Veterans Affairs Mails ALS Diagnoses To Wrong People

The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department has told at leat 1,200 veterans that they have ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, by mistake. Letters concerning disability benefits for people with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) were sent to 2,500 veterans, but at least 1,200...

US Diabetes Diagnoses Almost Double in 10 Years

" The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes is continuously rising, reaching double the cases diagnosed ten years ago, according to a study released Friday...

Cancer Death Rates Drop Fast, Study Shows

Many great strides have been made but the best cure right now is prevention. "WASHINGTON — Good news on the cancer front: Death rates are dropping faster than ever, thanks to new progress against colorectal...

Puppy diagnoses owner with breast cancer

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor "Man's Best Friend", an adage well known throughout history, from Lassie saving Timmy daily, who for some unknown reason consistently kept falling into that damn...

Study Shows Ritalin Use Doubles in Children of Divorce: But the Question Rema...

"When a new study comes out showing that Ritalin use doubles in children of divorce, it is easy to assume the very public perception that divorce does a child 'bad.' But is it really that simple? Below, Professor Lisa Strohschein asks the following question: ‘Is it possible...

Horrors of war haunt the nights

More than 30 years later, Vietnam Veterans experience recurrent nightmares. PTSD does exist. These men are not draft-dodgers.

The Vietnam War and PTSD

The Vietnam War produced tens of thousands of PTSD victims. More than anyone else, Vietnam Veteran's wives have seen the effects of PTSD.

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