Thursday, June 24, 2010

CBC News - Health - Stalling Agent Orange suit costs Ottawa $7.8M

"The federal government has now spent $7.8 million fighting a legal challenge from people claiming they were exposed to Agent Orange at CFB Gagetown.
'Victims should be infuriated that the government spends money, not on helping them or compensating them, but instead fighting even having the issue go to court.'
— Tony Merchant, lawyerThe federal government is facing a class-action lawsuit from veterans, their families and civilians who allege their health has been affected by the use of chemical herbicides, such as Agent Orange, between 1956 and 1984 at the military training facility in New Brunswick."

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Sleep quality of soldiers with migraine is poor

"Some 19 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq have migraine and migraine is suspected in another 17 percent. While prevalence of migraine among the U.S. military is well documented , little is known about sleep quality in soldiers with chronic headaches including post-traumatic headache and migraine."


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