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Risk of Teen Drivers Dying in Crash DOUBLES if Friends are in the Car

The AP has published that a teenage driver’s risk of dying in an accident increases -->

Highway Death Rate Has Fallen to a 60-Year Low

According to figures released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on May 7, highway -->

Federal court reverses order for VA system overhaul

Associated Press: By PAUL ELIAS SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Monday reversed -->

VA Boosts Mental Health Workforce

Time: Battleland Military Mental Health A Lagging Indicator By Mark Thompson April 20, 2012 |Even -->

Veterans and Brain Disease

Could blasts from bombs or grenades have a catastrophic impact similar to those of repeated -->

Veterans Affairs’ mental-health system denounced at hearing

Wednesday’s hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs followed the release of an inspector -->

Pressure to reduce VA disability claims may cause more delays, advocates warn

By Steve Vogel, Washington Post With the Department of Veterans Affairs facing a growing backlog -->

Army Refines Medical Management of Concussion

By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 – Over the past -->

Are Imported Foods Getting More Dangerous?

Food Poisoning Statistics In 2011, the FDA inspected only about 1,000 of more than 250,000 -->

New Technology Makes Drunk Driving Obsolete

About the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety The Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety, -->

Nursing Groups to receive PTSD and TBI training

From Stars and Stripes By LEO SHANE III Published: April 10, 2012 WASHINGTON — A -->

Pentagon Stays Silent on Whether Suspect in Afghan Massacre Took Controversial Anti-Malaria Drug

Democracy Now!, March 27, 2012: As Staff. Sgt. Robert Bales is charged with murdering 17 -->

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans’ Day

The U.S. Senate declared March 30th as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, agreeing unanimously to -->

Facts Veterans Should Know

The current VA manual that is used by VA employees is M21-IMR ( the manual -->

Queso Food Recalls: Not So Delicioso

Listeria Contamination Suspected We’ve written quite a bit about Listeria outbreaks lately, and we’re sorry -->

Free VA Healthcare for Combat Veterans

Important Information Veterans Should Know: A veteran who has other than a dishonorable discharge from -->

New Food Safety Legislation Being Protested

Food Industry Protests Food Safety Plan Obama Signs Sweeping Food Safety Reform Bill. According to -->

Andrew Finkelstein named to advocates forums

Read more about Andrew’s accomplishment: http://blog.timesunion.com/onthemove/attorney-andrew-finkelstein-named-to-advocates-forums/3413/#.T0-ELWXBzuU.email Andrew G. Finkelstein, managing partner of Finkelstein & Partners -->

Army Focuses on Traumatic Brain Injuries

Ben Sherman: FORT SILL, Okla. — March is Brain Injury Awareness month, and the wars -->

Veterans, VA split over mental health expansion

By Kevin Freking – The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two years after Congress passed a -->

Hotline available for soldiers, veterans over PTSD evaluations

Seattle Times, by Hal Bernton: The Army Medical Command has a hotline available for soldiers -->