New PubMed Articles 27 Feb 2010

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Obesity Diagnosis and Care Practices in the Veterans Health Administration.

Noël PH, Copeland LA, Pugh MJ, Kahwati L, Tsevat J, Nelson K, Wang CP, Bollinger MJ, Hazuda HP.

J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20180155 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Increasing Incidence of Herpes Zoster among Veterans.

Rimland D, Moanna A.

Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20178416 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Perceived racial discrimination in health care and its association with patients' healthcare experiences: does the measure matter?

Hausmann LR, Kressin NR, Hanusa BH, Ibrahim SA.

Ethn Dis. 2010 Winter;20(1):40-7.PMID: 20178181 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Health care utilization and its costs for depressed veterans with and without comorbid PTSD symptoms.

Chan D, Cheadle AD, Reiber G, Unützer J, Chaney EF.

Psychiatr Serv. 2009 Dec;60(12):1612-7.PMID: 19952151 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Cholinesterase inhibitors and incidence of bradycardia in patients with dementia in the veterans affairs new England healthcare system.

Hernandez RK, Farwell W, Cantor MD, Lawler EV.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Nov;57(11):1997-2003. Epub 2009 Sep 28.PMID: 19793162 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Prediction of cardiorespiratory fitness in older men infected with the human immunodeficiency virus: clinical factors and value of the six-minute walk distance.

Oursler KK, Katzel LI, Smith BA, Scott WB, Russ DW, Sorkin JD.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Nov;57(11):2055-61. Epub 2009 Sep 28.PMID: 19793156 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A Veterans' Personal Experience With How the VA Treats Pain Patients

Pain and the Veterans Health Administration 02/27/10. Until the VA obtains objectivity in assessing and treating pain ,disability claims of disabled veterans involving pain should be determined by Disability Evaluation under Social Security, Part II-Evidentiary Requirements, Medical Evidence which is SSA PUB. No. 64-039,ICN 468600,September,2008, in accordance with the Fourth Circuit Court decision, July 11,2006 obtained by class action suit. Veterans Today

New Gulf War Task Force Announced

Secretary Shinseki Announces Gulf War Task Force Report 02/27/10. Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced that the department’s Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force has nearly completed a comprehensive report that will redefine how VA addresses the pain and suffering of ill Veterans who deployed during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991. VA

Gulf War Syndrome Files to be Reopened by VA

VA to Reopen Gulf War Veterans’ Files 02/26/10. The Veterans Affairs Department will re-examine the disability claims of what could be thousands of Gulf War veterans suffering from ailments they blame on their war service, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended. Veterans Today

New Insights into PTSD from Genocide Survivors

Rwandan Genocide Survivors Provide New Insights Into Resilience And PTSD 02/26/10. ...even under stress as extreme as genocide, not all individuals develop PTSD. Why is it that some do and some don't? A new study published in Biological Psychiatry, by Elsevier was designed to address that question. Biological Psychiatry via Medical News Today

New PubMed Articles 25 Feb 2010

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Patient misidentification in laboratory medicine: a qualitative analysis of 227 root cause analysis reports in the Veterans Health Administration.

Dunn EJ, Moga PJ.

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010 Feb;134(2):244-55.PMID: 20121614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Suicidality and veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury: precipitants events, protective factors, and prevention strategies.

Brenner LA, Homaifar BY, Adler LE, Wolfman JH, Kemp J.

Rehabil Psychol. 2009 Nov;54(4):390-7.PMID: 19929120 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Who pays for providing spiritual care in healthcare settings? The ethical dilemma of taxpayers funding holistic healthcare and the first amendment requirement for separation of church and state.

Warnock CJ.

J Relig Health. 2009 Dec;48(4):468-81. Epub 2008 Oct 2.PMID: 19890722 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Risk factors for the development of posttraumatic stress disorder following combat trauma: a semiprospective study.

Zohar J, Fostick L, Cohen A, Bleich A, Dolfin D, Weissman Z, Doron M, Kaplan Z, Klein E, Shalev AY; Israeli Consortium on PTSD.

J Clin Psychiatry. 2009 Dec;70(12):1629-35. Epub 2009 Oct 20.PMID: 19852906 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Reduction of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity in patients treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers.

Kosseifi SG, Halawa A, Bailey B, Micklewright M, Roy TM, Byrd RP Jr.

Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2009 Dec;3(6):289-94. Epub 2009 Oct 22.PMID: 19850648 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Having Hip Surgery at a VA Hospital Can Mean Avoiding a Nursing Home Stay

How health care is paid for appears to impact outcome 02/25/10. Whether an individual is treated for a hip fracture at a hospital reimbursed by Medicare or is treated at a Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center makes a significant difference in what happens to the patient after release from the medical facility, according to a large study which may contribute to the ongoing debate on how to pay for health care. The seven–year study, which appears in the February 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, found that while 49 percent of those who had a Medicare reimbursed procedure went to nursing homes, only 35 percent of those treated at VA facilities were discharged to a nursing home. The complete explanation for this difference requires future study of institutional differences, patient transitions between care settings, and other issues as well as reimbursement policies. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association via Eurekalert!

New PubMed Articles 24 Feb 2010

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Effects of upstaging from PET scan on survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Misono S, Rue T, Rajendran J, Davis GE.

Head Neck. 2010 Feb 19. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20175199 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Use of intensive care, mechanical ventilation, both, or neither by patients with acute lung injury.

Cely CM, Rojas JT, Maldonado DA, Schein RM, Quartin AA.

Crit Care Med. 2010 Feb 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20173631 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Propranolol use in the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in military veterans: forgetting therapy revisited.

Donovan E.

Perspect Biol Med. 2009;53(1):61-74.PMID: 20173296 [PubMed - in process]

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Risk Factors for Homelessness among Women Veterans.

Washington DL, Yano EM, McGuire J, Hines V, Lee M, Gelberg L.

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010 Feb;21(1):82-91.PMID: 20173257 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Provider Communication and Patient Understanding of Life-Limiting Illness and Their Relationship to Patient Communication of Treatment Preferences.

Wagner GJ, Riopelle D, Steckart J, Lorenz KA, Rosenfeld KE.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Feb 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20171827 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Features and Prognostic Factors for Elderly With Acute Poisoning in the Emergency Department.

Hu YH, Chou HL, Lu WH, Huang HH, Yang CC, Yen DH, Kao WF, Deng JF, Huang CI.

J Chin Med Assoc. 2010 Feb;73(2):78-87.PMID: 20171587 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Copayments for medications. Interim final rule.

Department of Veterans Affairs.

Fed Regist. 2009 Dec 31;74(250):69283-5.PMID: 20169681 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Community residential care program. Final rule.

Department of Veterans Affairs.

Fed Regist. 2009 Dec 3;74(231):63307-8.PMID: 20169674 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Antipsychotic prescribing practices following withdrawal of concomitant carbamazepine.

Strack DK, Leckband SG, Meyer JM.

J Psychiatr Pract. 2009 Nov;15(6):442-8.PMID: 19934718 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Impact of the Health Care Financing Administration regulations on restraint and seclusion usage in the acute psychiatric setting.

Sees DL.

Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2009 Aug;23(4):277-82. Epub 2008 Oct 15.PMID: 19631105 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Suicide experiences among institutionalized older veterans in Taiwan.

Ku YC, Tsai YF, Lin YC, Lin YP.

Gerontologist. 2009 Dec;49(6):746-54. Epub 2009 Jul 13.PMID: 19597056 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Etiologic factors for male breast cancer in the U.S. Veterans Affairs medical care system database.

Brinton LA, Carreon JD, Gierach GL, McGlynn KA, Gridley G.

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2010 Jan;119(1):185-92. Epub 2009 Mar 29.PMID: 19330525 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Medication adherence and persistence in the last year of life in COPD patients.

Jung E, Pickard AS, Salmon JW, Bartle B, Lee TA.

Respir Med. 2009 Apr;103(4):525-34. Epub 2009 Jan 12.PMID: 19136240 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Data collection automation and total quality management: case studies in the health-service industry.

Smith AD, Offodile OF.

Health Mark Q. 2008;25(3):217-40.PMID: 19042545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mental Health Treatment Transformation

Military Leads Mental Health Care Transformation 02/24/10. The United States is in the middle of a “cultural transformation” in mental health treatment led by the Defense Department and the military services, the department’s top mental health expert told a congressional panel today. Mental health resilience “is fundamentally underlying everything we do,” Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Loree K. Sutton told the House Veterans Affairs Committee. Defense.gov

InTransition Program

In Transition Program 02/24/2010. Service members receiving mental health treatment, changing locations or transitioning to civilian life, now have a new program to help smooth the process. Military Health System

New Issue of JRRD

Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development; Volume 46, Number 9. 02/24/2010. Sitting pivot transfer directions, swallowing assessment, laser therapy, and more. JRRD

