Soldier in Medical News

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Announces Support for Soldier Ride from Boston Scientific

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Soldier Ride, a program of Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) that provides key rehabilitation opportunities for wounded members of the armed services and raises public awareness for those severely injured during military service, proudly welcomes Boston Sci...

A new soldier in the war on cancer: The blind mole rat

If someone ever calls you a "dirty rat," consider it a compliment. A new discovery published online in the FASEB Journal ( http://www.fasebj.org ) shows that cellular mechanisms used by the blind mole rat to survive the very low oxygen environment of its subterranean niche are the same as those ...

Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride Tackles Texas in the Lone Star State Challenge

- Wounded cyclists to ride on adaptive equipment from San Antonio to Corpus Christi - JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- From March 13-16, Wounded Warrior Project's (WWP) Soldier Ride will be in Texas, cycling from San Antonio to Corpus Christi. Presented...

General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million Contract for U.S. Army Medical Command Lean Six Sigma Support

...itionally used with supply chain management, to MEDCOM for achievement of sustained results and mission success of promoting, sustaining and enhancing soldier health." As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), sy...

Satellite Healthcare Supports Kidney Wellness in Chicago

... Kidney Dialysis Services and Research Leader Sponsors 'Kidney Walk' At soldier Field MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Satellite Healthc...vent, coined "The Gift of Life Walk," will be held Sunday, June 28, 2009 at soldier Field Great Lawn in Chicago, Illinois. Satellite Healthcare's commitment to...

Returning War Veterans: Challenges in Continuing Mental Health Care After Military and Civilian Trauma

...ising awareness in veterans' families of issues facing the soldier. "When a soldier deploys, the whole family is involved; when a soldier returns, he/she is not only returning to a family, but is leaving the famil...

'Roadmap to a Cure': The ALS Association Hosts Annual National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.

...t conference activities, including: Wreath Laying Ceremony - Veterans with ALS and their families will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery to honor all veterans who have lost their lives to ALS in the service of their country (12:15 p.m., May 10, Arlington N...

1976 Swine Flu Outbreak Offers Echoes, Lessons Today

... The 1976 outbreak occurred in wintertime among troops stationed at Fort Dix, N.J. In the end, about 240 people fell ill, and the original infected soldier died. But the illness never spread beyond the base. While the way the outbreak was handled has some lessons for today's scare, "the parallels we ca...

UNICO National Announces 2009 Award Winners

...ly. Americanism Award: Grand Order Filippo Mazzei Grand Patriot Award Alan Krutchkoff, Fairlawn, NJ Founder of the Adopt a soldier Platoon Cianci Humanitarian Award: Dr. Joseph Scelsa, New York, NY Dr. Scelsa is the Founding President and CEO of the Italian Am...

The ALS Association's 'ALS Across America' Focuses On Staying Positive and Involved

...profiled in the campaign. A former editor, golf course superintendent, soldier and local caterer, and the list goes on. People who chose quite differ... relations coordinator for The Association's Florida Chapter. A former soldier and Army Security Agency communications worker, Bill Hamley, 65, gives insp...

Marine Corps Launches Inaugural Marine Week in Chicago, May 11-17

...y Outreach Center (8:00 A.M.) Performances by the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, "The Commandant's Own" The Marine Drum and Bugle Corps at soldier Field (3:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.) Thursday - May 14 Marines volunteer with Habitat for Humanity ...

UT Southwestern researchers reveal how the brain processes important information

...rocessed, we might be able to not only improve learning, but also improve the learning needed to extinguish severe fear responsiveness, such as when a soldier can't forget emotional war memories associated with post-traumatic stress disorder," he said. Dr. Greene said the research also could have implicat...

Pelosi: Administration Will Not Force Veterans to Use Private Insurance to Pay for Treatment of Combat-Related Injuries

... uniform, both when they are in active duty and when they come home. As you know, in the military, the expression is: 'On the battlefield, we leave no soldier behind.' And when they come home, working with you, we will leave no veteran behind. "Particular to today's meeting and a subject of some conver...

Non-Profit Seeks Partners for Major Cover-Up

...AMPTON, Mass., March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- soldier On, a non-profit agency dedicated to helping homel...cal patients. The Northampton, Massachusetts-based soldier On, which has created a national model for assisti...old to hospitals, clinics and medical practices by soldier On, with proceeds going toward the agency's ongoin...

