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September 2009

MRSA Prevention Initiatives Named a Priority at Military Healthcare Facilities

WASHINGTON, DC—Preventing MRSA in healthcare settings is a job for everyone. At Wilford Hall Medical Center (WHMC), hospital officials are working to educate all hospital personnel more...

New Director at National Institutes of Health Outlines Goals for FY2011 Funding

BETHESDA, MD—New National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD announced plans more...

New Information on H1N1 and Pregnancy

WASHINGTON, DC—In 2009, pregnant women had a higher rate of hospitalization and greater risk more...

More Wounded Soldiers Seeking Opportunities and Challenges Overcoming Their Disabilities

WASHINGTON, DC—While new improvements in in-theater medical care mean that more wounded soldiers are surviving more...

Best Practices in the Diagnoses and Treatment of PTSD and TBI

WASHINGTON, DC—Navy Capt Paul Hammer is hoping that one of these days servicemembers will be more...

Renewed Focus on Diagnosing Gulf War Illness

WASHINGTON, DC—The time and effort spent determining the cause or causes of Gulf War illness more...

Two Definitive Causes of GWI Are Pyridostigmine Bromide Pills and Extensive Use of Pesticides

WASHINGTON, DC—According to some of the authors of a Congressionally-mandated report on Gulf War more...

The Military Health System Must Deal with Obesity

WASHINGTON, DC—Just like the rest of the nation, the military health system must also deal with issues of overweight more...

Military Officials Frustrated as to Why Servicemembers Commit Suicide

WASHINGTON, DC—Military officials told a House panel they are frustrated that they continue to not know why more...

Significant Funding for Substance Abuse Approved

WASHINGTON, DC—To better support research into substance abuse problems among US military more...

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