Veterans taking part in massive DNA project
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Carolyn Johnson
PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- Bay Area veterans are answering the call to help with a massive research project and when it is up and running, it could provide new answers for some difficult-to-treat conditions.
Marine Corps veteran Andrew Peters says he was one of the lucky ones. He returned from Iraq with no major injuries but now, eight years later, he is volunteering for a different kind of mission. He is donating his DNA as a part of a massive project being launched by the VA. Its goal is to assemble one of the largest genetic databases ever created.
"As a veteran, it's really a fairly minor contribution for my part for something that is likely to help me down the road, as well as my fellow veterans," Peters said.
"There's many things that we hope to get out of this database and this access, for future researchers," said Dr. Jennifer Hoblyn at the VA in Palo Alto.
Hoblyn is the director of in-patient mental health and says information gleaned from the genetic database may help unlock the physical mysteries of conditions like PTSD.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
San Diego naval hospital testing unusual PTSD treatment
San Diego naval hospital testing unusual PTSD treatment
The Pentagon is spending hundreds of millions of dollars searching for a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the overarching term for the nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety and restlessness suffered by many troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
By Tony Perry
Los Angeles Times
SAN DIEGO — The Pentagon is spending hundreds of millions of dollars searching for a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the overarching term for the nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety and restlessness suffered by many troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Nearly all of the dozens of research projects involve long-term counseling and prescription drugs.
But researchers at the Naval Medical Center San Diego believe that something as seemingly simple as injections of an anesthetic given to women during childbirth may be effective in alleviating the symptoms associated with PTSD.
Early testing on several dozen veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts has proved promising, with some, although not all, showing signs of relief from stellate ganglion block treatment, researchers said.
"It may be a significant tool in our armory" to fight PTSD, said Dr. Robert McLay, a psychiatrist and director of mental-health research at the medical center.
McLay, whose book "At War With PTSD" will soon be published by Johns Hopkins University Press, says he was skeptical when he first heard about the treatment.
"I thought this was a little wacky when it was mentioned," he said.
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The Pentagon is spending hundreds of millions of dollars searching for a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the overarching term for the nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety and restlessness suffered by many troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
By Tony Perry
Los Angeles Times
SAN DIEGO — The Pentagon is spending hundreds of millions of dollars searching for a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the overarching term for the nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety and restlessness suffered by many troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Nearly all of the dozens of research projects involve long-term counseling and prescription drugs.
But researchers at the Naval Medical Center San Diego believe that something as seemingly simple as injections of an anesthetic given to women during childbirth may be effective in alleviating the symptoms associated with PTSD.
Early testing on several dozen veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts has proved promising, with some, although not all, showing signs of relief from stellate ganglion block treatment, researchers said.
"It may be a significant tool in our armory" to fight PTSD, said Dr. Robert McLay, a psychiatrist and director of mental-health research at the medical center.
McLay, whose book "At War With PTSD" will soon be published by Johns Hopkins University Press, says he was skeptical when he first heard about the treatment.
"I thought this was a little wacky when it was mentioned," he said.
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Off-Duty Cop, Iraq War Vet, beaten at Winter Classic
UPDATE
Arrest made in beating of N.J. cop after Rangers-Flyers game
Arrest made in beating of N.J. cop after Rangers-Flyers game
Rangers Fan Beaten in Winter Classic Fight Was Off-Duty Cop, Iraq War Vet
The fight took place in Philadelphia after the Winter Classic Monday night
By Pei-Sze Cheng and Brian Thompson
Thursday, Jan 5, 2012
Thirty-year-old Neal Auricchio has worn many uniforms, previously as a Marine and currently as an officer of the Woodbridge Police Department. But it was his Rangers hockey jersey that may have made him the target of a brutal beating Monday night.
"He got banged up pretty badly," his father Neal Auricchio, Sr., told NBC New York Wednesday.
"Stitches in the one eye, and the other eye is pretty puffed up. He went for a CAT scan today, and we're waiting for the results on that."