Iraq and Afghanistan Military Get Complimentary Help for Aching Backs

... troops will leave Iraqi villages by the middle of this year and leave Iraq completely by 2011. "CINN Gives Back" program provides each soldier with a complimentary consultation by some of the nation's foremost neurosurgeons and pain specialists. It also includes a complimentary pain relief s...

Skin Woes Take Toll on U.S. Combat Troops

...variety of skin problems, created or made worse by the conditions faced by soldiers. Prevention, proper diagnosis and treatment benefit the individual soldier and those who depend upon them." The study shows the high frequency and wide range of skin conditions involved, from life-threatening lesions to co...

Regional Anesthesia Eases Wounded Soldiers' Pain in Iraq and Afghanistan

...nefit to treating pain multi- modally, versus with morphine alone as merely a symptom of injury. Regardless of the type of treatment, the more pain a soldier had, the more likely they were to also have higher scores for anxiety, distress, and worry. "We saw first hand, and our research confirmed, tha...

PA Governor Rendell Announces $94 Million Investment in Water Infrastructure

...les of water distribution lines and an interconnect to the Sykesville Borough system to provide safe drinking water to 87 households in the Village of soldier whose wells are contaminated by bacteria from local on-lot septic systems, as well as acid mine drainage. Luzerne County Aqua PA ...

Wounded Warriors to be Holiday Guests of Harrah's Entertainment

... Walter Reed Soldiers Visit Atlantic City ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A letter from the mother of a soldier who had been wounded in the Iraq conflict and recuperating at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC has led to the invitation for a visit to Har...

Statement on Nomination of Retired Gen. Eric Shinseki by VA Secretary Dr. James B. Peake

...GTON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "I worked for General Shinseki when he was Army Chief of Staff and am proud to count him as a friend. He is a soldier who has dedicated his life to serving this nation. He knows service men and women, he knows large organizations, and he knows Washington. "The...

LegalView Updates Brain Injury Site with Information on TBI Disabled Soldier's Family

...nline legal resource for Americans, recently updated its traumatic brain injury blog with information of one family's struggle to provide a disabled soldier family member with care after he sustained a severe traumatic brain injury from an improvised explosive device (IED) hitting his Humvee in the Iraq wa...

K-State Psychologist Studies Ways to Improve Soldiers' Work-Life Relationship

...and Col. Carl Castro, chief of military psychiatry at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. "Family-Friendly Environments and U.S. Army soldier Performance and Work Outcomes" was published in the October 2008 issue of Military Psychology and details the researchers' findings. Culberts...

Panamanian termite goes ballistic: Fastest mandible strike in the world

...ey employ different types of defensive weaponry," says Seid. Footage of the soldier termite's jaws as they strike an invader at almost 70 meters per second was...ible strike recorded, albeit over a very short distance. Because a termite soldier faces down its foe inside a narrow tunnel and has little room to parry and ...

Homecoming Veterans Often Face Inner Challenge

...issues related to war stretch far beyond jobs, Rosenberg said. "The problem is not only [with] the vet, but the vet's family," she said. When their soldier is off to war, the family's functioning is often difficult. Reintegrating as a family, likewise, can be difficult, she added, as spouses who assumed n...

drugstore.com Offers Free Shipping to U.S. Troops Serving Overseas and in the United States

....com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070813/AQM043LOGO ) Here is one recent comment from a soldier serving in Iraq: "drugstore.com has been a tremendous asset to female sol...ide what gift to send? Have a drugstore.com gift certificate delivered to a soldier by email. The recipient can shop online from anywhere in the world plus it'...

WPI receives award from Homeland Security Department to advance first-responder location

...gy and will also conduct a national test of all existing indoor tracking and monitoring systems. The test will be administered by the U.S. Army Natick soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) in Natick, Mass., next spring. Presented by the U.S. Departments of Justice, Homeland Securi...

Gilbert Resident, Iraq War Hero Wins Patient of Courage Award

...ey and provides social outlets for wounded veterans. "I don't feel like I'm doing anything special," said Robert Bartlett, award recipient. "I was a soldier doing my job, like anyone else would have, to the best of my ability, I just got hurt doing it. Now I can use my experience to help those who find the...

