Nov. 16, 2012 AF, China's PLA physicians gather for first-ever acupuncture exchange At the invitation of China's People Liberation Army, Air Force medical physicians, along-side their Chinese military and civilian counterparts, conducted the first-ever Medical Acupuncture and Battlefield Medicine Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Beijing, China, on Oct. 21-27. The exchange,
Nov. 14, 2012 Protecting your teeth with mouth guards Knowing how to prevent injuries is important when you, or your child, participate in organized or recreational activities. Whether you are involved in contact sports like football or wrestling or non-contact sports such as gymnastics or weightlifting, wearing a mouth guard can offer significant
Nov. 13, 2012 Wounded warrior gets help with new battle buddy An Air Force wounded warrior has a new buddy that is helping him cope with his physical and mental pain, thanks to the Train A Dog - Save A Warrior program.Staff Sgt. Andrew Goligowski struggles with post-traumatic stress and the pain caused by sarcoidosis, a disease with no cure that causes
Nov. 9, 2012 Open season set for 3 civilian benefits programs Open season for three civilian benefits programs will be Nov. 12 through Dec. 10 Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. Those programs are the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program and the Federal Flexible Spending Account
Nov. 9, 2012 Through Airmen's Eyes: Chief discusses how family, pet help PTSD issues (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)Coming back from deployment, Airmen face the home-station work environment, reintegrating with family and settling back into day-to-day life.What
Nov. 8, 2012 377th Dental Squadron helps fight against tooth decay Xylitol is a funny-sounding word that packs a powerful punch when it comes to reducing tooth decay.The natural sweetener is in many items that most people come into contact with often. This includes several of the fruits and vegetables we eat daily, as well as the bark from certain trees, and
Nov. 8, 2012 Quit smoking: The time is now Many people wait to make their New Year's resolution in January, and a number of those resolutions will be to stop the use of tobacco. However, New Year's is eight weeks away. Rather than waiting, Hanscom personnel are encouraged to take the steps to quit by Jan. 1 and begin the new year with one
Nov. 8, 2012 AFMC professional wins national health care award Lt. Col. Rob Nyquist, command public health officer in Air Force Materiel Command's Surgeon General Directorate, was recently named the recipient of the William Gorgas Preventive Medicine Award by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.Each year AMSUS selects an individual from
Nov. 8, 2012 Air Force leaders issue Veterans Day message Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Veterans Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:"Our Air Force's success is founded in the sacrifice of generations who served
Nov. 8, 2012 Barksdale medical maintainers keep 2 MDG running like a well-oiled machine Few things are more important than reliable medical equipment. If equipment is unavailable, not calibrated correctly or malfunctions, it could place someone's life in jeopardy, which is why the 2nd Medical Operations Support Squadron Biomedical Equipment Technicians here work behind the scenes to
Nov. 2, 2012 Airmen ‘lean forward’ to support East Coast relief efforts In the wake of President Obama's call for the federal government to "lean forward" in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy, Airmen from across the country are answering the call. Aircraft and crews from 12 active duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve bases across the nation
Nov. 2, 2012 Medical class works to build safer care This is part one of a five part series on patient safety.Safety is paramount in the Air Force, but within the medical career field it is vital as one mistake could lead to a loss of life.Since 2009, the 366th Medical Group has taught a program called Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance
Nov. 2, 2012 28th MDG to be smoke free Nov. 9 The 28th Medical Group will be designated a tobacco-free campus beginning Nov. 9, in light of the recently updated Air Force Instruction 40-102, Tobacco Use in the Air Force.The facilities impacted by the change include: Bldg. 6000 (Medical Clinic); Bldg. 6010 (Veterinary Clinic); and Bldg. 7712
Nov. 2, 2012 Docs work together to find a cure, get recognized An Airman from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., has been chosen to present his research. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Christian Lyons, 4th Medical Operations Squadron commander, will present his research on a patient with a potentially deadly side effect of ankylosing
Nov. 2, 2012 Airman aides crash victim with ties to Keesler AFB Waiting for a traffic signal at an intersection in Biloxi, Miss., she hardly saw the pickup truck become airborne upon impact. "Oh, my God!" Senior Airman Ciara Bien thought as the truck suddenly flew by and landed on its roof 'like a pancake.' She had never seen anything like it before.Bien, a
Nov. 2, 2012 Hungary-based Airmen write new chapter in multinational operations At this small, bare-bones, communist-era airfield located in the Hungarian countryside, midpoint between Budapest and Vienna, American Airmen are writing a dynamic new chapter in multinational cooperation and flight operations. Airmen assigned to the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary,
Nov. 1, 2012 Helping to save lives one scan at a time Analyzing X-rays, running computerized tomography scans and performing pregnancy ultrasounds may sound mind boggling but it's what the men and women of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center radiology department do every day."We process more than 100 wounded warriors from Operation Enduring Freedom,
Nov. 1, 2012 Physical Therapy: Before the Injury The 65th Physical Therapy Flight at Lajes Field spends their day assessing and aiding injured Airmen. They treat anything from simple hazards to training injuries that occur throughout the day. But now, instead of treating patients after they are injured, physical therapists are heading to work
Nov. 1, 2012 Dietary awareness system keeps Airmen on point A new dietary awareness system geared toward changing the way Airmen eat went into effect at the Aviano Air Base dining facilities Oct. 24. "Go for Green" is a new color-coded system that shows Airmen the calorie count intake of each item on the menu and what foods should be consumed less often than