Altitude sickness is rare at elevations of less than 8,200 feet but becomes much more common at higher altitudes.
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Whether you’re ascending to high altitudes for casual travel or for adventure tourism, there are specific strategies to help you acclimate and reduce the likelihood of altitude sickness.
Feeling wiped out by mental work has different causes than what drives physical fatigue.
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Participants recorded short videos about their daily lives, focusing on their symptoms, how they were coping, and any lifestyle changes they were making.
Creatine helps muscles recover between workouts.
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Of all symptoms studied, fatigue was associated with the biggest effect on long COVID patients’ daily lives.
Fatigue has been associated with a variety of psychoeducational issues, such as slower educational progress and more frequent school absences.
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Capturing the experiences of students who are deaf or hard of hearing is important so schools can address fatigue related to listening and communicating efforts.
As COVID-19 survivors join the ranks of people with disabilities, they could have a long wait to get the support they need.
The concept of placebos – which are sometimes called “sugar pills” – has been around since the 1800s.
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Drug manufacturers often shun the use of placebos in clinical trials. But research suggests that placebos could play an important role in the treatment of depression, pain and other maladies.