New PubMed Articles 12 March 2010

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Trends in echocardiography utilization in the Veterans Administration Healthcare System.

Okrah K, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Cram P.

Am Heart J. 2010 Mar;159(3):477-483.PMID: 20211312 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Female Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Seeking Care from VA Specialized PTSD Programs: Comparison with Male Veterans and Female War Zone Veterans of Previous Eras.

Fontana A, Rosenheck R, Desai R.

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Mar 8. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20210538 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Toward robust information: data quality and inter-rater reliability in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

Shiloach M, Frencher SK Jr, Steeger JE, Rowell KS, Bartzokis K, Tomeh MG, Richards KE, Ko CY, Hall BL.

J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Jan;210(1):6-16. Epub 2009 Nov 22.PMID: 20123325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Association between kidney function and albuminuria with cardiovascular events in HIV-infected persons.

Choi AI, Li Y, Deeks SG, Grunfeld C, Volberding PA, Shlipak MG.

Circulation. 2010 Feb 9;121(5):651-8. Epub 2010 Jan 25.PMID: 20100969 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Performance of simplified modification of diet in renal disease and Cockcroft-Gault equations in patients with chronic spinal cord injury and chronic kidney disease.

Chikkalingaiah KB, Grant ND, Mangold TM, Cooke CR, Wall BM.

Am J Med Sci. 2010 Feb;339(2):108-16.PMID: 20087164 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Inappropriate psychiatric admission of elderly patients with unrecognized delirium.

Reeves RR, Parker JD, Burke RS, Hart RH.

South Med J. 2010 Feb;103(2):111-5.PMID: 20065900 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Reduced health provider delay and tuberculosis mortality due to an improved hospital programme.

Liu YC, Lin HH, Chen YS, Su IJ, Huang TS, Tsai HC, Wann SR, Lee SS.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Jan;14(1):72-8.PMID: 20003698 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Cyanobacteria and BMAA exposure from desert dust: a possible link to sporadic ALS among Gulf War veterans.

Cox PA, Richer R, Metcalf JS, Banack SA, Codd GA, Bradley WG.

Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2009;10 Suppl 2:109-17.PMID: 19929742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Generalized anxiety and major depressive disorders, their comorbidity and hypertension in middle-aged men.

Carroll D, Phillips AC, Gale CR, Batty GD.

Psychosom Med. 2010 Jan;72(1):16-9. Epub 2009 Nov 20.PMID: 19933507 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Number of Homeless Veterans in U.S. Decreases

Ranks of Homeless Veterans Drop 18 Percent 03/12/2010. The number of Veterans homeless on a typical night dropped 18 percent as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entered the second year of its campaign to eliminate homelessness among Veterans within five years. “It will take the dedication, creativity and hard work of many parts of American society to end homelessness among Veterans,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “But mostly it takes the resolve to say: It is unacceptable for a single Veteran to spend the night on the streets of America.” VA

$39 Million More to Help Homeless Veterans

VA Targets $39 Million for Homeless Veterans 03/12/2010.  The Department of Veterans Affairs is allocating $39 million to fund about 2,200 new transitional housing beds through grants to local providers.“VA is committed to ending the cycle of homelessness among Veterans,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “We will use every tool at our disposal – health care, education, jobs, safe housing – to ensure our Veterans are restored to lives with dignity, purpose and safety.” VA

Telemonitoring Improves Outcome of Heart Failure Patients

Improved patient care with telemonitoring 03/12/2010.  Telemonitoring may reduce the mortality of patients with heart failure by 20 percent. Silke Schmidt et al. present their study results in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International. Deutsches Aerzteblatt International via Eurekalert!

New PubMed Articles 10 March 2010

1.

Risk Exposures in Early Life and Mortality at Older Ages: Evidence from Union Army Veterans.

Su D.

Popul Dev Rev. 2009 Jun 12;35(2):275-295.PMID: 20209063 [PubMed]Related articles

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Effective Detection of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic in U.S. Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Using a National Electronic Biosurveillance System.

Schirmer P, Lucero C, Oda G, Lopez J, Holodniy M.

PLoS One. 2010 Mar 4;5(3):e9533.PMID: 20209055 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

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[Retrospective study of ALS in French military personnel.]

Drouet A, Desjeux G, Balaire C, Thevenin-Garron V.

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2010 Mar 4. [Epub ahead of print] French. PMID: 20206953 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Increased plasma basic fibroblast growth factor is associated with coronary heart disease in adult type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Zimering MB, Anderson RJ, Ge L, Moritz TE; Investigators for the VADT.

Metabolism. 2010 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20206949 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Vaccination, squalene and anti-squalene antibodies: Facts or fiction?

Lippi G, Targher G, Franchini M.

Eur J Intern Med. 2010 Apr;21(2):70-73. Epub 2009 Dec 29.PMID: 20206873 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Dietary vitamin d intake among elderly residents in a veterans' centre.

Hall KL, Denda CE, Yeung H.

