This condition, which often occurs during medical events such as heart failure, can also cause acute altitude sickness; ...

Despite more states shifting toward nitrogen hypoxia executions as lethal injection drugs become scarce, the high court ...

NPC, a malignant tumor originating in the nasopharyngeal epithelium, is notoriously difficult to treat due to the tumor's severe hypoxia, which increases resistance to radiotherapy and contributes ...

"Some of the common symptoms of hypoxia include confusion, elevated heart rate, rapid breathing and shortness of breath. Chronic hypoxia kills cells of the brain," he added. Albeit, breathing in ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has overturned a lower court's injunction, paving the way for the execution of ...

However, low blood oxygen levels can be life threatening in severe cases. Hypoxemia can sometimes lead to another condition, hypoxia, where the body tissues do not receive enough oxygen.

The ruling follows legal challenges from Hoffman’s attorneys, who argued that nitrogen hypoxia - forcing an inmate to inhale pule nitrogen - induces terror, severe distress, and a prolonged ...