I think this might be another .. prize .. ?
The 'altitude' / cabin pressure / hyperviscosity / erythrocytosis /
polycythemia = death conclusion.
Heh .. heh ..
Long flights cause altitude sickness
6 Jul 2007, 0002 hrs IST,REUTERS
BOSTON: Feeling a little achy, light headed or short of breath on a
long plane flight? A new study suggests you might be suffering from a
mild form of altitude sickness.
Until now, such symptoms had been attributed to jet lag, dehydration,
air contamination or being stuck in a cramped seat for hours.
Researchers report that true altitude sickness - with its nausea,
vomiting and sleep disturbances - was no more likely in volunteers in
simulated airplane cabins where the pressure was equivalent to 8,000
feet above sea level than it was when the pressure was closer to sea
level.
But after three hours of exposure to cabin pressures equivalent to
7,000 to 8,000 feet, the simulated fliers were more likely than others
to report backaches, headaches, shortness of breath, light-headedness
and impaired coordination.
Women and younger people were the most likely to experience symptoms.
"On the basis of our findings, we conclude that maintaining a cabin
altitude of 6,000 feet or lower (equivalent to a barometric pressure
of 609 mm Hg or higher) on long-duration commercial flights will
reduce the discomfort among passengers," wrote Michael Muhm and
colleagues.
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Tom
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