VAOIG Inspection of Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Healthcare Inspection Alleged Quality of Care Issues Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 02/24/10. The purpose of the review was to determine the validity of the following allegations: (1) the third lead wire was not placed during the implantation of a replacement pacemaker, as planned, (2) a post-operative surgical site infection was misdiagnosed, causing a delay in treatment, (3) the patient advocate failed to respond to a request that the surgeon not be assigned to the patient during a subsequent readmission (4) clinicians prematurely discharged the patient to a community nursing home, and (5) the medical center provided substandard care because of unqualified nurses and physicians and insufficient nurse staffing. We did not substantiate the allegations. We concluded that the patient received appropriate care and was properly discharged to the nursing home setting. We also concluded that the patient advocate responded appropriately. We determined that the physicians and nurses practiced in a competent manner and that the nursing units were adequately staffed. However, we concluded that communication and documentation could be improved to ensure a clear understanding of the plan of care by the patient and family. VAOIG

Evaluation of Veterans' Disability Benefits Program

Veterans' Disability Benefits: Opportunities Remain for Improving Accountability for and Access to Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program 02/24/10. Although VA awards disability benefits more quickly under BDD than through its traditional disability claims process, gaps in program management and accountability remain. For example, VA does not separately measure the total time its personnel spend developing BDD claims. As a result, VA has limited information on potential problems and improvement opportunities regarding BDD claims. GAO continues to believe that VA should measure BDD development time; however, VA told GAO it has no plans to capture this information. GAO also found that VA implemented two initiatives to improve the BDD program—i.e., consolidating BDD processing in two offices and instituting paperless processing of BDD claims to increase efficiencies and improve security of information—but did not evaluate whether or the extent to which desired improvements resulted. Finally, GAO found that VA was not completely or consistently monitoring BDD operations at all locations. VA has since taken steps to review BDD operations at more sites and has revised its protocols to ensure more consistent reviews of BDD operations. GAO

VA Cans 12 Health IT Projects, Reinstitutes 32 Others

VA kills 12 health IT projects, puts 32 back on track 02/24/10. Several health IT projects at the Department of Veterans Affairs have been canned following evaluations performed under a stringent project management program while still others have earned a new lease on life as a result of the same program. On a conference call today, Roger Baker, the VA's assistant secretary for information and technology, said that evaluations under the Program Management Accountability System (PMAS), which was inaugurated last summer, led to the termination of 12 projects and to the restarting of 32 of them. One project is still awaiting a final determination. Government Health IT

Adult Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injuries

UTHealth research shows modified adult stem cells may be helpful in spinal cord injury 02/24/10. Researchers at UTHealth have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an injured spinal cord can help restore the electrical pathways associated with movement. The results are published in the Feb. 24 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. The research team was led by Qilin Cao, M.D., principal investigator and associate professor of neurosurgery at UTHealth (the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston). University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston via Eurekalert

Advantages of Electronic Patient Records

Medical Paper Trail Takes Electronic Turn‎ 02/23/10. President Obama’s economic stimulus included $19.2 billion for health information technology, and a number of hospital systems around the country are taking advantage of this financial incentive and investing their own money to foster the creation and use of electronic records that are expected to improve the quality, efficiency and safety of medical care.

Dr. Litvin, now an internist at the Medical University of South Carolina who teaches doctors how to improve care using electronic records, pointed out that the Veterans Health Administration has used its computerized patient record system for the past decade, and its doctors report that it has greatly improved the care of some eight million veterans. Prescriptions, laboratory tests, studies, consults, reports and progress notes from all visits by patients to any Veterans Affairs hospital are stored in each patient’s electronic record. New York Times

New PubMed Articles 23 Feb 2010

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Importance of health system context for evaluating utilization patterns across systems.

Burgess JF Jr, Maciejewski ML, Bryson CL, Chapko M, Fortney JC, Perkins M, Sharp ND, Liu CF.

Health Econ. 2010 Feb 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20169587 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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The influence of antiviral therapy on psychiatric symptoms among patients with hepatitis C and schizophrenia.

Huckans M, Mitchell A, Pavawalla S, Morasco BJ, Ruimy S, Loftis JM, Rifai MA, Hauser P.

Antivir Ther. 2010;15(1):111-9.PMID: 20167997 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Recognition and management of alcohol misuse in OEF/OIF and other veterans in the VA: A cross-sectional study.

Hawkins EJ, Lapham GT, Kivlahan DR, Bradley KA.

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20167440 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Presumption of service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Final rule.

Department of Veterans Affairs.

Fed Regist. 2009 Nov 4;74(212):57072-4.PMID: 20166277 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Combining women's preferences and expert advice to design a tailored smoking cessation program.

