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Meditation helps veterans with PTSD, Defense Dept. experiment finds
November 16, 2018
Associated Press | NBC News
Meditation worked as well as traditional therapy for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in a small experiment sponsored by the Department of Defense.
One method preferred by the Department of Veterans Affairs is exposure therapy, but it doesn't work for everyone and many can't handle what it requires: purposely recalling traumatic events and confronting emotions.
Meditation could be a better choice for some, the researchers said.
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Many disabled veterans eligible for student loan forgiveness are still paying
November 12, 2018
Annie Nova | CNBC
The Education Department says it has identified more than 40,000 veterans who qualify to have their student debt canceled through what is called a "total and permanent disability discharge."
More than 25,000 of them are in default, however, and just 8,500 have even applied for the forgiveness. The government did not say it has discharged any of the debts of these eligible veterans.
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New device improves balance in veterans with Gulf War Illness
November 5, 2018
Rutgers University | Medical Xpress
Gulf War veterans with unexplained illnesses that cause fatigue, headaches, respiratory disorders and memory problems can improve their balance with a device developed by Rutgers University researchers.
The study is the first to examine how Gulf War illnesses affect veterans' vestibular systems, which are integral for balance, memory and brain blood flow.
The findings are being presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience this week.
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Veterans Unemployment Rate Nears Record Low for October
November 5, 2018
Richard Sisk | Military.com
The veterans unemployment rate dropped again in October to 2.9 percent, continuing a downward trend begun in 2010 when the nation was pulling out of the 2008 recession, the Labor Department reported.
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Does Going to War Increase Veterans’ Religiosity?
November 2, 2018
Resul Cesur, Travis Freidman, Joseph J. Sabia | Promarket
Are there really no atheists in foxholes? A new paper looks at the effects of military combat on American service members’ religiosity—and its results do indeed offer some support for that old adage.
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HUD reports drop to 37,878 homeless veterans in 2018
November 1, 2018
Nikki Wentling | Stars and Stripes
WASHINGTON — On the night of Jan. 24, 2018, volunteers across the country counted 37,878 veterans living on the streets or in transitional housing and shelters – a decrease of 2,142, or 5.4 percent, from those counted in January 2017.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development released Thursday the results of its annual point-in-time count of the country’s homeless. The decline in veteran homelessness comes one year after the department reported the first increase in veteran homelessness in a decade.
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VA to fast-track benefits appeals for hurricane victims
October 31, 2018
Leo Shane III | Military Times
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs officials will accelerate appeals claim processing for individuals affected by the recent hurricanes that lashed the southeastern United States, calling it another way to help those veterans in need.
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Veterans are cutting back on smoking and drinking, but they still face significant health risks
October 30, 2018
Leo Shane III | Military Times
WASHINGTON — Veterans remain more likely to report feeling in great medical condition even while they face an increased risk of serious health problems like cancer, arthritis and emotional distress, according to updated survey results from veterans advocates out Tuesday.
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The military’s obsession with energy drinks is contributing to PTSD, study finds
October 27, 2018
J.D. Simkins | Military Times
Getting adequate sleep is increasingly rare among the active duty military population, as frequent deviations from the body’s natural circadian rhythms due to a demanding operational tempo pit personnel in an ongoing struggle against the ever-persistent sandman.
To combat the sleep deprivation unique to this demographic, service members often turn to energy drinks, a prominent component of combat deployments that has become as paramount to mission success as any piece of protective gear or weaponry.
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In Study of Veterans, Therapy Most Significant Predictor of PTSD Recovery
October 26, 2018
L.G. Berry | Psychiatry Advisor
Results of a retrospective study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry found that although off-label prescribing for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was effective across several medications, concurrent psychotherapy was the only predictor of diagnostic improvement.
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