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Altitude Illness Summary of prevention and treatment methods. http://ciwec-clinic.com/articles/altitude_illness_advice_for_trekker.php

Altitude.org Information about high altitude illness and physiology, and the home of the International HAPE Database - a registry of sufferers of high altitude pulmonary edema. http://www.altitude.org

American Academy of Family Physicians Overview article with an informational handout for patients. http://www.aafp.org/afp/980415ap/harris.html

Apex Altitude A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public about the topic http://www.apex-altitude.com/

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.bmres.org/

Cerebral Syndromes Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic22.htm

eMedicine Health - Mountain Sickness Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/mountain_sickness/article_em.htm

Family Practice Notebook: High Altitude Sickness Outline of symptoms, prevention, and diagnosis for all altitude related illnesses. http://www.fpnotebook.com/ER/Environ/HghAltdSckns.htm

Healthy Me Basic information, including a bibliography. http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/topic13676

High Altitude Medicine and Biology About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. http://www.liebertpub.com/Products/Product.aspx?pid=65

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (and me) Personal account of an experience with HAPE. http://www.weasel.com/hape.html

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) Article on a personal experience with HAPE. http://comspark.com/esarc/reference/pulmedema.htm

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.high-altitude-medicine.com/

High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Current Concepts Abstract of a 1996 article summarizing the current state of HAPE research and treatment. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display&DB=PubMed

HypoMed Global Services Information on Hypoytherapy/Hypoxytraining. About the annual international "Hypoxia in Medicine" conference. http://www.hypomed.ch/

Hypoxia Information about the International Hypoxia Symposium including abstracts. http://www.hypoxia.net/

International Society for Mountain Medicine Altitude tutorial. Newsletter archive. About the World Congress on Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology. http://www.ismmed.org

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.medex.org.uk/

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Chapter from the Merck Manual on altitude sickness covering causes, treatment, and prevention. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec21/ch320/ch320a.html?qt=altitude sickness&alt=sh

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.ismmed.org/np_altitude_tutorial.htm

Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitude Description of altitude related illnesses, their symptoms and their treatment. http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html

Outdoor Places Basic description of common illnesses encountered at various altitudes with prevention tips. http://www.outdoorplaces.com/Features/Mountain/altitude/page1.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.pardoes.com/climbing/acclima.htm

Pulmonary Syndromes Article from Emergency Medicine covering HAPE. http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic795.htm

Supplemental Oxygen for the General Aviation Pilot Article on determining the need for supplemental oxygen at density altitude. http://www.dr-amy.com/rich/oxygen/

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

Warning: Altitude Sickness Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly Article from Health World about the effects of altitude on exercise. http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/news.asp?Id=2473

WebMD - Altitude Sickness Explains causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/Altitude-Sickness-Topic-Overview