CDC Advocates 100% Smoke-Free Policies for Public Venues
WASHINGTON, DC—Secondhand-smoke exposure increases the risk of coronary heart disease and heart attacks. Smoking bans reduce the risk, according to an Institute of Medicine report commissioned by the...
View ArticleMobile Telehealth Units Evolve from Need Among Beneficiaries in Rural Areas
WASHINGTON, DC—The Department of Defense is planning to increase access to mental health services for beneficiaries living in rural areas through telehealth mobile units. Full Article
View ArticleMilitary and Civilian Medical Facilities Collaborating to Improve Treatment...
WASHINGTON, DC—Military and civilian medical facilities are collaborating to improve care and treatment for servicemembers who have sustained major extremity injuries in a newly established extremity...
View ArticleStress of War May Be Affecting the Mental Health of Teenagers of Military...
WASHINGTON, DC—Military providers are concerned about how the stress of war may be affecting the mental health of teenagers of military parents. Colonel Kris Peterson, the Army Surgeon General’s...
View ArticleCDC Explores the Relationship Between Diabetes and Depression
WASHINGTON, DC—It is recommended that physicians screen for depression in diabetic patients because the combination of diabetes and depression can be dangerous. “When a person has diabetes and they...
View ArticleVA Research Proves Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helpful in Treating PTSD
WASHINGTON, DC—It can take upwards of 15 or 20 years to develop an evidence-based therapy, clinically prove its effectiveness, and then disseminate pertinent information across the population of...
View ArticlePsychological and Spiritual Injuries Are Being Placed on a Par with Physical...
WASHINGTON, DC—The ancient Greeks called it fear-shedding. In the Civil War it was known as Soldier’s Heart. In the first World War, it was shell-shock. After Vietnam, it was combat fatigue. And after...
View ArticleNIH Allocates $5 Billion to Medical Research With President Obama's Support
BETHESDA, MD—The National Institutes of Health kicked off the month of October by announcing that $5 billion in Recovery Act funds have been allocated to research in the form of about 12,000 grants....
View ArticleHospital Partnership Conducts Annual Drill to Test Their Ability to Respond...
NATIONAL NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER—Smoke fills the hallways as emergency responders move quickly to rescue the bloody victims who lay lifelessly on the floor in a damaged building. While the scenario is...
View ArticleNew Second Hand Smoke Report Expected to Resonate with Medical Establishment
WASHINGTON—Like health officials in the general public, military health officials are burdened with the toll that smoking takes on its beneficiaries. An Institute of Medicine study released in June of...
View ArticleDoD and VA Help to Build Reserve Component Medical Readiness
Traditionally during a foreign conflict, the National Guard and Army Reserve operate domestically, while active duty service members are almost solely responsible for deploying to theatre. However, at...
View ArticleNIH to Fund Research to Better Understand Human Immune Response to Emerging...
The NIH is investing a portion of its Recovery Act funding to support research to better understand the human immune response to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, including those that may...
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Report Shows Many Substance Abuse Treatment Referrals Come From Criminal Justice System The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued its latest Treatment Episode Data set report...
View ArticleProgress Notes
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS KICKED OFF a “Green Routine” campaign to commemorate Energy Awareness Month. The campaign is designed to increase the awareness among VA employees of their...
View ArticleLegislators Express Concern Regarding Environmental Hazards
WASHINGTON, DC—Legislators are concerned that a lack of detailed knowledge about the environmental hazards that troops are exposed to during deployment will result in health consequences further down...
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