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Gulf War illness is real, new federal report says (www.cnn.com)
An extensive federal report released Monday concludes that roughly one in four of the 697,000 U.S. veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness. That illness is a condition now... More
Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding | 1 Comments |
Online Mental Healthcare Tool Clicks with Philadelphia Veterans (include.nurse.com)
Veterans with mental illnesses often get caught in a revolving door of treatment in which they find themselves in and out of care with little chance for recovery. A new online tool is helping... More
Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Veterans Sue to Speed Disability Claims Decisions
(us.oneworld.net)
Two veterans groups filed a class action lawsuit this week to help ensure bureaucratic delays no longer keep disabled U.S. veterans from getting the financial help they need, when they need it most.
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Military seeks veterans for 'Wounded Warrior' aid (www.usatoday.com)
The military has launched a detective effort to find at least 2,300 veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan to see how they are faring, and whether they are missing out on health and other... More
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Treating mental illness critical for war veterans (www.tucsoncitizen.com)
Veterans from "The Greatest Generation" and even Vietnam got no help for their combat-induced mental trauma. They were expected to tough it out and keep quiet about any recurring nightmares,... More
Submitted 21 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Obama supports advance funding for VA (www.militarytimes.com)
President-elect Barack Obama promised days before the Nov. 4 election that his administration would support the idea of approving veterans’ funding one year in advance in an effort to avoid... More
Submitted 21 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Veterans care will be challenge for Obama (www.upi.com)
One of the biggest challenges the nascent Obama administration will face in the medium term is the fate of the ballooning numbers of U.S. combat veterans. The ability of the new president to keep his... More
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EXCLUSIVE: Dead veteran's kin demand trauma inquiry (www.washingtontimes.com)
A West Virginia man whose son survived the battlefields of Iraq only to die in his sleep at home is crusading to find other military families whose loved ones also have died after taking drugs... More
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The War Within: Eyewitness News investigates PTSD, Part III (www.bakersfieldnow.com)
According to a study by the Rand Corp., a stunning 1-in-5 who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan are diagnosed with post–traumatic stress disorder. That group includes a growing number of women... More
Submitted 21 days ago by robertharding | 1 Comments |
U.S. Still Losing a Brigade's Worth of Vets Every Year to Suicide
(www.alternet.org)
It’s Veteran’s Day and exactly a week since Obama’s exhilarating victory. I know that I, like so many others, am filled with soaring hope and feeling expansive. In truth, so many Americans have... More
Submitted 21 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
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