News tagged with personnel deployed


Multiple vaccinations have not caused ill health in UK soldiers in Iraq

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created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Multiple vaccinations have not been a cause of ill health in UK service personnel deployed to Iraq, finds a study published on bmj.com today.





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Reserve, National Guard at higher risk of alcohol-related problems after returning from combat

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created Aug 12, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Younger service members and Reserve and National Guard combat personnel returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are at increased risk of new-onset heavy drinking, binge drinking and other alcohol-related problems, ...


PTSD less common than depression and alcohol misuse amongst UK troops

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common mental disorders, such as depression and alcohol misuse, are the top psychological problems amongst UK troops post-deployment and not post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as is widely believed. A study published today ...


Combat exposure may increase likelihood of newly reported high blood pressure

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A survey of American servicemen and women who reported experiencing multiple combat exposures were more likely to self-report high blood pressure than military members not exposed to combat, according to research reported ...


NASA scientists report on new technology to help protect US troops from infectious diseases

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created Dec 11, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Representatives from NASA convened in New Orleans today to report at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting the results from a NASA-enhanced computerized system to assess environmental and health ...


Young ex-servicemen at increased risk of suicide

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created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young men who have served in the British Armed Forces are up to three times more likely to take their own lives than their civilian counterparts, research published tomorrow (March 3) has found.


Communication problems in dementia care cause physical strain

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Excessive physical strain in dementia care is not so much related to equipment or the resident's body weight as it is due to communication problems and misunderstandings. This is shown in a new study from the Sahlgrenska ...


Back pain permanently sidelines soldiers at war

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Military personnel evacuated out of Iraq and Afghanistan because of back pain are unlikely to return to the line of duty regardless of the treatment they receive, according to research led by a Johns Hopkins pain management ...


Health problems in Persian Gulf War veterans higher due to chemical exposure

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created Mar 10, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shows there is increasing evidence that high rates of illness in Persian Gulf War Veterans can be explained, in part, by exposure to certain ...


Lincoln Lab successfully tests new satellite communications system

Lincoln Lab successfully tests new satellite communications system

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 29, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The enhanced capabilities of a new global satellite communications (SATCOM) system were successfully tested recently by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, representing a major step forward in improving communications ...


US soldiers in high-tuberculosis areas face new epidemic: false positives

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created May 30, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

U.S. Army service members are increasingly deployed in regions of the world where tuberculosis (TB) is rampant, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, and the military now faces a growing medical problem. But it is not TB itself that ...



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