Medical research on high altitude illnesses is always expanding our knowledge of the causes and treatment. When going to altitude it is your ... There are two other severe forms of altitude illness, ...

Three of the 4 rabbits so treated showed no pulmonary edema on post-mortem examination at twenty-nine days and had normal tracheas and lungs. On the basis of the findings in experimental pulmonary ...

Diabetic macular edema can result in low vision or vision ... When fluid gets into the retina’s center part, called the macula, it causes swelling. This can affect vision and, in some cases ...

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In this Review, we first discuss the biochemistry and pathophysiology of peroxynitrite and then focus on pharmacological strategies to attenuate the toxic effects of peroxynitrite. These include ...

Low birth weight is associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), particularly among smokers, highlighting the impact of early-life factors on respiratory ...

Renovascular disease is a complex disorder, the most common causes of which are fibromuscular dysplasia and atherosclerotic disease. It usually presents in one of three forms: asymptomatic renal ...

In addition to the symptoms outlined in the previous section, a child may experience additional symptoms such as: Flu-like symptoms occur when undiagnosed diabetes causes ketones to build up in ...

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