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Male Combat Veterans Rank High In Heart Disease Risk

Men who fought in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War are more likely to be heavy drinkers, heavy smokers and obese than men who are non-combat veterans or non-veterans, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's 45th annual Conference of Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology and Prevention. "Combat veterans were four times more likely to be heavy drin...

Exposure to dioxins influences male reproductive system, study of Vietnam veterans concludes

A dioxin toxin contained in the herbicide Agent Orange affects male reproductive health by limiting the growth of the prostate gland and lowering testosterone levels, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a cohort study of more than 2,000 Air Force veterans who served during the Vietnam War. Environmental H...
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Industry Veterans discuss the "next big thing"

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Panelists at the Demo 2003 conference offered a reality check and insights into the next technology innovations. Products featured at DEMO sessions focused on products in the search, productivity, security, spam, and entertainment categories. The panelists, who are leading technologists discussed how the prospect of a "next big thing" might be "today's big thing," W...

Industry Veterans take a look back from 2025: Bio-Technology, and Bio-Informatics are the focus

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Panelists at the Demo 2003 conference offered insights into the next technology innovations by answering Producer, Chris Shipley's question, "If we look back in the year 2025 what will see as the big innovations?" Mitch Kapor, Chairman of the Open Source Applications Foundation, and founder of Lotus, began the discussion by stating, "I would be hanging out in the Bio...
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Military Veterans Suffer From Increased Risk of Heart Diseases

A study conducted by Anna Johnson, a doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill said that military veterans suffer from increased risk of heart attacks and strokes than others. // It was found that combat veterans suffer 10-year risk of heart disease and is more than 3% higher than the non-veterans. The results were presented at the American Heart Association (AH...

American War Veterans Not Receiving Enough Care For PTSD

Researchers from Columbia University and other institutions claim to have found that nearly 19% of Vietnam War veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder due to a direct// result of war. Now lawmakers, advocates have raised questions about whether returning troops would get the proper treatment necessary. Their fears see to increase as more veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan,...

Vietnam veterans affected by post-traumatic stress

War can result in lasting psychological scars. This has been proved by a recent study on Vietnam War veterans.// This study was conducted by researchers from Columbia University and other institutions, who found that almost 19% of Vietnam War veterans were affected by post-traumatic stress disorder as a direct impact of military combat. However, higher and lower figures were reported b...

Veterans To Get Improved Access To GP Care

AMA President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, said today that war veterans would have improved access to general practice medical services from 1 May following// the introduction of improved funding arrangements for the Local Medical Officer (LMO) scheme for veterans’ health care. From 1 May, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) will apply a single Repatriation Medical Fee Schedule for pr...

Gulf War Veterans Exhibit Memory Impairment

A US government funded study reveals the war veterans who have come back after combat in the gulf are exhibiting// memory impairment. Due to the exposure to chemicals and other harmful substances, there is a decreased volume of two brain regions that are closely linked to learning and memory. Roberta White, chair of the department of environmental health at the Boston University Schoo...

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