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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Thursday, June 10, 2010

BBC News - UK troops join former US personnel in 'toxic' lawsuit

BBC News - UK troops join former US personnel in 'toxic' lawsuit: "Seven former British soldiers are suing an American defence firm, accusing it of exposing them to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in Iraq."

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Sleep problems are common in US soldiers returning from wartime deployment

"There is an extremely high prevalence of sleep disturbances in U.S. soldiers returning from wartime deployment, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC."


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