Category Archives: News

It is our pleasure indeed to announce that MMSN team will soon resume the course of Diploma in Mountain Medicine in Nepal Himalayas (in Khumbu Region). The course is the first one to be conducted in Nepal. The MMSN team … Continue reading →

Spironolactone Does Not Prevent Acute Mountain Sickness: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Continue reading →

In the early days of this New Year, I am delighted to present you a brand new edition of MMSN NEWSLETTER Volume 8, Number 1, 2011. I would like to thank my editorial members; Dr Sagar Panthi, Mr Bikash Bashyal and … Continue reading →

Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal is showing a documentary  ”Touching the Void”. “The story of two British climbers who stared death in the face while climbing a treacherous peak in the Peruvian Andes, Touching The Void is a gripping tale … Continue reading →

Published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 236-243 (September 2010) http://www.wemjournal.org/article/PIIS1080603210002073/fulltext Abstract: Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Comparison of Acetazolamide Versus Ibuprofen for Prophylaxis Against High Altitude Headache: The Headache Evaluation at Altitude Trial (HEAT) Jeffrey H. Gertsch, … Continue reading →

MMSN president, Dr Buddha Basnyat, has been appointed President Elect of the International Society of Mountain Medicine (ISMM) in the VIII WORLD CONGRESS ON HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE AND PHYSIOLOGY from August 8th to 12th of 2010, in the city of Arequipa, … Continue reading →

The Oxford Textbook of Medicine now has now included chapters on high altitude illnesses and Typhoid. MMSN president, Dr. Buddha Basnyat, is one of the authors of both of these chapters. The chapter on high altitude illnesses is called ‘Diseases … Continue reading →

A research in HIigh Altitude Medicine and Biology has shown that a variant in a gene involved in nitric oxide synthesis is a risk factor for developing AMS. This research was done at Gosaikunda in Nepal during the Janai Purnima … Continue reading →

MMSN’s research has been published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine: Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 359–363. Have a look at abstract: Acute Mountain Sickness in Children at 4380 Meters in the Himalayas Santosh Pradhan, MB, BS; Sanjay Yadav, MD; Pritam Neupane, … Continue reading →

International Mountain Day: Disaster risk  management in mountains Mountains are hazardous places. Many mountain communities live under the threat of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions caused by shifting tectonic plates. Gravity pushing down on sloping land compounds the destructive power of … Continue reading →