EEV: Requested Post from the CNO site: Coenzyme Q10 helps veterans battle Gulf War illness symptoms – CoQ10 is a fat-soluble antioxidant made by the body to support basic cell functions, including directly assisting mitochondrial energy production. Over a course… Read More ›
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Vets Claim Nearly 1 in 3 Women Are Raped During Military Service
By RYAN ABBOTT WASHINGTON (CN) – The Department of Veterans Affairs refuses to respond to a rulemaking petition addressing the alarming numbers of rape and sexual assaults in the U.S. military, two veterans’ groups claim in court. The Service Women’s… Read More ›
( Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment ) Mandatory arrest in domestic violence call-outs causes early death in victims
Public Release: 2-Mar-2014 – The vast majority of victim deaths following the Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment were not murders, accidents or suicides. The victims died from common causes of death such as heart disease, cancer and other internal illnesses…. Read More ›
‘Memories’ pass between generations
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Behaviour can be affected by events in previous generations which have been passed on through a form of genetic memory, animal studies suggest. Experiments showed that a traumatic event could… Read More ›
U.S. Army sergeant receives Medal of Honor at White House ceremony
EEV: Deserves acknowledgement Source: Reuters – Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:42 PM Author: Reuters By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor on Monday to Army Staff Sergeant Ty Carter,… Read More ›
Nearly half of veterans found with blast concussions might have hormone deficiencies
Contact: Donna Krupa dkrupa@the-aps.org American Physiological Society Condition often unrecognized, mimics symptoms of PTSD, depression BOSTON—Up to 20 percent of veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq have experienced at least one blast concussion. New research suggests that nearly half these… Read More ›
Ex-soldier suspected of the murder of top US Navy sniper at gun range
Man charged with shooting top US Navy sniper at gun range Ex-soldier suspected of the murder of the Navy Seal, author of American Sniper, and another man Nikhil Kumar Sunday, 3 February 2013 A man has been charged with… Read More ›
Are America’s war vets ageing prematurely? Alarming study reveals how a young traumatized U.S. soldier can suffer same brain deterioration as a 70-year-old
Consortium in Boston is studying PTSD in young veterans and those exposed to traumatic brain injury In veterans no older than 30, brain imaging sometimes looks like that of a 70-year-old Current diagnosis includes self-reporting, but scientists hope to create… Read More ›
Heavy drinking rewires brain, increasing susceptibility to anxiety problems
Contact: Tom Hughes tahughes@unch.unc.edu 919-966-6047 University of North Carolina Health Care IMAGE:Thomas Kash, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology at the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies in the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, is one of the study’s authors……. Read More ›