Traveling at high altitude can be hazardous. The information provided here is designed for educational use only and is not a substitute for specific training or experience. Princeton University and ...

Diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes might not be enough to manage your high cholesterol, but it may be enough for some people. If you must take medication, you have several options to ...

Britons have been issued a travel warning for Brazil, as holidaymakers are warned they could contract a disease that causes ...

The launch of Polaris Dawn from Kennedy Space Center includes the first civilian commercial spacewalk and other factors that ...

Motion sickness is a sensory disruption of the body’s balance center, says Dr. Susan Besser, MD, a board certified primary care provider who specializes in family medicine. Motion sickness is ...

Anticholinergics like scopolamine are effective for motion sickness and preventing nausea related to general anesthesia. Some antipsychotic drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders exert potent ...

“There’s limited evidence that prescription amphetamines are more effective in high doses,” Moran said in the press release. “Physicians should consider other medications our study found ...

But so-called stimulant medications for ADHD are not without risk. A new study published this month in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that individuals who take high doses of certain ADHD ...

Common causes of headaches in travelers include dehydration, sleep deprivation, excessive alcohol intake and medication noncompliance. Patients with history of chronic headache often have ...