ...

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Pulmonary Edema

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