Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/veterans/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241577.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241577.phpA new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals that brief cognitive screenings combined with offering further evaluation increased new diagnoses of cognitive impairment in older veterans two to three fold. Led by J...Alzheimer's / Dementia Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240598.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240598.php On Wednesday, US researchers announced they are testing a new drug in dogs that has already proven effective in mice. The drug is designed to substantially reduce the hind limb paralysis that follows certain spinal cord injuries. There are currently no therapies that can do this. The researchers suggest if the drug succeeds in dogs, it could also work in humans...Neurology / Neuroscience Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239925.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239925.phpA program enforced by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to enhance surgical outcomes and help structured interactive communication in surgical care results in fewer surgical complications, according to an article published in the December issue of the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives ...Medical Students / Training Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239558.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239558.phpAccording to a report published online in Preventive Medicine, a weight management intervention designed for military members who are inactive and retired, and their families, could improve their health in addition to lowering medical expenditures...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238694.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238694.phpChildren exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, new research has shown...Anxiety / Stress Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238365.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238365.phpResearch led by Dr. Paul Harch, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that treatment with hyperbaric oxygen nearly three years after injury significantly improved function and quality of life for veterans with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. The findings are available online now in the Journal of Neurotrauma...Anxiety / Stress Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238198.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238198.phpThey say time heals all wounds, and new research from the University of California, Berkeley, indicates that time spent in dream sleep can help. UC Berkeley researchers have found that during the dream phase of sleep, also known as REM sleep, our stress chemistry shuts down and the brain processes emotional experiences and takes the painful edge off difficult memories...Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238225.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238225.php Researchers at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, have discovered that during REM or the dream phase sleep, our body's stress chemistry shuts down while the brain processes emotional experiences and eases the pain in difficult memories...Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237964.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237964.phpResearchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are teaming up for a research project aimed at advancing the treatment of military personnel suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). "PTSD and mild TBI are serious problems for our vets coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan," said Dwayne W...Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237517.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237517.phpThe American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), a nonprofit organization funding innovative research through its Alzheimer's Disease Research (ADR) program, has announced that the number of scientists seeking ADR research grants through its annual application process increased by 33% this year...Alzheimer's / Dementia Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237181.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237181.phpCollege students who have served in the U.S. conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely than their non-veteran peers to use tobacco, drink in excess and engage in other behaviors that endanger their health and safety, according to a study that appeared in the latest issue of American Journal of Health Promotion...Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236520.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236520.php Left-Handed People More Likely to Have Sleep Disorder (#1119044, Wednesday, October 26, 3:00 PM Eastern) The presence of rhythmic limb movements when sleeping, which may vary in intensity, may be an indicator of periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD)...Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236295.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236295.phpTreating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than caring for veterans with other medical conditions, costing more than $12 billion in 2007, according to a new RAND Corporation study...Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235961.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235961.phpHeadaches, a virtually universal human complaint at one time or another, are among the top reasons for medical evacuation of military personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan, and for ongoing depletion of active-duty ranks in those countries, according to research led by Johns Hopkins specialists...Headache / Migraine Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235855.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235855.phpThere is some evidence about the potential value of cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT) for treating traumatic brain injury (TBI), but overall it is not sufficient to develop definitive guidelines on how to apply these therapies and to determine which type of CRT will work best for a particular patient, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine...Neurology / Neuroscience Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235513.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235513.phpAs soldiers return home from tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, America must cope with the toll that war takes on mental health. But the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is becoming increasingly expensive, and promises to escalate as yet another generation of veterans tries to heal its psychological wounds...Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235470.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235470.phpSoldiers returning from Iraq or Afghanistan have a high rate of breathing-related symptoms leading to lung function testing, reports a paper in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health...Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235387.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235387.phpA Mississippi State biomedical engineering researcher focused on decreasing amputations and other leg injuries to soldiers in IED-attacked vehicles will present her findings next week at a NATO conference in Canada. Lakiesha N. Williams, an assistant professor of biological engineering at the university, will address NATO's Research and Technology Organization during a Monday-Wednesday [Oct...Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234801.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234801.phpCannabinoids (marijuana) administration after experiencing a traumatic event blocks the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms in rats, according to a new study conducted at the University of Haifa and published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology...Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234668.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234668.phpGulf War Illness (GWI) - the chronic health condition that affects about one in four military veterans of the 1991 Gulf War - appears to be the result of several factors, which differed in importance depending upon the locations where veterans served during the war, according to a Baylor University study...Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234367.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234367.phpBlood flow abnormalities found in the brains of veterans with Gulf War illness have persisted 20 years after the war, and in some cases have gotten worse, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology...Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234259.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234259.phpNew Jersey Congressman and former Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jon Runyan and Army Vice Chief of Staff General Peter Chiarelli will deliver keynote addresses at the fourth USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium, "The TBI Spectrum," Sept. 22, 2011...Neurology / Neuroscience Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/233895.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/233895.phpPsychogenic 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 seizures related to epilepsy and is thought to have a psychological origin...Epilepsy Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/233781.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/233781.phpAn editorial in this weeks 9/11 Special Issue of The Lancet reveals that soldiers were positively influenced by leader-led battlefield ethics training in understanding ways to interact with and treat non-combatants, resulting in fewer reports of ethical misconduct during deployment in Iraq...Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/233705.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/233705.php Troops overseas often want nothing more than to get back home to loved ones - but the reunion period often can be more emotionally taxing than the deployment. Returning service members are at a greater risk of both depressive symptoms and relationship distress, and research shows the two often go together, says University of Illinois researcher Leanne Knobloch (pronounced kuh-NO-block)...Veterans / Ex-Servicemen