Women And War: The Toll Of Deployment On Physical Health More than 80 percent of a sample of Air Force women deployed in Iraq and other areas around the world report suffering from persistent fatigue, fever, hair loss and difficulty concentrating, according to a University of Michigan study. The pattern of
health problems reported by 1,114 women surveyed in 2006 and 2007 is similar to many symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome, the controversial condition reported by veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGovernment Saves Money By Funding Family Planning Clinics Publicly funded clinics that provide women with reproductive
health care save government money, a recent analysis concludes. The government saves $4 for every $1 it spends providing family planning, researchers write in the August issue of the Journal of
Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBisphenol A Found In Cans And Bottles Is Safe Says FDA Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in cans, bottles and baby bottles has an 'adequate margin of safety', according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). When Bisphenol A comes into contact with food it is still safe, says the FDA. BPA has been used to package food for decades.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Next Evolution In Training The Modern Athlete: The AchieveVision™ Program Helps Athletes Develop Visual Skills For Beijing As millions of eyes around the globe turn to China to watch the world's top athletes go for gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, those athletes will be relying on their own vision for an extra competitive edge.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCall For Better Protection Of Older People From Climate Change Impact A new report published by the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York, in collaboration with Help the Aged, calls on Government and public authorities to take action to better protect older people from the future effects of climate change. The report Growing Old in a Changing Climate is the first national report to examine the impact of climate change on an ageing population.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWomen And War: The Toll Of Deployment On Physical Health More than 80 percent of a sample of Air Force women deployed in Iraq and other areas around the world report suffering from persistent fatigue, fever, hair loss and difficulty concentrating, according to a University of Michigan study.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMechanism Behind Cocaine Craving Identified A possible future way to prevent relapses into drug dependence has been discovered by researchers at Linkoping University and the German cancer research center DKFZ. The target is the dopamine-producing nerve cells in the midbrain. Earlier research has shown that these cells become more excitable when a person takes
drugs.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comComparing Intermittent To Continuous Androgen Deprivation For Advanced Prostate Cancer UroToday.com - Dr. Arto Salonen and Finnish colleagues compared intermittent androgen deprivation (IAD) to continuous androgen deprivation (CAD) in 856 patients with locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer (CaP) treated at 27 clinics in Finland. This report represents an interim analysis of their data.
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