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Tinnitus most common ailment among veterans | KPBS | 18 February 2022 |
New research shows nearly a quarter of vets suffer from the ringing in the ears. |
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Defense bill lets active-duty Marine and Army moms defer deployment for a year after birth | Military Times | 18 December 2019 |
Among other women’s health provisions in the legislation, the bill requires the Defense Department to gather and report more information on gynecological and perinatal health from Millennium Cohort Study data, focusing on fertility, maternal mortality, pregnancy related conditions, birth defects and developmental disabilities |
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Troops who deployed seem to have lower risk of cancer death: study | Military Times | 17 March 2023 |
A study of Global War on Terror veterans found that those who deployed were at less risk of dying from cancer than their fellow troops who didn’t deploy, possibly because those sent overseas were healthier in the first place, according to a paper published Wednesday in the the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. |
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Health Status Influences PTSD Risk in Veterans | MedPage Today | 17 April 2009 |
The risk of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increased by two- to threefold in military personnel who had significant mental or physical problems before deployment, according to a study of 5,400 veterans ... |
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Combat Deployment Just One Factor That May Cause Smoking | U.S. News & World Report | 16 April 2015 |
Combat experience is one of the factors that increases the risk that U.S. soldiers will start smoking, a new study suggests.Researchers analyzed data from a long-term study to assess the long-term health effects of service in the U.S. military. The study began in 2001 and will continue until 2022. The researchers collect survey data every three years.The focus of this study was military personnel who had never smoked or had quit smoking. The researchers wanted to tease out possible factors for either starting or resuming smoking.They found that factors linked to resuming or newly starting a smoking habit included pay grade, service branch, combat deployment, mental health history, stress and individual characteristics. |
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Poor Health Linked to PTSD Risk Among Vets | Forbes.com | 16 April 2009 |
Military personnel who have poor mental or physical health before they go into combat are more likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder following their battlefield experience, a U.S. military study finds ... |
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As burn pit registry grows, VA expands research into related lung disease | U.S. Medicine | 15 July 2018 |
VA and DoD are working together and in partnership with various private institutions on studies regarding possible adverse health effects related to exposure to open-air burn pits. |
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Inadequate Sleep May in Itself Up Odds of Diabetes Onset | Medscape News Today | 15 July 2013 |
Troubled sleep, short sleep, and sleep apnea predicted the onset of type 2 diabetes, independent of mental-health disorders, in a prospective study of young, healthy military personnel. |
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Study Links Deployment to Hypertension | Health.mil | 15 December 2009 |
DoD medical researchers have found that service members who suffered multiple combat exposures during a deployment, and especially those who had witnessed death as a result of war, were much more likely to report hypertension (chronic high blood pressure) compared to those who had not seen combat. |
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Combat Exposure Tied to Chronic High Blood Pressure | MedPage Today | 14 September 2009 |
U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan who go into combat are more likely to develop high blood pressure over the long term than those who serve in supporting roles, a new military study finds. |
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