Altitude sickness or acute mountain sickness (AMS) and its symptoms, including nausea, headache, vomiting, and fatigue, is the bane of climbers, hikers, skiers, and travelers. Over 25% of recreationists get altitude sickess from a lack of oxygen in thin air environments like the Colorado Rockies.
...Source: http://climbing.about.com/b/2012/03/22/new-study-ibuprofen-prevents-altitude-sickness.htm
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