Newsroom 2009

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2009 DEC

12/18/09: Study Compares Methods of Assessing and Diagnosing TBI and PTSD

12/10/09: The Brain Gym

12/10/09: Military Health lists TBI numbers online

2009 NOV

11/18/09: DVBIC Launches New Website

11/12/09: Governor Patrick signs veterans bill at Quincy legion post

11/12/09: Las Vegas Gratitude

11/12/09: Tampa Bay Buccaneers hail the courage of Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan

11/11/09: Capito Introduces Bill to Help Veterans Suffering from Brain Injuries

11/11/09: New Ways to Diagnose Traumatic Brain Injury

11/10/09: Families, Caregivers Bear the Biggest Burden (Bob Woodruff)

11/11/09: Help from a military assistance group

11/10/09: Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts

11/10/09: Support for veterans is essential

11/09/09: Therapists deployed to war zone to fight stress disorders

11/05/09: DoD TBI Numbers Web Page Is Now Online

11/04/09: Department of Defense Numbers for Traumatic Brain Injury

2009 OCT

10/28/09: Project to benefit Fort Campbell's wounded warriors

10/27/09: Defense bill includes Jones' wounded personnel initiative

10/27/09: Team Edwards hosts Disability Employment Awareness breakfast

10/27/09: 'New Media' Effort Fuels Laptops and More for Wounded Troops

10/26/09: Combating the Stigma of Psychological Injuries

10/21/09: Osage Guardsman will appeal deployment due to head injury

10/20/09: More Research Needed On Blast Induced Traumatic Brain Injury And Vestibular Pathology

10/20/09: Week-long Trip to Iraq Ends for Eight Combat Vets 

10/19/09: OFFENSIVE PLAY How different are dogfighting and football

10/19/09: TECHNOLOGY GIVES A DULUTH STUDENT BACK WHAT IRAQ WAR TOOK AWAY

10/18/09: Veterans find healing on the water 

10/17/09: Tanner Applauds Improved Service to Wounded Warriors

10/16/09: Exploration Continues on Military-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries 

10/16/09: US Paralympics coaches teach injured military veterans how to expand the limits of their disabilities

10/16/09: Brain Injury Association Is Hosting Second Annual Journey of Hope Gala

10/15/09: New Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center Breaks Ground at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio

10/15/09: On Their Own Terms

10/14/09: Guardsmen’s PTSD issues are raised for health caregivers

10/13/09: Private industry should fill the gap in military and veterans' services 

10/12/09: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Study may help curb cases of combat-stress disorder

10/11/09: Wounded Warrior Program helps injured airmen

10/11/09: Mind M.A.S.H.: Fort Hood succeeding in treatment of TBI 

10/10/09: Brain injuries plague returning veterans 

10/09/09: Defense bill asks Pentagon to re-examine Purple Hearts for TBI 

10/08/09: At War Notes from the Front Lines 

10/07/09: Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Receives $3 Million Donation from TV Icon Bob Barker

10/07/09: Pentagon researches alternative treatments

10/07/09: PTSD: An Army colonel’s quest for answers Army

10/05/09: Treating traumatic brain injuries 

10/05/09: Treating brain injuries on the sports field and battlefield

10/05/09: Army Vice Chief Wants No Stigma For Brain Injuries

10/05/09: War injury leads to advances at home 

10/04/09: More colleges develop classes on how to treat war veterans

10/02/09: Operation Outreach Event This Weekend

10/02/09: Giving military kids a lift

10/01/09: Flying high for heroes in Pungo

2009 SEP

09/30/09: Large crowd welcomes home twin soldiers Gomez brothers served in Iraq, Afghanistan

09/30/09: Tests to determine Tebow's return

09/30/09:Veterans Returning From Iraq and Afghanistan With Closed Head Trauma Are Being Offered a Free Hormone Evaluation to Address the 'Stealth Condition': Traumatic Brain Injury-Hormonal Dysfunction 

09/29/09: Gone from military, but still haunted by memories of battle

09/28/09: Stress management program helps soldiers with PTSD

09/27/09: Military experience, some find, is tough to translate on resumes 

09/27/09: Joint Chiefs chairman seeks brain-injury limit 

09/23/09: How Does Stress Of War Affect Military Families?

09/22/09: After serving in Iraq, soldier now living a nightmare
Morgue worker battles with post-traumatic stress disorder

09/21/09: Husband and Wife Team Up to Help Post 9/11 War Veterans Suffering from PTSD and TBI

09/21/09: VA Hospital here joins nationwide epilepsy network

09/20/09: Soldiers' brain injuries from blasts in Afghanistan take a toll

09/19/09: Community effort needed to heal war wounds

09/17/09: Sac City conference to focus on college-bound veterans

09/17/09: Two Iraq War Veterans receive pro bono HBO treatments for brain injuries

09/16/09: Brain injuries become more prevalent for combat veterans

09/16/09: Golf helps veterans get back in the game

09/10/09: Military Intelligence — A closer look at combating mental health issues 

09/10/09: SGT. SHAFT: Brain injury therapy available 

09/09/09: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Lead Country United Effort to Benefit Military Medicine The Partnership for Military Medicine Symposium 

09/08/09: BHR Pharma Announces Phase 3 SyNAPSe Study of Progesterone as a Neuroprotective Agent 

