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Respiratory Conditions Investigated for the Deployed
US DoD Military Health System - 10 February 2010
A recent study published by DoD researchers in the American Journal of Epidemiology reports that service members who deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan are at no increased risk for developing chronic respiratory conditions.

Naval Health Research Center: Behavioral Science and Epidemiology
Navy Medicine Magazine - Jan - Feb 2010

Study Links Deployment to Hypertension
Health.mil - 15 December 2009
DoD medical researchers have found that service members who suffered multiple combat exposures during a deployment, and especially those who had witnessed death as a result of war, were much more likely to report hypertension (chronic high blood pressure) compared to those who had not seen combat.

Respiratory Symptoms and Conditions Reported Among Military Personnel Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
MHS Vital Signs - 9 December 2009
A study recently published by researchers at the Naval Health Research Center addresses concerns about respiratory conditions among persons deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Iraq/Afghanistan deployment tied to respiratory woes
GlobalTV.com - 3 December 2009
U.S. military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan face an increased risk for developing respiratory symptoms, including persistent or recurring cough and shortness of breath, a large-scale military study has shown.

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The Millennium Cohort Study is a Department of Defense research project at the DoD Center for Deployment Health Research, located in San Diego, California. Note DMDC Reference Number 00-0019, RCS Number DD-HA(AR)2106, OMB Approval Number 0720-0029, ASD/HA/TMA Protocol Number CDO-06-206, and Primary IRB Protocol Number NHRC.2000.0007