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Did VA withhold Health Studies on Soldiers’ Toxic Exposures?

Stephen Coughlin, former employee at the VA Office of Public Health, has alleged that the -->

Eliminate Distracted Driving

What is Distracted Driving? Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that -->

Affymax and Takeda Announce a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Lots of OMONTYS® (peginesatide) Injection

The FDA issued a safety alert on February 23, 2013 alerting health care professionals and -->

Questions About Robotic Hysterectomy

The New York Times has published this article about robotic hysterectomies and how surgeons promise -->

Medical Device Class I Recall: Lumenis Limited, Lumenis VersaCut Tissue Morcellator

According to the FDA on February 25, 2013, Lumenis Limited is recalling certain models of -->

City Changes Law to Enable Veterans to obtain Trade Jobs

Post 9/11 Veterans will now be able to apply for Trade Licenses in NYC. Up -->

Veterans Paired with Dogs to Help PTSD and TBI Symptoms

The therapeutic effects of a canine companion are known by all dog lovers. Many recognize -->

Voluntary Recall of Dakota Specialty Milling Select Flours and Grain Blends

According to the FDA on February 14, 2013, Dakota Specialty Milling has initiated a voluntary -->

Student Veterans: For Profit’s Offer New Guidelines

For Profit colleges and universities have come under scrutiny in the media for being “unfriendly” -->

CAVC Vacates Board Decision and Remands PTSD Case

The CAVC, in the case of Rogliano v. Shinseki, 11-1597 (2/27/13), Vacated a BVA Decision -->

Women in Combat–Requirement to Register for Draft?

Has the Obama Administration’s recent decision to lift the ban on women in combat, opened -->

Class I Recall: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc recalls LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve

According to the FDA on January 4, 2013, DePuy issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall -->

Editorial: Young Moms Show High Rate of Distracted Driving

A report by the Herald-Dispatch on January 25, 2013 states that young mothers tend to -->

Consumer Alert – Undeclared Sulfites in Preserved Fruits

According to the FDA on February 21, 2013, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. -->

Heartland Brands Voluntarily Recalls Two Varieties of Granola Cereals

According to the FDA on February 20, 2013, Heartland® Brands is voluntarily recalling two varieties -->

Federal Circuit holds Veterans Cannot Obtain Service Connection for Chronic Diseases that are Not Listed as Chronic by Statute

Last week, the Federal Circuit, in the case of Walker v. Shinseki, 2011-7184, affirmed the -->

Peanut Company Executives Charged in Salmonella Outbreak

According to The National Law Journal, Officials with the U.S. Justice Department and the Food -->

Obama Seeking to Boost Study of Human Brain

The New York Times has published this article about the Obama administration’s latest undertaking to -->

Medical-device firm’s unit recalls more hip implants over high failure rates

The AP (2/15, Johnson, Jordans) reports that spokespersons for Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics unit on -->

A Word of Caution for Older Motorcyclists

A report by the New York Times’ Wellness blog on February 8 cautions aging motorcycle -->

Basic Military Health Records to be Online by End of Year

Stars & Stripes, by Leo Shane III, WASHINGTON — All veterans and servicemembers will have -->