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MHS MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM E-BULLETINVital Signs
Welcome
As of March 2010 there were more than 36,000 service
members injured during OIF/OEF. When you consider
that more than half of the active duty force is married,
many with children, you realize there are signicant
numbers of families and children who are impacted by
parental injuries of war.
We know, through research, that military children and
families are generally strong and resilient. But we
also know that military families and communities face
challenges their civilian counterparts do not. Parental
wartime injuries are an example. Expert consensus
andprofessional involvement with military families and children of
the wounded
shown that beginning with the notication of injury, a cascade of
events tak
place that can raise family stress, lead to additional family
separation, and
child anxiety and worry about parental health and their own
safety.
Courage to Care, Courage to Talk acknowledges the important role
famil
play in the injury recovery process and the importance of family
resilience,
sustained parenting and appropriate communication about the
injury with
children of all ages to ensure their healthy development.
In support of Month of the Military Child, I encourage you to be
mindful of t
military family concerns in your own practice and work to
educate health ca
communities about the issues confronting military families and
how best to
address them.
Enjoy this issue of MHS Vital Signs!
Stephen J. Cozza, M.D.
Associate Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress,
USU
April is Month of the Military Child
Military children often face stre
related to deployments and timespent away from a parent.
They
may need additional support an
guidance to ensure they thrive,
from early childhood through
adolescence.
During April the Military Health
System recognizes Month of th
Military Child and offers resour
for parents and family members who provide children with the
care they ne
grow and develop into maturity. Read more at bit.ly/8YPknW.
SSUE 13 APRIL 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
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April 2010 Online Edition:
April Is Month of the Military Child
Ceremony Honors Fallen Medical
Service Members
MHS Announces New Medal of
Honor Site
Do You Know Your Drinking IQ?
Warrior Care Spotlight: Dizzy Clinic
Aids Soldiers With TBI Care
Raising Expectations in Military
Medical Education
MHS Proles: Saluting Americas
Smallest Heroes
Research Roundup: New Studies
Reveal Genetic Changes That Lead
to Cancer
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Mental Health Americas
2010 Annual Conference
June 9-12, Washington, D.C.
37th Annual International
Global Health Conference
June 14-18, Washington, D.C.
Military Child Education
Coalitions Annual Conference
July 21-23, National Harbor, Md
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RESEARCH ROUND UP Do You Know Your Drinking IQ?
With each deployment, military personnel and their families face
enormous
challenges, and the stress and anxiety associated with
separation can lead
many to misuse alcohol. April 8 was National Alcohol Screening
Day but Milta
Pathways continues to encourage all service members and their
families to
complete a free, anonymous screening to assess their alcohol use
and behav
NASD is a wonderful way to promote alcohol awareness. It is an
opportunity
provide soldiers with information and to explain to them whats
normal and whnot when it comes to alcohol use, said Yvonne
Wilbanks, Fort Benning Army
Substance Abuse Program. Read more at http://bit.lycc62o5.
Warrior Care Spotlight: Dizzy Clinic Aids Soldie
With TBI Care
In March a multidisciplinary dizzy clinic at Walter Ree
Army Medical Center celebrated its rst year of treatin
active duty personnel who experience dizziness due
to traumatic brain injury. The clinic opened last year
to ensure that soldiers returning from deployment inOperation
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Free
are seen by specialty providers in a timely manner.
Dizziness, headaches, visual impairment and chang
in hearing are common signs and symptoms of TBI,
according to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury
Center, headquartered at Walter Reed. Many of the dizzy clinics
patients
experience dizziness after sustaining injuries due to blast
exposures from
improvised explosive devices, land mines, mortar rounds and
rocket-prope
grenades. Read more at http://bit.ly/9kYOmG.
MHS Announces New Medal of Honor Site
Medal of Honor Foundation in honoring those
U.S. military medical personnel who have been
recognized for the nations highest military
decoration, the Medal of Honor. Read more at
www.health.mil/medalofhonor.
Research Roundup: New
Studies Reveal Genetic
Changes That Lead to Cancer
In 2005, University of Michigan medical
researchers made the groundbreakingdiscovery that mutant fused
genes play a
role in many common cancers.
Fused genes form when
chromosomes (the structures
that carry a cells genetic information)
rearrange and bring two genes into
proximity that shouldnt be together.
The DNA in the genes merges and
causes problems by activating certain
proteins.
These researchers have shifted thecancer paradigm with their
discovery that
gene fusion is not limited to blood cancers
and that it can be related to androgen.
Their science is outstanding and will help
the military in our goal of moving to more
effective, individualized medicine, said Col.
Karl Friedl, director of the Telemedicine and
Advanced Technology Research Center.
Finding recurrent gene fusions for a
specic type of cancer brings researchers
closer to making a specic test for thatcancer and offering novel
ways to treat
it perhaps even personalized drugs with
fewer side effects. Read more at
http://bit.ly/cfuHsk.
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