Brain swelling blamed in many Mount Everest deaths
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 19:42
in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A brain swelling condition related to low oxygen levels in the air may have caused many of the deaths of people climbing Mount Everest, researchers said on Tuesday.
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