After decades, asbestos still has a deadly toll on Mississippi veterans - The Oxford Eagle

After decades, asbestos still has a deadly toll on Mississippi veterans - The Oxford Eagle

By Cristina Johnson After decades, asbestos still has a deadly toll on Mississippi veterans Our veterans in Mississippi and nationwide experience health crises, which have their roots way back in the 1920s when the US Military started to apply asbestos for various activities, ranging from the construction of buildings, roads, and airstrips to shipbuilding and the maintenance of equipment. The amount used increased considerably during wartime, es…

Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Class of Its Own? Longitudinal Comparison to Other Conditions Following Trauma and Life Stress Exposure

Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Class of Its Own? Longitudinal Comparison to Other Conditions Following Trauma and Life Stress Exposure Controversy persists regarding the classification of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as etiologically distinct from internalizing disorders like depression and anxiety.1,2 Many symptoms of PTSD overlap with these conditions,3 but PTSD is distinguished primarily by the requirement for trauma exposure—C…

VIEWPOINT | Offering hope and healing to veterans with PTSD

A sizable segment of the veteran and active-duty population is suffering from the lingering impact of exposure to past traumatic stress events.Many still lead lives plagued by serious war-related readjustment problems – depression, anxiety, flashbacks to combat, isolation, feelings of alienation, avoidance of feelings, resentment, anger, survivor’s guilt, shame, nightmares, sleep disturbances, drug or alcohol problems and suicidal feelings.In th…

DTMS helps veteran with brain injury and PTSD: Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation targets specific brain areas

Travis Towns, a 37-year-old veteran stationed at Fort Bliss, has served all around the world during his 11 years in the military.

The post-traumatic stress disorder (PTBS) follows the majority of patients for life – at least so far. Researchers at the University of Texas in Dallas and the Baylor University Medical Center tried a new approach to the healing of the mental illness: a stimulation of the vagus nerve. They detected for the first time a 100 percent decrease of all symptoms in their subjects – a breakthrough that makes listening. Symbolic picture PTBS Nerve stimul…