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Released: 1-Apr-2015 6:05 AM EDT
Soldiers Cite ‘Medic!’ as a Top Hearing Priority
University of Southampton

‘Medic!’, ‘Hold fire!’ and grid references are amongst the highest priorities for soldiers to be able to hear while on duty, according to new research from the University of Southampton.

Released: 20-Mar-2015 10:00 AM EDT
Troops Who Don’t Pass the Smell Test Likely Have Traumatic Brain Injury
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Decreased ability to identify specific odors can predict abnormal neuroimaging results in blast-injured troops, according to a new study by Federal researchers released online in the journal “Neurology,” March 18, 2015.

Released: 16-Mar-2015 11:00 AM EDT
Research Calls for New Policies to Support Women Veterans’ Health Care Needs
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

As more women veterans seek health care in the Veterans Administration (VA) system, effective approaches are needed to ensure that their unique needs are recognized and met. A special April supplement to Medical Care collects new studies from an ongoing research initiative to inform health care policy for women veterans. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 13-Mar-2015 7:00 AM EDT
AAOHN Urges Support for Bill to Increase Veterans’ Access to Health Services
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) applauds U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) for their leadership in introducing the “Improving Veterans Access to Care Act of 2015.” The bill, H.R. 1247, allows advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), including nurse practitioners (NP), certified nurse-midwives (CNM), clinical nurse specialists (CNS) and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA) who work in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities, ‘full practice authority.’

Released: 11-Mar-2015 3:05 PM EDT
A Recent Study Suggests Combining Anti-Depressants and Therapy May Be a Powerful Treatment Option for Major Therapy
Family Institute at Northwestern University

A recent study, co-authored by Paula Young, PhD, staff therapist and head of cognitive behavioral therapy services at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, suggests that one size may not fit all when it comes to treating depression. Individually-tailored treatment — a combination of medication and psychotherapy, or psychotherapy alone — may provide better results.

   
10-Mar-2015 8:00 AM EDT
Squid-Inspired ‘Invisibility Stickers’ Could Help Soldiers Evade Detection in the Dark (Video)
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Squid are the ultimate camouflage artists, blending almost flawlessly with their backgrounds so that unsuspecting prey can’t detect them. Using a protein that’s key to this process, scientists have designed “invisibility stickers” that could one day help soldiers disguise themselves, even when sought by enemies with tough-to-fool infrared cameras.

Released: 9-Mar-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Two-Step Treatment Improved Function and Decreased Pain Severity in Veterans
Indiana University

A new study by researchers from the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine reports that a stepped-care strategy improved function and decreased pain severity, producing at least a 30 percent improvement in pain-related disability.

Released: 6-Mar-2015 2:05 PM EST
MSMR Analysis Examines TBI and PTSD Diagnoses among Service Members from Active War Service and Increased Detection Capabilities
Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

SILVER SPRING, MD, March 9, 2015 – If Department of Defense expansion of military programs and resources for diagnoses and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) continues, incidence rates for both diseases in the post-war period will be much higher than in the pre-war period, according to a newly released health surveillance report.

3-Mar-2015 12:05 PM EST
Mental Health Soon After War-Zone Concussions Predicts Disability
Washington University in St. Louis

Evaluating military personnel with blast-related mild traumatic brain injuries, researchers have found that early symptoms of post-traumatic stress, such as anxiety, emotional numbness, flashbacks and irritability, are the strongest predictors of later disability. The results were surprising because mental health more closely correlated with disability than assessments typically made after concussions, such as tests of memory, thinking, balance, coordination and severity of headaches and dizziness, according to the study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Released: 2-Mar-2015 7:00 AM EST
What Fuels Our Warriors?
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Human Performance Resource Center (HPRC), working in conjunction with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center and the United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, Mass., has launched the Combat Rations Database, or ComRaD (http://hprc-online.org/comrad/) which provides nutritional information on individual combat ration meals and their food components. This interactive website features standard nutrition facts, including calories, fat, vitamins and minerals of the MRE, First Strike Ration® (FSR), and Meal, Cold Weather/Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP), from their most recent production years.

Released: 27-Feb-2015 7:00 AM EST
Women Veterans with Chest Pain Heavier, More Depressed Than Men
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Women veterans face a different home front battle with heart disease. Younger and more depressed when getting attention for chest pain -- heart tests often show a surprising result.

Released: 24-Feb-2015 12:00 PM EST
Iowa State Professor Working to Improve Mental Health Care for Veterans
Iowa State University

An Iowa State professor has new perspective as to the challenges veterans face when seeking mental health care. It’s an issue Alicia Carriquiry was aware, but she never fully understood the need until listening to veterans testify about their situation.

Released: 24-Feb-2015 10:35 AM EST
Veterans Suicide Prevention Takes Critical Step Forward
Rutgers University

What the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act really means for veterans seeking mental health care

Released: 3-Feb-2015 1:00 PM EST
Partner Caregivers of Veterans with Traumatic-Brain Injuries May Be at Risk for Chronic Disease
Loyola Medicine

Blame and anger associated with the grief of caring for a loved one with a traumatic-brain injury (TBI) may be related to inflammation and certain chronic diseases, according to researchers from Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. These findings were published in the latest issue of Biological Research for Nursing.

Released: 28-Jan-2015 1:00 PM EST
Demand for Reserve Flight Nurses Remains Ongoing Priority
U.S. Air Force Reserve - 446th Airlift Wing

Aside from eight of McChord's C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes being slated to inactive status a result of a U.S. defense budget mandate, the need for Air Force Reserve flight nurses is still a main concern.

6-Jan-2015 2:45 PM EST
Study IDs Two Genes That Boost Risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Why do some people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while others who suffered the same ordeal do not? A new UCLA discovery may shed light on the answer.

Released: 8-Jan-2015 10:15 AM EST
New Recommendations for Return to Activity after Concussion in Military Personnel
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Military service members with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, should follow a six-step process of progressive activity, leading to return to active duty, according to new clinical recommendations by an expert panel. The guidance appears in the January-February issue of The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, official journal of the Brain Injury Association of America, an annual special issue devoted to new research on TBI in the military. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

Released: 7-Jan-2015 12:00 PM EST
A New Report Shows Slight Increase in the rate of Diagnoses of Glaucoma among Young Service Members
Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)

The incidence rate of diagnoses of glaucoma among service members younger than 30 years of age increased slightly during a 15-year surveillance period, most likely reflecting improved screening for the disease within the U.S. Armed Forces, according to a newly released health surveillance report.

Released: 22-Dec-2014 11:40 AM EST
Researchers Point to Impact of Combined Brain Injury and PTSD in War Veterans
University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky researchers have exposed new information about the combined cognitive effects of mild traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder in war veterans.



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