Helping heroes: Brain scan for PTSD
Jan. 23, 2012
BACKGROUND: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event. Symptoms typically start within three months of a traumatic event. In a small number of cases, though, PTSD symptoms may not appear until years after the event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Many people who go through traumatic events have difficulty adjusting and coping for a while. But with time and taking care of yourself, such traumatic reactions usually get better. In some cases, though, the symptoms can get worse or last for months or even years. Sometimes they may completely shake up your life. In a case such as this, you may have post-traumatic stress disorder. Getting treatment as soon as possible after post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms develop may prevent long-term post-traumatic stress disorder. (www.mayoclinic.com)
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
China-based Cyber Attack Targets Department of Defense Access Cards
China-based Cyber Attack Targets DoD Access Cards
January 24, 2012
Military.com|by Mike Hoffman
Cyber security firms have discovered a computer virus that uses servicemembers’ network security cards to hack into government networks.
How does it work? servicemembers receive an email with an official-looking PDF file connected to the virus that allows it to record keystrokes, said Jaime Blasco, lab manager for Alien Vault, a California-based cyber security firm. The virus then collects a service member’s personal identification number associated with a Common Access Card when he logs into a government computer.
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January 24, 2012
Military.com|by Mike Hoffman
Cyber security firms have discovered a computer virus that uses servicemembers’ network security cards to hack into government networks.
How does it work? servicemembers receive an email with an official-looking PDF file connected to the virus that allows it to record keystrokes, said Jaime Blasco, lab manager for Alien Vault, a California-based cyber security firm. The virus then collects a service member’s personal identification number associated with a Common Access Card when he logs into a government computer.
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4 Ft. Carson Soldiers Hurt In Rollover Accident After Driver Falls Asleep
4 Ft. Carson Soldiers Hurt In Rollover Accident
Four Fort Carson soldiers were injured early Sunday morning when their car hit a guardrail on I-25 south of Garden of the Gods road.
Posted: 5:26 AM Jan 22, 2012
Reporter: KKTV
Four Fort Carson soldiers were injured early Sunday morning when their car hit a guardrail on I-25 south of Garden of the Gods Road.
The soldiers were heading back to the Mountain Post when the driver dozed off at the wheel just after 3 a.m. Their car drifted off the road, hit a guardrail and flipped.
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Four Fort Carson soldiers were injured early Sunday morning when their car hit a guardrail on I-25 south of Garden of the Gods road.
Posted: 5:26 AM Jan 22, 2012
Reporter: KKTV
Four Fort Carson soldiers were injured early Sunday morning when their car hit a guardrail on I-25 south of Garden of the Gods Road.
The soldiers were heading back to the Mountain Post when the driver dozed off at the wheel just after 3 a.m. Their car drifted off the road, hit a guardrail and flipped.
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Gay service members in Afghanistan post ‘It Gets Better’ for youths being bullied
LGBT service members in Afghanistan post ‘It Gets Better’ video to encourage youth bullied because of sexuality
Organized by OutServe, the military's association of active LGBT members
BY RHEANA MURRAY / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, January 23 2012,
A group of military service members are the latest to use the Internet to send a viral message to LGBT youth - "It gets better."
Four LGBT service members in Bagram, Afghanistan posted the video as part of a campaign to combat suicide against teens bullied because of their sexuality, Military Times reported.
In the two-and-a-half minute clip, the four Air Force service members urge kids to stay strong and true to who they are, regardless of their sexual orientation.
"Whether you're gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer - whatever, no one should be put down because of who they are," one female service member says.
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Organized by OutServe, the military's association of active LGBT members
BY RHEANA MURRAY / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, January 23 2012,
OUTSERVE
Three of the military's OutServe members who posted an "It Gets Better" video from Bagram, Afghanistan.
A group of military service members are the latest to use the Internet to send a viral message to LGBT youth - "It gets better."
Four LGBT service members in Bagram, Afghanistan posted the video as part of a campaign to combat suicide against teens bullied because of their sexuality, Military Times reported.
In the two-and-a-half minute clip, the four Air Force service members urge kids to stay strong and true to who they are, regardless of their sexual orientation.
"Whether you're gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer - whatever, no one should be put down because of who they are," one female service member says.
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A Returning Marine’s Struggle with PTSD
A Returning Marine’s Struggle with PTSD
COW Blogs : Bob Gillen's Blog :
Writer/director Nick Brennan’s latest film, A Marine’s Guide to Fishing, focuses on a Marine veteran struggling with both physical wounds and PTSD when he returns to his former life. “I was drawn to the story first and foremost by the realization that I couldn’t count a single close friend of mine that had served in Iraq or Afghanistan. It was a pretty sad realization given how long the wars had been going on.”
Brennan also thought this wasn’t unusual for many civilians today. His insight led him to use his senior thesis film (he attended NYU’s Tisch program) to explore the stories of young veterans.
“I was also interning with the investigative unit at ABC News at the time,” Brennan says, “and ended up covering a few big stories on Afghanistan, which gave me another insight into the war.” After a lot of time spent talking with vets, and with considerable research, Brennan zeroed in on the issues of PTSD and the process of reintegration into society.
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COW Blogs : Bob Gillen's Blog :
Writer/director Nick Brennan’s latest film, A Marine’s Guide to Fishing, focuses on a Marine veteran struggling with both physical wounds and PTSD when he returns to his former life. “I was drawn to the story first and foremost by the realization that I couldn’t count a single close friend of mine that had served in Iraq or Afghanistan. It was a pretty sad realization given how long the wars had been going on.”
Brennan also thought this wasn’t unusual for many civilians today. His insight led him to use his senior thesis film (he attended NYU’s Tisch program) to explore the stories of young veterans.
“I was also interning with the investigative unit at ABC News at the time,” Brennan says, “and ended up covering a few big stories on Afghanistan, which gave me another insight into the war.” After a lot of time spent talking with vets, and with considerable research, Brennan zeroed in on the issues of PTSD and the process of reintegration into society.
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