altitude sickness

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Recent Examples of altitude sickness Recognizing and treating altitude sickness early and immediately is crucial for a quick recovery. Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025 These are great for those who may experience altitude sickness due to the elevation, which clocks in at 8,754 feet above sea level in town and closer to 9,500 feet in the village. Linnea Covington, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 It is considered an ancient remedy for altitude sickness and has other health benefits, like boosting energy, easing headaches, reducing fatigue and quenching thirst. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 All in all, this is elevated cuisine without the altitude sickness. Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for altitude sickness
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Noun
  • Rioux doesn’t enjoy boats or anything else that can cause motion sickness.
    Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Underestimating seasickness Even people who are not prone to motion sickness can be surprised by the full embrace of seasickness.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Use this after a night of one too many cocktails, or simply add to your in-flight water to prevent dehydration or mountain sickness.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 July 2024
  • By Martin Enserink, Science Photography by Tom Bouyer, Expedition 5300 Journalist Martin Enserink journeyed high into the Andes to write about research into the effects of chronic mountain sickness — traveling, effectively, into thin air.
    STAT staff, STAT, 24 Dec. 2019
Noun
  • Their mothers, on doctors’ orders, had taken thalidomide during pregnancy to stop morning sickness.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The numbers made the Corby scandal the biggest child poisoning case since thalidomide, a drug that was marketed in the 1950s and '60s as a treatment for morning sickness and insomnia.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025

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