Departure for Song Mao with stop over at the former MACV headquarters, continue to Song Mao and Tuy Phong, stop at former American adviser compound located. Arriving in Phan Rang, visit Poklong Cham Gia Rai Towers to get a view of the former 1st Brigade base camp and...
Hi, I'm doing a research paper on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I need to interview someone who is diagnosed with PTSD. (Not self-diagnosed!) Please be 100% honest and answer the questions. I am planning on going to a VA Hospital and finding a vet with PTSD and interviewing him/her, but...
Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who are also battling drug or alcohol problems face a higher risk of death, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. The new study is the first to examine the association...
Intervention by peer mentors has a statistically significant effect on improving glucose control in African American veterans with diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia VA Center for Health Equity...
Washington DC on 11/11/11? It seems the veterans are joining in on the Occupy Washington and Occupy Wall Street.
Veterans are marching in Washington DC this Friday, 11/11/11 with many of the same stated goals as the Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy Washington and other Cities.
The US...
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures may go undiagnosed for much longer in veterans compared to civilians, according to a new study published in the September 6, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. This type of seizure is different from...
Waaaaaaay back in late October, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Evan Turner put a charge into the Sixer faithful with a nice little shake-and-splash on one of the league's top guns, Miami Heat All-Star Dwyane Wade. It was a neat little play, the first NBA highlight for the Ohio State product. But as...
I have a lot of older friends, like way older, even though I'm 19. Some of them are veterans, I always find that they're among the most wise of people. They give great advice, anyone else ever notice that?
This week more than 120 wounded military personnel, disabled Veterans and their families are traveling to Walt Disney World in Orlando for the 6th Annual Road to Recovery Conference. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is providing on-site counseling and information about VA programs. "VA...
"Holiday Mail For Heroes" To Deliver Greetings To U.S. Military Members And Veterans
In this season of hope and giving, the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) are teaming up to invite the public to "send a touch of home" to U.S. service members and veterans across the country...
"Remembering" Speech, Language And Hearing Health Of Canada's Veterans, Canada
Veterans' Week, November 5-11 - Every year in November, Canadians express their appreciation and support for the nearly 600,000 Canadian Forces (CF) veterans. Providing health care services to these veterans...
With high unemployment and the veterans returning from war, MCU, Inc launches an online university to help train instructors to properly educate those wanting to help our chronically ill and veterans suffering from defending our country thru the use of Medical Cannabis Therapy...
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Vietnam War-era veterans exposed to Agent Orange appear to have significantly more Graves' disease, a thyroid disorder, than veterans with no exposure, a new study by endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo has shown. Ajay Varanasi, MD, an endocrinology fellow in the UB Department of...
The U.S. Department of Defense and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund on June 24 officially dedicated the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a new 72,000-square-foot medical facility in Bethesda, Md., dedicated to researching, diagnosing and treating traumatic brain injury in U.S. military...
Hyperarousal symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including sleep problems, irritability, difficulty concentrating, jumpiness, and feeling constantly "on guard" are associated with anger and hostility in soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. From interviews with 676...
The Los Angeles Times: "The House voted 419 to 0 on Wednesday to approve new benefits and financial support for the primary live-in caregivers of seriously wounded veterans who served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The measure, which would cost about $1.7 billion over five years, is part...
hello, my name is jack. i was wondering whether any Vietnam War Veteran's could possibly answer some questions about themselves and the Vietnam war. It is for a History assignment and i would love to see some real veterans answer the questions for me. i know that in Australia they weren't...
News outlets explore issues at the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is seeking to cut a backlog in disability claims and also address the needs of female veterans. CBS News: "More than 212,000 female service members have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan -- 11 percent of the total...
Caregivers of severely injured veterans and their families face emotional and financial pressures and difficulty accessing military medical care. USA Today reports on the "thousands of unpaid caregivers - parents, spouses, siblings and war buddies - helping veterans injured in the Iraq and...