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» American Academy of Family Physicians - Overview article with an informational handout for patients.

» Apex Altitude - A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public about the topic

» Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society - Site of a group of medical scientists studying the effects of altitude and the causes and management of acute mountain sickness.

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/altitude.htm

» CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness - CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude.

http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic22.htm

» Cerebral Syndromes - Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE.

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/mountain_sickness/article_em.htm

» eMedicine Health - Mountain Sickness - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/topic13676

» Healthy Me - Basic information, including a bibliography.

» High Altitude Medicine and Biology - About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6280/

» 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 Pulmonary Edema (and me) - Personal account of an experience with HAPE.

http://comspark.com/esarc/reference/pulmedema.htm

» High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) - Article on a personal experience with HAPE.

» 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.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display&DB=PubMed

» High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Current Concepts - Abstract of a 1996 article summarizing the current state of HAPE research and treatment.

» HypoMed Global Services - Information on Hypoytherapy/Hypoxytraining. About the annual international "Hypoxia in Medicine" conference.

» Hypoxia - Information about the International Hypoxia Symposium including abstracts.

» International Society for Mountain Medicine - Altitude tutorial. Newsletter archive. About the World Congress on Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/2001/4/ALTITUDE.HRT.html

» Mechanism for Life-Threatening High-Altitude Sickness Uncovered - Article from the American Heart Association on a study of the mechanism that causes HAPE.

» 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.

http://www.ismmed.org/np_altitude_tutorial.htm

» Non-Physician Altitude Tutorial - Tutorial from the International Society for Mountain Medicine covering acclimatization, AMS, HACE, and HAPE. Includes treatment and prevention information.

http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html

» Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitude - Description of altitude related illnesses, their symptoms and their treatment.

http://www.outdoorplaces.com/Features/Mountain/altitude/page1.htm

» Outdoor Places - Basic description of common illnesses encountered at various altitudes with prevention tips.

http://www.pardoes.com/climbing/acclima.htm

» 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.

http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic795.htm

» Pulmonary Syndromes - Article from Emergency Medicine covering HAPE.

» Supplemental Oxygen for the General Aviation Pilot - Article on determining the need for supplemental oxygen at density altitude.

http://infoventures.com/osh/abs/aero0004.html

» 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.

http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/news.asp?Id=2473

» Warning: Altitude Sickness Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly - Article from Health World about the effects of altitude on exercise.

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/Altitude-Sickness-Topic-Overview

» WebMD - Altitude Sickness - Explains causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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