Katzburg JR, Yano EM, Washington DL, Farmer MM, Yee EF, Fu S, Trowell-Harris I, Sherman SE.

Subst Use Misuse. 2009;44(14):2114-37.PMID: 20001698 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Highly sensitive C-reactive protein levels in Iranian patients with pulmonary complication of sulfur mustard poisoning and its correlation with severity of airway diseases.

Attaran D, Lari SM, Khajehdaluee M, Ayatollahi H, Towhidi M, Asnaashari A, Marallu HG, Mazloomi M, Mood MB.

Hum Exp Toxicol. 2009 Dec;28(12):739-45. Epub .PMID: 19919970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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The role of genes and environment on trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: a review of twin studies.

Afifi TO, Asmundson GJ, Taylor S, Jang KL.

Clin Psychol Rev. 2010 Feb;30(1):101-12. Epub . Review.PMID: 19892451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Aluminum hydroxide injections lead to motor deficits and motor neuron degeneration.

Shaw CA, Petrik MS.

J Inorg Biochem. 2009 Nov;103(11):1555-62. Epub 2009 Aug 20.PMID: 19740540 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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The epidemiology and management of severe hypertension.

Borzecki AM, Kader B, Berlowitz DR.

J Hum Hypertens. 2010 Jan;24(1):9-18. Epub .PMID: 19440209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

New National Resource Directory

Federal Government Launches New and Improved National Resource Directory for Military and Veteran Communities 02/23/10. The U.S. Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs, as part of their continued commitment to our Nation’s Service Members, Veterans, and their families, launched a new and improved National Resource Directory. The National Resource Directory is designed to serve a broad base of users including Wounded Warriors, Service members Veterans, their families and caregivers. In addition, it provides a useful tool for supporting service providers, such as Recovery Care Coordinators, Federal Recovery Coordinators, health care providers and case managers at Veterans Service Organizations. VA

Silent Wounds

Silent Wounds: The True Signature Wound of the War on Terror 02/23/10. Our country is in the middle of a health care crisis, the likes of which we have never experienced. At the center of this crisis is a silent wounding of our armed forces that often goes unrecognized. If you believe the Rand Corporation’ s estimates, silent wounding may be affecting as many as 640,000 veterans. Veterans Today

Female Veterans Continue to Battle Even After Returning Home

For Women Veterans, Battles Go On at Home 02/22/10. More than 212,000 female service members have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan - 11 percent of the total force. One hundred twenty have been killed in action and more than 600 wounded, but the losses don't end there. CBS News correspondent Russ Mitchell reports on the battles these female warriors face after they return home. CBS News

New PubMed Articles 22 Feb 2010

1.

A g-protein-coupled neuropeptide y-like receptor suppresses behavioral and sensory response to multiple stressful stimuli in Drosophila.

Xu J, Li M, Shen P.

J Neurosci. 2010 Feb 17;30(7):2504-12.PMID: 20164335 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate, their ratio, and the metabolic syndrome: evidence from the Vietnam experience study.

Philips A, Carroll D, Gale C, Lord J, Arlt W, Batty G.

Eur J Endocrinol. 2010 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20164211 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Hepatitis C virus coinfection and the risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV-infected patients.

Bedimo R, Westfall AO, Mugavero M, Drechsler H, Khanna N, Saag M.

HIV Med. 2010 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20163481 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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VA's Clinical Research Pharmacy wins quality award.

Thompson CA.

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010 Feb 1;67(3):174-6. No abstract available. PMID: 20101054 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Study on veterans and end of life may reveal gender differences.

Koons CR.

Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2009 Dec;13(6):619; author reply 619. No abstract available. PMID: 19960619 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Factors associated with survival in the National Registry of Veterans with ALS.

Pastula DM, Coffman CJ, Allen KD, Oddone EZ, Kasarskis EJ, Lindquist JH, Morgenlander JC, Norman BB, Rozear MP, Sams LA, Sabet A, Bedlack RS.

Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2009 Oct-Dec;10(5-6):332-8.PMID: 19922120 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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A sailor's pain: Veterans' musculoskeletal disorders, chronic pain, and disability.

Thompson JM, Chiasson R, Loisel P, Besemann LC, Pranger T.

Can Fam Physician. 2009 Nov;55(11):1085-8. Review.PMID: 19910593 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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[A sailor pain: Veterans' musculoskeletal disorders, chronic pain and disability]

Thompson JM, Chiasson R, Loisel P, Besemann LC, Pranger T.

Can Fam Physician. 2009 Nov;55(11):e50-4. Review. French. No abstract available. PMID: 19910582 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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Outcome of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes in the Veterans Administration population.

