Claims
- 1. A method to prevent or alleviate the symptoms of acute mountain sickness in a mammal experiencing the symptoms of acute moutain sickness, the method comprising administering an amount of ribose to the mammal effective to prevent or alleviate said symptoms.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the subject is a human.
- 3. The method according to claim 2 wherein ribose is administered in a dosage of about three to ten grams.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein ribose is administered one to four times daily for a period of five days.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/406,266, filed on Sep. 24, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,218,366, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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