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11 Aug 10
Dr David Hillebrandt, UIAA Medcom Vice President and Medical Advisor to the BMC, reports from the international conference in Peru.
06 Aug 10
Is there are risk of blood-borne infections being transmitted to climbers? The UIAA Medical Commission attempts to answer this vital question in its latest advice paper.
28 Jul 10
Despite a barrage of criticism from medical experts over the last couple of years, doctors on Aconcagua still continue to take blood pressure measurements from all climbers on the mountain - sometimes leading to treatment or climbers being banned. Jeremy Windor thinks it's high time this changed.
16 Apr 10
An online device that helps travellers find out whether they might be at risk of potentially fatal Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE) in Europe is now available at the Tick Alert website (www.tickalert.org).
04 Dec 09
The BMC has come to the aid of trekkers, climbers and mountaineers by launching our new online resource full of expert medical advice on keeping fit and healthy in the mountains.
24 Jun 09
The UIAA (the international body for mountaineering) have produced a definitive series of mountain medicine advice sheets. The ones described here focus on women going to altitude and issues that women going to altitude might wish to be aware of.
23 Jun 09
The UIAA (the international body for mountaineering) have produced a definitive series of mountain medicine advice sheets including one that focuses on children at altitude.
04 Jul 08
Want to study mountain medicine? The University of Leicester, in conjunction with Medical Expeditions, runs a Diploma in Mountain Medicine.
11 Apr 08
The highly successful Travel and High Altitude booklet by Medex has recently been updated and the new version is now available online.
02 Oct 07
A new 'Travel at High Altitude' guide, produced by Medical Expeditions and Medex, is being launched this week at the Mountain & Wilderness Medicine World Congress in Aviemore (3-6 October).