Unique medical problems of military become part of intensified research into women's health
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Military women are faced with a unique set of health risks related to occupational hazards. A two-year, $80-million Defense Women's Health Research Program is studying military women's response to the heavy physical activity, exposure to radiation and chemical toxins, trauma, food restrictions, gynecological problems, and other factors. A long-term commitment should be made to determine if this population is at a greater risk for osteoporosis, joint diseases, cancer, and posttraumatic stress syndrome than other women. Issues that can be studied further include military women's assimilation into a male dominated environment and their problems with harassment and privacy. Access to separate sex medical services, gynecological care, and mental health services should be evaluated. There are about 200,000 women serving full-time in the U.S. military. Women constitute 14% of the military services and their numbers are expected to rise to 20% soon.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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'Window to tobacco-free world' clouded slightly
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The theme of the 1993 World No-Tobacco Day is 'window to a tobacco-free world'. World No-Tobacco Day is an event held by the World Health Organization (WHO) for several years. The number of smokers has declined steadily since the 1960s. This decline ended in the early 1990s with an slight increase occurring between 1990 and 1991. Tobacco companies have increased their efforts to promote their products. These efforts have included discounted prices, coupons and merchandise giveaways. In response, physicians and other health care professionals are renewing their efforts to achieve a tobacco-free world. They are trying to attract media attention to their efforts with a nationwide contest for school children. The WHO has urged physicians to keep their offices tobacco-free and to provide a smoking cessation program for both patients and staff.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1993
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