Komrokji RS, Matacia-Murphy GM, Al Ali NH, Beg MS, Safa MM, Rollison DE, List AF.

Leuk Res. 2010 Jan;34(1):59-62. Epub 2009 Apr 14.PMID: 19368972 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Veterans Affairs Secretary Pledges to Fix Disabilities Claims System

Shinseki pledges to fix broken veterans' system - USATODAY.com 02/22/10. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said he's making it a top priority this year to tackle the backlog of disability claims that has American veterans waiting months — even years — to get financial compensation for their injuries. Among those waiting for relief are sick Vietnam and Gulf War veterans to whom the former Army commander feels an allegiance and who have long felt ignored. USA TODAY

New PubMed Articles 21 Feb 2010

1.

Survival in 19th Century Cities: The Larger the City, the Smaller Your Chances.

Cain L, Hong SC.

Explor Econ Hist. 2009 Oct 1;46(4):450-463.PMID: 20161075 [PubMed]Related articles

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The Life-Long Mortality Risks Of World War II Experiences.

Elder GH, Clipp EC, Brown JS, Martin LR, Friedman HW.

Res Aging. 2009 Jul 1;31(4):391-412.PMID: 20161074 [PubMed]Related articles

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Consequences of aggressive behavior in patients with dementia.

Kunik ME, Snow AL, Davila JA, McNeese T, Steele AB, Balasubramanyam V, Doody R, Schulz PE, Kalavar JS, Walder A, Morgan RO.

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2010 Winter;22(1):40-7.PMID: 20160208 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Power Wheelchair Prescription, Utilization, Satisfaction, and Cost for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Preliminary Data for Evidence-Based Guidelines.

Ward AL, Sanjak M, Duffy K, Bravver E, Williams N, Nichols M, Brooks BR.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Feb;91(2):268-272.PMID: 20159132 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Hepatitis C and the risk of kidney disease and mortality in veterans with HIV.

Fischer MJ, Wyatt CM, Gordon K, Gibert CL, Brown ST, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC, Parikh CR; VACS Project Team.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Feb 1;53(2):222-6.PMID: 20104121 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Severe aortic stenosis in a veteran population: treatment considerations and survival.

Bakaeen FG, Chu D, Ratcliffe M, Gopaldas RR, Blaustein AS, Venkat R, Huh J, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS, Carabello BA.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Feb;89(2):453-8.PMID: 20103320 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Dissecting the dynamics of serum prostate-specific antigen.

Vollmer RT.

Am J Clin Pathol. 2010 Feb;133(2):187-93.PMID: 20093227 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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The neural bases of key competencies of emotional intelligence.

Krueger F, Barbey AK, McCabe K, Strenziok M, Zamboni G, Solomon J, Raymont V, Grafman J.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 29;106(52):22486-91. Epub 2009 Dec 22.PMID: 20080795 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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The association between alcohol consumption and prevalent cardiovascular diseases among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men.

Freiberg MS, McGinnis KA, Kraemer K, Samet JH, Conigliaro J, Curtis Ellison R, Bryant K, Kuller LH, Justice AC; VACS Project Team.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Feb 1;53(2):247-53.PMID: 20009766 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Responding to the psychological impact of war on the Iraqi people and U.S. veterans: mixing icing, praying for cake.

Humphreys K.

Am Psychol. 2009 Nov;64(8):712-23.PMID: 19899875 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

VA Promotes "Innovation Interface" to Bring Veterans' Electronic Health Records into the 21st Century

'Innovation Initiative' Underway For Health Records Improvements 02/21/10.  Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki launched the "Veterans Health IT Innovation Initiative," an employee-based Health Information Technology (HIT) competition to spur VA's transformation into a 21st Century organization that is Veteran-centric, results-oriented, and forward-looking.  Medical News Today

Lethal Legacy of Agent Orange

Suffer the Children: The lethal legacy of Agent Orange 02/21/2010.Although Sharon L. Perry has never been to Vietnam, what happened to her husband, who served there during his military service, has affected her life forever. Since he died in 2005 she has “waded through grief, hate, anger, pain, rage, and lots and lots of heartache.”

The heartache started long before Reuben “Bud” C. Perry III died from a myocardial infarction attributed to his diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and Hep C, all Agent Orange (AO) related illnesses. It began with the birth of their oldest daughter, Danielle, who has been sick all her life. Sharon fought for years with doctors who didn't seem to know what caused her daughter to suffer debilitating muscle spasms in her neck that often lasted up to two hours. Times Standard