Psychology & Psychiatry
Combat-related PTSD calmed by yoga therapy
For thousands of years, yoga has been used to calm both mind and body.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study identifies targets to lessen the effects of alcoholic liver disease
In 2015, nearly half of 80,000 deaths due to liver diseases in the United States were related to alcoholic liver disease (ALD), according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Chronic alcohol consumption ...
Nov 8, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
White matter damage linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans
A study from the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, has shown that structural damage in the white matter of the brain may be linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans.
Nov 1, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers define mechanism that causes kidney cancer to recur
New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has identified the molecular mechanism that causes kidney cancer to resist drug ...
Oct 24, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Detecting mental health conditions in women veterans assists in identifying risk for CAD
Women Veterans exhibit a high degree of mental health issues that are associated with an increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD).
Oct 10, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For suicidal veterans, loneliness is the deadliest enemy
About 20 veterans commit suicide every day. The primary enemy most veterans face after service is not war-related trauma but loneliness, according to a new study by researchers at Yale and the U.S. Department of Veterans ...
Sep 29, 2017
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Health
VA models provide guidance for care of hepatitis C infection
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has developed models of care that can be used to reduce the overall burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in ...
Sep 27, 2017
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AMA joins brief seeking VA coverage of sex reassignment Sx
(HealthDay)—Several health care-related organizations have filed an amicus brief in support of veterans seeking a rule change that would amend or repeal the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy of not covering ...
Sep 10, 2017
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Health
Study: Yoga helps back pain among veterans
In a study including 150 military veterans with chronic low back pain, researcher Dr. Erik J. Groessl and his team from the VA San Diego Healthcare System found that veterans who completed a 12-week yoga program had better ...
Jul 25, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Investigating effectiveness of new PTSD treatment
A novel approach of using visual and physical stimulus to help military veterans address their traumatic experiences could soon play a significant role in helping British veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...
Jul 20, 2017
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