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  • New programs help Airmen tighten belt, fight obesity

    In 2010, 75 percent of Americans from 17 to 24-years-old were unfit for military duty due to obesity, according to Dr. Curtis Gilroy, U.S. Department of Defense director of accessions policy."Health care to Health", a federally funded initiative implemented on select bases in the Department of

  • E-cigarettes are unregulated, health officials scrutinize use

    E-cigarettes have an allure that have made gas stations and tobacco shops alike sell them throughout St. Clair County. This is not unlike the grip regular cigarettes may have had on generations for decades, whether from advertisements, social pressure, or perhaps claims of being a healthier

  • Military Doctor Fights to Protect Newborns

    The wars are winding down but Army Maj. Ryan Mascio's mission is booming. He and four other pediatricians, along with three neonatal nurses, care for an average of 130 newborns a month at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia. But a new threat looms on the horizon. A tragic condition that once

  • Japanese encephalitis virus threat in Asia

    Mosquitoes all over the globe carry and spread some of the most debilitating diseases known to man, and do so in a manner that's often difficult to predict with any kind of certainty.These vector-borne diseases can cause serious illness or can be fatal. Some of these diseases, such as Japanese

  • Report Shows DOD Contribution to National Prevention Strategy

    Hundreds of service members and civilian employees are eating healthier and getting more exercise at the Defense Logistics Agency, one of 14 military facilities serving as pilot locations for a new program that aims to help service members and their families become more health-conscious. The program

  • Keeping fit one diet at a time

    Susan Haley, 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron health promotion dietitian, has been a dietitian and nutritionist for over 30 years, but she has been helping members of Team MacDill stay fit for the last seven years. "We believe that fit fighters plus healthy families equal a resilient and healthy Air

  • Tips Campaign Matte Article for General Public

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is continuing its national tobacco education campaign--Tips From Former Smokers (Tips)--with hard-hitting new TV commercials that feature real people who have experienced the harms caused by smoking. The ads will air across the United States

  • "Solicit help; don't hide"

    Over the years, the term "Wingman" has evolved in the Air Force. The traditional military definition of a Wingman refers to the pattern in which fighter jets fly. There is always a lead aircraft and another which flies off the right wing of and behind the lead. This second pilot is called the

  • Rabies can come from bite, scratch

    With summer months fast approaching and the topic of safety buzzing around base, it is important to remember a key precaution that is often overlooked: rabies prevention. Rabies has been a hot topic in the news this year. To some, however, the disease is still very new. Rabies is a fatal and

  • DOD Tracking Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Virus

     The Defense Department is closely monitoring the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, which has infected more than 800 people worldwide, Air Force Col. Carol Fisher, the DOD's director of Public Health, said June 5.Those who catch the virus, first identified in 2012, exhibit flu-like

  • Defense Health Agency Streamlines Research Oversight Compliance

    Whether the topic is preventing sexual assault, suicide or substance abuse, Department of Defense researchers are pushing the boundaries in the fields of behavioral and social science, conducting groundbreaking studies and surveys that benefit Americans as well as people overseas every day. Though

  • Seeking Help: Combating prescription drug abuse

    Editor's Note: This feature is part of a 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs series on "Airmen seeking help".I felt nothing. I was just going through the motions day-in and day- out. It all changed once I found an escape. I looked forward to coming home every day and self-medicating until I passed out and

  • DOD Smartphone App has Tools for Psychological Health

    A DOD-funded smartphone app whose tools have been used in their physical form for a decade to treat patients with anxiety, stress, negative thinking and more is now available free to the public, and it's being studied for use in those with more serious psychological health problems, experts involved

  • A journey remembered; Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Hepburn retires

    The commander of the Air Force's largest medical wing has spent more than four decades fulfilling two childhood loves: aviation and medicine.The melding of these two passions for the past 38 years on active duty reaches its conclusion Friday morning when Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Byron Hepburn, 59th Medical

  • Protect your baby with immunizations

    Kristin Bracey, Naval Health Clinic Charleston nurse, administers an oral vaccine to 6-month-old Gavin Wagner, son of Katlyn Wagner and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Wagner, a Nuclear Power Training Unit student. April 26 through May 3 was National Infant Immunization Week and the month of May is

  • Child abuse and neglect: what it means to the Air Force

    When raising children, parents will often do their best to ensure they are giving them the proper care and attention needed to grow into strong healthy adults. Many parents would never dream of abusing or neglecting their children. However, the definitions of abuse and neglect in the civilian sector