The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) observed June 27 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness (PTSD) Day for the fourth consecutive year, while the Senate passed a resolution designating June as National PTSD Awareness Month in an effort to…
SEONewsWire.net
Search Engine Optimized News for Business
Tag: Iraq
Michigan lawmakers sponsor bills to afford protections to veterans with service dogs
Michigan state Sen. David Knezek, D-Dearborn Heights, has introduced bipartisan legislation that is designed to protect military veterans with service dogs from discrimination. Under the four-bill package, current statutes on service dogs for the blind, hearing impaired or physically disabled…
Vietnam Veteran Dies Following Do Not Resuscitate Error
A Vietnam veteran died at the Sacramento VA Medical Center in October. A “do not resuscitate” (DNR) armband was incorrectly placed on the patient, but the Veterans Administration (VA) said that the error did not contribute to the death. Family…
New Research Reveals Aid Gap for Female Veterans
A new report from Disabled American Veterans has found that female veterans face additional challenges when transitioning to civilian life. According to the report, female veterans are more likely to be unemployed than male veterans or non-veteran women. They are…
Study: Yoga Can Help Treat PTSD in Veterans
New research published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress suggests that the practice of yoga could help combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study examined the effects of Sudarshan Kriya yoga on PTSD patients over the course…
Michigan Veteran Implores Legislators to Act on Blocked Veteran Suicide Bill
In early December, the Clay Hunt SAV Act was unanimously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is designed to mobilize resources to address the current crisis in veteran suicides. But less than a week later, a sole…
VA Goal to Eliminate Claims Backlog by End of 2015 Appears Out of Reach
Carol Ann Fausone Brigadier General (ret) Positive reports surfaced last year on the significant reduction of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) backlog in benefits claims – VA workers slashed the backlog by over half to 245,000. VA officials were…
New Research Highlights Advances in Treatment for Tinnitus Sufferers
The American Journal of Audiology (AJA) recently published research demonstrating that a new masking treatment — known as S-tone treatment — works better for tinnitus sufferers than existing masking treatments do. In standard medical procedure, the ringing in the ears…
Tagged with: AJA, American Tinnitus Association, Iraq, Jeff Carroll, PLLC, Silicon Valley, Veterans Affairs
VA Misses Mark In Brain Injury Research
Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of helping a number of clients who have suffered from brain injuries. And as I’ve written before, I hoped that one small benefit of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was that the…
Pentagon Emphasizes Tech Developments, Seeks More Foreign-Born STEM Workers
Many industries in Silicon Valley, Texas and the Northeast already rely on highly skilled, foreign-born workers for a significant portion of their workforces. Such workers are particularly valuable in sectors of the U.S. economy tied to the so-called STEM fields…
Tagged with: Annie Banerjee, Defense Department, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Iraq, Silicon Valley, STEM, United States
Top