July 10, 2012 High acid levels in your mouth lead to cavities Factors that influence the health of your teeth and the formation of cavities include how often you eat and the consistency and type of food you eat.The frequency you eat and drink plays a huge factor in forming cavities by changing the pH level in your mouth. The pH level is the number which tells
July 2, 2012 Total Force Airmen ready for deployed medical support Sixty-seven Pacific Air Forces Airmen and Air National Guardsmen sharpened their warfighter medical support capabilities at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Anchorage, Alaska, May 7-13.The medical personnel concluded Expeditionary Medical Support training, a mandatory pre-deployment
June 27, 2012 AF Surgeon General speaks during National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day
June 25, 2012 New First Aid App Brings American Red Cross Safety Tips to Smart Phones The American Red Cross today launched its official first aid app, putting free and simple lifesaving information right in the hands of smart phone users.This app is the first in a series to be created by the American Red Cross, the nation's leader in first aid and emergency preparedness information.
June 15, 2012 PACANGEL 12 kicks off in Vietnam Approximately 58 U.S. military members, along with the Vietnam People's Armed Forces and two non-governmental organizations, Project H.O.P.E. and East Meets West, kicked-off Pacific Angel-Vietnam 12 in Nghe An Province, Vietnam, June 11.This iteration of PACANGEL-Vietnam includes humanitarian
June 4, 2012 Grinding your teeth may lead to other problems Bruxism is the technical term for grinding and clenching of the teeth that may cause facial pain, according to dental officials.People who grind and clench their teeth, called bruxers, unintentionally bite down too hard at inappropriate times, such as in their sleep. In addition to grinding teeth,
June 4, 2012 Military Surgeons General visit the Medical Education & Training Campus For the three military surgeons general to be in the same country at the same time is unusual. For all three to be in the same room at the same time is a rare event. Instructors and staff of the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) received an extraordinary opportunity when Lt. Gen. Charles
June 4, 2012 Colonel Miniotis retires after 30 years of service The 81st Medical Group honored Col. (Dr.) Nicholas Miniotis for completing 30 years of Air Force service during a formal retirement ceremony May 10 at the Keesler Marina indoor pavilion. Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, 81st MDG commander, officiated.Miniotis has commanded the 81st Dental Squadron
May 9, 2012 Final touches made to new AF dental school and clinic Workers lay the final touches and work to complete the landscape at the new Air Force Post Graduate Dental School and Clinic at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, May 3, 2012. The building is a $38 million project that began in 2010 and has now opened its doors to start receiving patients.
May 3, 2012 Keesler dentist wins award at 'Hinman' meeting A member of the 81st Dental Squadron Advanced Education in General Dentistry one-year residency program was recognized at the prestigious Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting March 22-24 in Atlanta, the program's 100th anniversary.Capt. (Dr.) Thomas Heidenreich, who received his dental degree from the
May 2, 2012 Pacific Angel med team gets real-life trauma care education With a swing of the axe, Neng Yong Ya's life took a dramatic turn for the worse. The 30-year old Lao farmer was at work, April 24, trying to remove a tree stump from a field when a Vietnam-era unexploded ordnance blew up. The force of the blast threw him, and caused trauma to his chest and stomach.
April 19, 2012 Developing ways to strengthen family health, well-being Military families face some unique challenges. They experience specific stressors that can place them at risk for maltreatment of one another.Those stressors include isolation from extended family, deployments and high levels of job stress.However, families can implement and establish protective
April 6, 2012 MRI machine boosts Bagram patient care A magnetic resonance imaging machine approved and funded by the U.S. Congress was delivered to Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, October 2011. The machine was placed at Bagram to assist in the rapid assessment of neurological injuries and to allow for research in the
March 6, 2012 Air Force expands drug testing program to include abused prescription drugs The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1, 2012.On Jan. 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's growing
Feb. 15, 2012 Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare
Feb. 13, 2012 First Lady samples food transformation initiative at Little Rock First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Hercules Dining Facility here Feb. 9 to survey the food transformation initiative program on base. The visit was part of a three-day tour by the First Lady commemorating the second anniversary of her "Let's Move!" program designed to combat childhood obesity.In
Feb. 13, 2012 Keesler Airman selected to perform with 'Tops in Blue' Senior Airman Emmanuel Maldonado-Rosario is following a family tradition of Air Force service among the family's eight children, with one exception -- he's the only one to have been selected to become a member of the service's "Tops in Blue" entertainment group.Maldonado-Rosario, a dental technician
Feb. 13, 2012 Dental squadron urges early care for baby teeth It is important to establish what the dental community calls a "dental home."When children start practicing good oral hygiene habits at an early age, they will need less expensive dental care and can prevent avoidable emergency situations in the future. A "dental home" starts with routine,
Feb. 9, 2012 SECDEF visits Air Force wounded warrior care facility The Secretary of Defense visited Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 3, to show his appreciation for the dedicated and hard-working service members who ensure wounded warriors receive world-class care.Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta started his visit at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility
Jan. 31, 2012 Air Force, Navy officers help develop Afghan hospital project A major step forward for Afghans living near Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, occurred Jan. 28 during the groundbreaking for a new hospital. The $5 million commander's emergency response program has an estimated completion timeframe of nine months. Air Force Maj. Wesley Morris, a comptroller adviser