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New DOD Site Has Deployed Health Data:

April 5, 2006

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A new DOD Web site features government research and studies of medical issues that have been faced by military personnel during deployments, starting with 1991 Gulf War-related medical research. Officials say the new site also will feature additional medical information gathered from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom sometime this summer and continue to grow.

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