PURPOSE The South Korean (SK) government monopolizes the tobacco industry and is accused of pushing smoking on captive military personnel. However, estimating the association between military service and smoking is difficult, since military service is required for all SK men and the few civilian waivers are usually based on smoking determinants, e.g., social status. MATERIALS AND METHODS Usin...

Biofouling, also known as barnacles and slime, may not be the trendiest, high-tech topic of conversation in the world of operational energy. Most would rather discuss a new weapon system or innovative green technology that allows Sailors and Marines to increase operational tempo or achieve more efficient fuel consumption. What most people don’t realize is that biofouling may actually represent ...

1 Magdalena Baymakova1, Kamen Plochev1, Ivan Dikov1, Georgi T. Popov1, Raynichka Mihaylova-Garnizova1, Valentina Kovaleva2, Todor Kundurdjiev3 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Military Medical Academy, 2Center of Military Epidemiology and Hygiene, Military Medical Academy, 3Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria Fever of Unknown Origi...

a Cardiovascular Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, United States b Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, United States c Internal Medicine Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, United ...

1OI)AV, in most countries in the world, there are women practising medicine; I think I am correct in saying that they specialise in every branch; opportunities vary in different countries and even in different parts of the same country. In Australia there is a Flying Doctor Service, carried on by two women who are in general practice; they cover thousandls of miles and deal with all types of em...

In this article we investigate the effect of military service in the Netherlands on future earnings. Estimating the cost or benefit of military service is complicated by the complex selection that determines who eventually serves in the military: On the one hand, potential conscripts have to pass medical and psychological examinations before entering the military, and on the other hand numerous...

Food and housing insecurity may contribute to poorer mental and physical health. It is unclear as to whether those with prior military service, compared to those without, are more vulnerable to these current stressors. The objective of this study was to use U.S. population-based data to determine whether prior military service moderates the association of food and housing insecurity with poor m...

OBJECTIVE To determine if deployment to recent military operations or other health, demographic, or military-related characteristics were associated with employment after military service. METHODS Former US active duty military service members participating in the Millennium Cohort Study, a population-based sample of US military personnel that began in July of 2001, were prospectively followe...