Physical Fitness Matters
MedPage Today’s Judith Groch shares that according to researchers at Johns Hopkins, the University of Maryland and the Maryland VA Medical Center, treadmill walking with gait training not only improved…
ReadArchive for August, 2008
Advocacy
Many soldiers are coming back from Iraq with brain injuries, and the New York Times has been following the stories as they develop. Just recently they published a story on…
ReadHelmet Safety
Wayne Laepple in the Daily Item explains that it doesn’t matter how old or young you are: wear a helmet. Laepple reports that “Deana Clester, a community health educator at…
ReadWhere do you stand on End-of-Life Treatment?
MedPage Today reports that healthcare providers and the general public have differing opinions. Researchers have found that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that an individual in a vegetative state can…
ReadCombat Sets the Stage for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Problems
National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been exposed to combat conditions (death, horrific injuries, explosions) in Iraq and Afghanistan are significantly more likely to experience problems related to substance…
ReadLife Support
Have you made a living will? Would you want to be kept alive at all costs even though you are not aware of your surroundings and the chance of recovery…
ReadReal-time TBI Monitor on the Horizon
Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed software that can potentially help early detection and treatment of traumatic brain injuries among U.S. service members. The software is designed to integrate real-time…
ReadEconomics Turns to Neuroscience for Answers
The brain is the latest frontier in economics. Economists are looking towards neuroscientists to tell them what part of the brain is associated with making financial decisions.Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)…
ReadBill Aiding Wounded Vets to Reach House Floor Next Week
The Fiscal 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill should reach the House of Representatives next week. Last week the Senate Appropriations Committee approved their version of the bill.…
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