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Fed: Altitude sickness the downside of going up
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AAP General News (Australia)
06-26-2000
Fed: Altitude sickness the downside of going up
By Rada Rouse, National Medical Correspondent
NOOSA, Qld, June 26 AAP - Who'd be a mountain climber? Even moderately high US ski
resorts can give you headaches, nausea and weakness, a travel medicine expert said.
Even worse, the drug you take to prevent altitude sickness spoils the taste of beer,
Dr Deborah Mills told a conference.
Dr Mills told th...
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Hitting the slopes puts skiers at risk for altitude sickness
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THE LOWDOWN ON ILLNESS AT ALTITUDE STATE LOSES MILLIONS WHEN TOURISTS GET SICK, DOCTOR SAYS.(Local)
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