Video of the assault was posted to YouTube Monday night, after the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers faced off in the Winter Classic in Philadelphia. Three men wearing Flyers jerseys were seen in the video assaulting two men wearing New York Rangers jerseys in front of the famed Geno's Steaks eatery.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
2,000 attend service for Deputy Matt Miller
Deputy Matt Miller: 'He didn't speak a lot. He smiled a lot'
Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi attended the service in Longwood
By Gary Taylor, Orlando Sentinel
2:35 p.m. EST, January 4, 2012
LONGWOOD – A Seminole County deputy sheriff who died in the line of duty last month was remembered today for his service to community.
About 2,000 people — many of them law enforcement officers from around the Southeast U. S. — attended the funeral for Deputy Matt Miller. Also in attendance were Gov. Rick Scott and state Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The service at Northland, A Church Distributed, ran almost an hour longer than expected and was followed by a lengthy procession to Oakland Park Cemetery in Lake Mary.
Miller, 53, was killed Dec. 26 at the intersection of Maitland Boulevard and Gateway Drive when his motorcycle collided with a car while he was trying to catch up to a speeding vehicle.
"The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is a better organization and the community is safer because of the efforts of Matt,'' Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger said during the service.
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Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi attended the service in Longwood
By Gary Taylor, Orlando Sentinel
2:35 p.m. EST, January 4, 2012
LONGWOOD – A Seminole County deputy sheriff who died in the line of duty last month was remembered today for his service to community.
About 2,000 people — many of them law enforcement officers from around the Southeast U. S. — attended the funeral for Deputy Matt Miller. Also in attendance were Gov. Rick Scott and state Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The service at Northland, A Church Distributed, ran almost an hour longer than expected and was followed by a lengthy procession to Oakland Park Cemetery in Lake Mary.
Miller, 53, was killed Dec. 26 at the intersection of Maitland Boulevard and Gateway Drive when his motorcycle collided with a car while he was trying to catch up to a speeding vehicle.
"The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is a better organization and the community is safer because of the efforts of Matt,'' Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger said during the service.
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Divorce Rate Among Afghanistan, Iraq War Vets Increases by 42 Percent
Divorce Rate Among Afghanistan, Iraq War Vets Increases by 42 Percent (VIDEO)
By Luiza Oleszczuk
Christian Post Reporter
The divorce rate among military couples has increased 42 percent throughout the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, a recent study shows, adding to the woes of U.S. military veterans returning from the Middle East who already have to tackle war-related problems like post-traumatic stress disorder and high unemployment rates.
Couples' plans to pursue divorce gain plausibility with each subsequent month a service member is deployed, according to new research by Family Life, a nonprofit that focuses on marriage and parenting issues. The first 90 days after deployment are the most critical for military marriages, the organization says.
"That window is the proven time frame during which people develop habits and set the tone for the future of their marriage. It's critical for military couples to establish healthy habits quickly as they struggle to reconnect and restructure their families," Family Life Founder and President Dennis Rainey said in a statement.
Some of the most common issues touching fresh veterans are a rushed transition to civilian life, renegotiating roles with the partner, realizing both spouses have changed during deployment, and possibly the influence of post-traumatic stress disorder, the organization claims.
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By Luiza Oleszczuk
Christian Post Reporter
The divorce rate among military couples has increased 42 percent throughout the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, a recent study shows, adding to the woes of U.S. military veterans returning from the Middle East who already have to tackle war-related problems like post-traumatic stress disorder and high unemployment rates.
Couples' plans to pursue divorce gain plausibility with each subsequent month a service member is deployed, according to new research by Family Life, a nonprofit that focuses on marriage and parenting issues. The first 90 days after deployment are the most critical for military marriages, the organization says.
"That window is the proven time frame during which people develop habits and set the tone for the future of their marriage. It's critical for military couples to establish healthy habits quickly as they struggle to reconnect and restructure their families," Family Life Founder and President Dennis Rainey said in a statement.
Some of the most common issues touching fresh veterans are a rushed transition to civilian life, renegotiating roles with the partner, realizing both spouses have changed during deployment, and possibly the influence of post-traumatic stress disorder, the organization claims.
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