Can J Diet Pract Res. 2010 Spring;71(1):49-52.PMID: 20205979 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

New Method Developed to Heal Serious Bone Injuries

Natural And Artificial Sheaths Used To Mend Traumatic Bone Loss 03/10/2010.  A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. And they've developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing when a car wreck, bomb blast or disease leaves too little cover. Case Western Reserve University via Medical News Today

PSA Test a "Public Health Disaster" According to Discoverer

Prostate test 'public health disaster': discoverer 03/10/2010.  Dr. Richard Ablin of the University of Arizona joined the ongoing debate over the blood test, saying the screening procedure is too costly and ineffective. "I never dreamed that my discovery four decades ago would lead to such a profit-driven public health disaster," Ablin wrote in a commentary for The New York Times. Ablin said that as Congress searches for ways to cut costs in the U.S. health care system, a significant savings could come from changing the way PSA is used. "The test's popularity has led to a hugely expensive public health disaster," he wrote. He said the annual bill for PSA screening is at least $3 billion, with much of it paid for by Medicare and the Veterans Administration. Reuters

New Stroke Treatment Show Promising Results

Novel stroke treatment passes safety stage of UCI-led clinical trial 03/10/2010. A clinical research trial of a new treatment to restore brain cells damaged by stroke has passed an important safety stage, according to the UC Irvine neurologist who led the effort.Dr. Steven C. Cramer said patients showed no ill effects after the sequential administration of growth factors encouraging the creation of neurons in stroke-damaged areas of the brain. All new drug treatments must pass this safety stage before doctors can study their effectiveness in subsequent studies. Results of the phase IIa trial appear on the Web site of Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association.n the human safety study, he teamed with physicians from UC Irvine Medical Center; Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif.; and the University of Calgary in Canada. They administered the treatment to 15 patients. No safety concerns were noted, and a majority of treated patients had minimal or no disability after three months. University of California - Irvine via Eurekalert!

New PubMed Articles 09 March 2010

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Obesity and Receipt of Clinical Preventive Services in Veterans.

Yancy WS Jr, McDuffie JR, Stechuchak KM, Olsen MK, Oddone EZ, Kinsinger LS, Datta SK, Fisher DA, Krause KM, Ostbye T.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Mar 4. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20203629 [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 - indexed for MEDLINE]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 - indexed for MEDLINE]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 - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Collaborative drug therapy management for initiating and adjusting insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Rochester CD, Leon N, Dombrowski R, Haines ST.

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010 Jan 1;67(1):42-8.PMID: 20044368 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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The effect of perceived racial discrimination on bodily pain among older African American men.

Burgess DJ, Grill J, Noorbaloochi S, Griffin JM, Ricards J, van Ryn M, Partin MR.

Pain Med. 2009 Nov;10(8):1341-52.PMID: 20021596 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Overburdened VA Agent Orange Claims Processing to be Automated

VA to automate its Agent Orange claims process 03/09/2010. The Veterans Affairs Department plans to announce today that it will fully automate how it pays claims for illnesses related to exposure to the chemical Agent Orange to keep an overburdened system from collapse. Federal Times

Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Asking for an Additional $380 Million

Senators Pushing More VA Funds 03/09/2010. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is asking for an additional $380 million in discretionary spending for the Veterans Administration budget for next year. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, said in a statement released Monday that the majority of the committee wants to see more money put into improving existing VA hospitals, veterans caregiver support, and job training. Military.com

Gulf War Illness Studies Need Volunteers

Gulf War Illness Researcher Georgetown University-Seeking Gulf War Veterans Healthy and Ill 03/09/2010.  Dr Barinauck and his staff are exceptional! Dr Barinauck site is full of the information on his current studies. He has three gulf war illness studies:

1. Gulf War Illness and Exercise

2. Gulf War Illness Treatment Study ie Carnosine

3. Gulf War Illness and CNDP1

Please he needs healthy and ill participants. Please click on this link and read on each study. Georgetown University via Veterans Today

Possible Security Breach of Veterans' Records at Atlanta VA

VA investigating security breach of veterans' medical data 03/09/2010.  The Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general has launched a criminal investigation into a physician assistant's alleged downloading of veterans' clinical data at its Atlanta medical center, sources have told Nextgov. Nextgov

Look Ma No Hands: Let Your Brain Do the Typing

Indendix EEG lets you type with your brain 03/09/2010.  Austrian biomedical firm Guger Technologies is promoting a new electroencephalography (EEG) device that lets users type with their minds, calling it the world's first commercial brain-machine interface for personal use. Consisting of an EEG cap, display, and computer, Intendix is designed for severely disabled patients and people with symptoms of locked-in syndrome, a condition (featured in the movie "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly") in which patients suffer near-total paralysis while their minds continue to function normally. CNET News

Part One of aThree-part Article On Vision & Rehab After Brain Injury

Vision and Rehabilitation After Brain Trauma: Part 1 03/08/2010.  Visual problems following brain trauma are frequent and often complex. It is probably easiest to define the problems based upon how they affect incoming visual information (i.e., the afferent visual pathways) or the outflow of information to the visual organs (i.e., efferent visual pathways). Afferent defects include reduction in visual acuity, visual field, color vision, contrast sensitivity, comfort (usually as it relates to glare), and higher level visual processing, including recording of visual memory and comprehension of visual stimuli. Efferent defects include reduction of the ability to visually pursue a target, focus the lens inside the eye, train the two eyes onto a single target, maintain gaze once a visual target is obtained, and open and close the eyelids. In this three part series, we will describe 1) damage to the afferent visual pathways, 2) damage to the efferent visual pathways, and 3) the role of the neuro-ophthalmologist in visual restoration and rehabilitation. Health.mil

Veterans Share Stories and Get Support on Facebook

War Veterans Gather, Talk, Seek Help on Facebook 03/08/2010.  In the years following U.S. troop deployments to Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, thousands of former soldiers, both men and women, have returned home to to continue their civilian lives. Some of these veterans return physically injured or paralyzed, others with psychological issues. As these veterans adjust to the civilian life, Facebook has become a tool for them to apply for federal benefits, return to college, search for work and find support from other veterans.  Inside Facebook

NEW BOOK - The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of Our Soldiers (March 2010)

The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of Our Soldiers 03/07/2010. At a time when suicide rates among veterans is increasing sharply, this empathic examination of ‘the moral weight that soldiers carry on their shoulders’ is essential reading. Publishers Weekly via Amazon
Author : Nancy Sherman
Hardcover: 338 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (March 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393064816