June 9, 2014 Adequate sleep critical to healthy living In our fast-paced, over-worked and multi-tasking society, sleep problems are a commonality many of us share. In fact, the first signs of stress are appetite changes and sleep problems, followed by physical complaints and changes in intimacy. When our stressors persist or become unmanageable, the
June 5, 2014 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
June 5, 2014 Aeromedical Evacuation from Normandy This article is the first in two-part series that looks at the experiences of aeromedical evacuation from Normandy in the words of the flight nurses and medics who flew the missions 70 years ago.
June 4, 2014 Angel of the Battlefield: One year later More than 2,000 service members have died and almost 20,000 have been wounded fighting in Afghanistan. Becoming one of those statistics was not what Senior Airman Taylor Renfro had in mind when she deployed there in 2013. But on May 29, 2013, two weeks before redeployment home, the vehicle she was
June 4, 2014 Combat rescue Airmen highlighted in new television documentary After their successful 2013, six-episode series on Air Force Combat Rescue, a National Geographic Channel camera crew went back to Afghanistan for a 2014 two-hour special.The follow-up special, "Inside Combat Rescue: The Last Stand," provides a real-time look at the experiences of the Airmen,
June 3, 2014 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
June 3, 2014 Is it wise to have my wisdom teeth extracted? This article is an informative piece addressing the common questions patients ask about dental care, specifically in the area of wisdom teeth. Please consult with your dentist or oral surgeon for more information and personalized treatment recommendations. What are Wisdom Teeth?Wisdom teeth, also
June 3, 2014 AETC office supports AF medical training mission Medical education in the Air Force experienced a transformation six years ago with the establishment of Air Force Medical Modeling and Simulation Training.Based at Air Education and Training Command, the AFMMAST Central Program Office is the hub of that initiative."The central program office is
May 30, 2014 Israelis, U.S. complete Juniper Cobra 14 medical evacuation exercise During a simulated life-or-death scenario, U.S. and Israeli medical teams completed a medical evacuation exercise May 20 throughout Israel. The exercise, held in conjunction with the missile defense-related exercise Juniper Cobra 14, or JC14, simulated treating six patients and transporting them to
May 30, 2014 Medical leaders visit Afghanistan as operations transition As the war draws down and coalition forces continue to withdraw from Afghanistan, joint medical leaders visited the area May 3-10 to assess the current state of medical operations in theater and meet with joint forces currently deployed. Led by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs,
May 30, 2014 Breathe easy during World No Tobacco Day According to the World Health Organization, the global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which 600,000 are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke. World No Tobacco Day encourages millions worldwide May 31 to say no to tobacco use and squash the plant's growing
May 29, 2014 EMEDS: Medical care anywhere A major typhoon hits the Pacific, wiping out towns, destroying homes and leaving hundreds of thousands of people in need of medical care. This scenario is not unlikely in the dynamic climate of the Pacific region, which is why the 374th Medical Group tested its capabilities in setting up an
May 29, 2014 Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Orders Military Health System Review Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby provided the following statement:"On Tuesday, Secretary Hagel outlined the parameters of the comprehensive review he ordered of the department's military health system."The 90-day review will be led by Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work, with the
May 29, 2014 Air Force Academy lab wins national award Most businesses would envy a 97-percent satisfaction rate, but it's even more amazing for an organization that's in the business of pushing needles into people's veins.Lt. Col. Nathan Johnson, who commands the 10th Medical Support Squadron's Laboratory Flight, said that satisfaction rate is based on
May 28, 2014 AFMS historian seeks to preserve military medical history A modest display that occupies what was once a flower shop at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center is the seed of what one day may be an Air Force museum dedicated to military medicine.For Judith Taylor, Air Force Medical Services historian, that is the goal."There has always been a desire by
May 27, 2014 Air Force mental health programs encourage seeking help The number of Airmen seeking mental health care has increased over the last five years-- and this is a trend Air Force leaders encourage, according to a lead psychiatrist with the office of the Air Force Surgeon General. A mental health encounters report issued by the Air Force Medical Operations
May 27, 2014 Keesler physicians, dentists graduate from internship, residency training Twenty-four physicians and dentists will graduate from internship and residency training at 10 a.m., May 29, in Keesler Medical Center's Don Wylie Auditorium. Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Mark Ediger, deputy Air Force surgeon general, will deliver the commencement address. Col. (Dr.) Tom Harrell, Keesler Medical
May 27, 2014 711 Human Performance Wing helps quadriplegic drive a car safely Human performance technologies developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory along with Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., were on display here May 6 as quadriplegic Sam Schmidt drove a car. The test took place on the 7,500 foot runway just south of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.