Migraine is a serious and painful disorder characterized by severe headaches. A questionnaire-based survey was performed of 2,914 women crew members and a comparison group of 2,841 men assigned aboard 36 Navy ships during 1994-1996. The men were matched to the women on ship, division, department, race, paygrade, rating, and date of birth (+2 years). The overall median ship response rate for the 36 ships was ...
It has been estimated that 50-85% of women in the United States currently having menstrual periods experience dysmenorrhea and other menstrual or premenstrual symptoms, and that 3.5-7 million are incapacitated for one to two days each month because of these symptoms. Previous studies examining the association of behavioral and life style factors such as obesity, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and exercise with menstrual symptoms have ...
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