Former Army environmental officer warns of hazardous exposures at Iraqi military bases “That burn pit kept bothering me, because I could smell it and I could see it. It never stopped burning. — Retired Maj. John "Doc" Nelson Having served at Mosul, and living and working less than a mile from the burn pit, it …
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News article: VA Mental Health Experts Urge Intensive Pre-Enlistment Schizophrenia Screening
Link to the news article Link to the study referenced in the article From the study paper Schizophrenia is one of the top 25 disabling diseases in the world [3]. For young men and women who wish to have careers in the United States armed forces, schizophrenia will usually end their dreams and aspirations for …
Federal Report – Mental Health Disorder Prevalence among Active Duty Service Members in the Military Health System, Fiscal Years 2005–2016
A link to the report can be found here. I remain skeptical of these numbers, having little confidence in the ability of most providers to accurately assess many of these issues, especially the more involved problems like bipolar and schizophrenia because I obviously have a bias and went my entire career without being diagnosed and …
‘Arthritis can hit troops and vets hard. Here’s how advocates want to respond.’ Military Times article
From the article by Joshua Axelrod Veterans are more likely to develop arthritis than civilians, according to an October 2018 study. Other studies indicate that osteoarthritis is the second-leading cause of military discharge, behind combat wounds. Arthritis encompasses over 100 diseases, including mechanical (or degenerative) and inflammatory ones, the latter of which involves immune-system disorders …
Medical study on aviation vibration impacts on aircrew with prolonged sitting – By Kenneth Eric Games
Physiological Effects of Prolonged Sitting and Local Pressure Application in the UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter by Kenneth Eric Games Abstract Advances in flight technologies and the demand for long range flight have increased mission lengths for United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk aviators. Prolonged mission times have increased reports of pilots discomfort and symptoms of …
Gulf War Illness research breakthrough. Gut feeling by the University of South Carolina
Article link on sc.edu What we found is that the altered gut bacteria and their cell wall components seep into the circulatory system and causes neural inflammation,” he says. His team published a paper on their findings last year in PLoS One, which prompted an outpouring of interest from veterans and veteran organizations. The fatigue, …
Medical research – Effect of occupation on risk of developing MS: an insurance cohort study
Effect of occupation on risk of developing MS: an insurance cohort study From the paper The aim of this study was to estimate the occupational risks in relation to multiple sclerosis (MS). The immediate background for this research was our finding that there had been a high number of critical illness insurance claims by patients …
Science article – Scientists pinpoint brain-swelling mechanism
Scientists pinpoint brain-swelling mechanism on Science Daily From the article: A team of UBC researchers has made a significant discovery uncovering the cause of brain swelling after trauma to the head. Their research, published in Cell, paves the way for a preventative drug treatment for severe brain damage following stroke, infection, head injury or cardiac arrest. …
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News Article – Veterans with debilitating Gulf War Syndrome may have passed it on to children. Mirror.co.uk
Link to article on Mirror.co.uk British forces veterans suffering Gulf War Syndrome may have given it to their children. New medical research has revealed troops who served in Iraq are more likely to have damage to DNA that could be passed on during reproduction. Experts in the US – where the illness is recognised – …
VA – West Los Angeles VA Hospital shuts down PTSD treatment group for cost savings.
Link to article at Latimes.com Before August, about 20 groups, each with five to 30 members, had been meeting on the medical campus for a total of 40 hours a week of therapy, said Leslie Martin, the former PTSD therapy program director. The combat veterans group shut down this fall after refusing the VA’s order …
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