Out of Iraq emerges hope for those with the severest of head injuries

...eptionally strong will to survive, along with a well-structured support network for rehabilitation back in the United States. In addition, in Iraq, no soldier is more than two hours away from treatment by a neurosurgeon, and speed is essential." Huang also treated Iraqi civilians who had been injured, and...

GNC Golf Outing Supports Local Charity, Injured Military

...an injury he suffered while serving in Iraq. He was also the star of the independent film "Home Front," which captured the poignant story of a wounded soldier returning to civilian life. Since his 2003 injury, Feldbusch has dedicated thousands of hours traversing the country meeting with and supporting other...

LegalView Reports Details of War Veteran Brain Injuries Overlooked By Officials for Years

... LegalView described the plight of a former U.S. soldier whose traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) were continually overlooked by the military causing severe disabilities only a few years after his discharge. Th...

Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans

.... "Surround yourself with people you can talk to and establish a support system that isn't tied to a bar," he advised. Parsons added that being a soldier doesn't mean that you have to be devoid of emotions, and that asking for help isn't a sign of weakness. And, he added, this study may trigger awarene...

I Play Clean(TM) and Old Spice Kick Off Campaign Challenging High School Students to Pledge Against Steroid Use

... I Play Clean(TM) Campaign and Old Spice Host Kick-Off Rally at Chicago's soldier Field, Will Reach Students in 10,000 Schools Starting ...l campaign, I Play Clean and Old Spice will host a rally at Chicago's famed soldier Field. The event will take place today at 10:30 a.m. CST and is expected to...

'Hibernation-on-demand' drug significantly improves survival after extreme blood loss

...me" until they could get medical attention. "The military feels that if a soldier can be kept alive for at least three hours, that would allow time for the s...ed and the scene of the incident secured enough to allow evacuation of that soldier to an area where he or she can get medical attention," Roth said. Roth's ...

Inflammation, depression and antidepressant response: Common mechanisms

...ioral Sciences at the Miller School of Medicine and lead author of the study. We would know to watch these people in stressful situations, such as a soldier in combat, and intervene earlier to get them the help they need. Interestingly, genetic variations in PSMB4 and TBX21 may also be relevant to two ...

Life-Saving Technology Expands Globally to Military Branches - Transforming the Way Medical Care is Documented on the Battlefield

...l service member can be beamed around the world to hospitals and doctor's offices straight from the battlefield in advance of their arrival. Wounded soldier Staff Sgt. Matthew Sims experienced the benefits of MC4 firsthand. "Having my medical records available electronically has helped doctors track and fo...

TriWest Hosts Military Heroes at National Memorial Day Parade

...bert L. Howard, Opelika, Ala. 1st Lieutenant (then Sergeant First Class), U.S. Army, Dec. 30, 1968, Vietnam While on a mission to rescue a missing soldier in enemy controlled territory, his platoon was attacked by a superior force and he was wounded. Unable to walk and weaponless, he crawled through a ha...

Virtual Reality Therapy May Help PTSD Patients

...ke. Clips, for example, depicted the Iraq war, and included scenes of Humvee vehicles driving alone or in convoys on a desert highway, as well as a soldier on foot patrol in an urban setting. During treatment, the patients watched the videos through helmets outfitted with tiny TV screens placed in fron...

Moral philosopher questions memory manipulation

...bioethics. They lessen the emotional impact when someone is recalling upsetting events. Citing examples of a woman who has been brutally raped or a soldier who has killed while serving in the military, Hurley says, In types of trauma involving interpersonal violence, such as sexual violence, torture, comb...

Pelosi: 'By Literally Fixing Broken Hearts, Dr. DeBakey Has Given Hope and Health to Millions'

...e world that Dr. DeBakey made feel better are many of our brave men and women in uniform. It is said in the military that on the battlefield, leave no soldier behind. Dr. DeBakey made that all much better by introducing MASH units, giving our soldiers not only recovery and life, but the courage to continue t...

Chehalis Tribes Announce Benefit to Help Returning Combat Veterans

...rovide much needed support for the Dragoon Raiders soldier and Family Fund and the Freedoms Foundation's Retu...ontacting others every day." The Dragoon Raiders soldier and Family Fund is a local nonprofit organization ...action, the families of wounded soldiers while the soldier recovers, and the families of deployed soldiers. ...