09/08/09: Local programs helping wounded warriors 

09/07/09: Wounded GIs get round-the-clock care

09/05/09: Combat vets find support from peers 

09/04/09: Power of the Written Word: A Soldier's Story

09/03/09: Mobile Device Could Detect Brain Injuries in Field

09/03/09: Service Dogs Help Traumatized Veterans Heal These trained canines alert owners to warning signs of PTSD, experts say

09/03/09: Injectable Biomaterial Regenerates Brain Tissue In Traumatic Injuries

09/02/09: Rural health conference draws experts to area

09/02/09: The Voice of a New Generation of Veterans

09/01/09: Helmet sensors providing data that may decrease brain injury 

09/01/09: Increase in soldiers with mental health problems puts strain on services 

09/01/09: New Approaches To Military Physical And Mental Health Explored

09/01/09: Physicists shed light on mysterious battlefield injury

09/01/09: Xbox 360TM Videogame Will Help Soldiers Recover From Traumatic Brain Injuries 

2009 AUG

08/27/09: Still at war, the Army opens a new front: against soldier suicide

08/26/09: 'Defender's Edge': a New Approach to Combat Stress 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing
 
08/26/09: Returning service people honored in Cuyahoga Falls

08/24/09: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Discuss Wounded Warrior Issues at the USNI & MOAA 2009 Defense Forum Washington

08/24/09: The War, at Home: Military Conflict in Books for Children and Teens

08/21/09: Easing the transition - Injured sergeant and his family have a new house in their future
 
08/21/09: Saving lives that didn't used to be saved

08/14/09: Angel Flight blesses vets: Badly hurt airman is given a free ride for medical care

08/12/09: SmithGroup and IFHF Honor Our Fallen Heroes

08/11/09: Injured military participate in Adaptive Aquatics

08/11/09: Soldiers Into Students

08/08/09: Paralympics Offer Wounded Veterans a Chance to Dream

08/05/09: U.S. Sen. Grassley: Fights for military members suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injuries
 
08/04/09: Ministries pave a spiritual path to help veterans with PTSD
 
08/04/09: The Vail Veterans Program Summer Retreat

08/03/09: Brain injury puzzles GI's wife, military
 
08/03/09: Wounded Marine Fights VA For Care "Shrugged Off" by Veterans Administration

08/02/09: After Combat, Victims of an Inner War

08/02/09: Sentinels give hope to veterans who have lost their way

2009 JUL

07/30/09: Online or Over Video, TRICARE Reaches Out With Expanded Behavioral Health Care Services

07/30/09: US Veterans Get The Benefits They Earned on The Battlefield

07/29/09: Mikulski Applauds Senate Passage of FY2010 Defense Authorization Bill

07/29/09: New law allows for veterans' courts

07/28/09: Markey brings veteran support bill to House
 
07/27/09: Cafe gives some Fort Hood soldiers the help they need

07/26/09: Soldiers' emotional battle scars put doctors in dilemma

07/24/09: Ceremony will honor local injured soldier

07/24/09: Wisconsin's Legionnaires gather for state convention in Milwaukee

07/23/09: Mobile center brings assistance right to veterans in Rochester
 
07/23/09: VA to expand clinic space in Jacksonville

07/22/09: Symposium sets top five issues for wounded warriors

07/21/09: Interactive Resource for Military Family Deployment Support

07/21/09: Iraq, Afghanistan vet saluted in burial

07/20/09: Soldiers' emotional battle scars put doctors in dilemma 

07/20/09: Wounded veterans get a break on tax bills

07/20/09: Operation Hat Trick A Success At UNH 350 Hats Delivered To Walter Reed Medical Center

07/16/09: Western Michigan: HERO CENTRAL: Services needed for returning veterans 

07/12/09: Can Brains Be Saved? by Lee Woodruff

07/09/09: Vietnam vets hope to reach new generation — Support group makes push to connect with returning troops

07/08/09: Wounded veterans find kayak fishing has healing power

07/08/09: Casa Colina plans new project for vets, families 

07/08/09: Financial problems or PTSD need not affect security clearance

07/08/09: MARINE TAKES GREAT STRIDES TO HONOR FRIENDS

07/08/09: Mullen issues call for more community support

07/08/09: Stress center gives hope to weary fleet

07/07/09: DSHS, WDVA schedule training workshops to help first responders deal with troubled veterans

07/06/09: Injured vets competing again FORT THOMAS
 
07/05/09: Counselors mobilize for rural veterans

07/04/09: Project Victory helps war's 'walking wounded' suffering from traumatic brain injuries

07/04/09: Women at War

07/03/09: Hero's welcome for local soldier

07/03/09: Keeping Faith with Those Who Serve

07/01/09: Bethesda brain injury center to open next year

07/01/09: Fundraiser "Boots for Our Troops" soon to arrive in Willcox

2009 JUN

06/30/09: Fort Bliss couple wins national contest

06/29/09: Free retreat offered for TBI vets, families

06/29/09: Wounded Warriors Return to Iraq

06/29/09: Military uses virtual therapy to help troops heal wounds

06/29/09: Fighting the WAR to a full recovery

06/26/09: 2009 Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

06/20/09: Veteran rebuilds life after brain injury

06/15/09: At war with PTSD – Mental affliction in soldiers tied to area homicide, robbery

06/12/09: Bill extends benefits to vets fired over doctor visits

06/11/09: Awareness key as soldiers return home
 
06/10/09: Wisconsin doctor applies TBI experience to mission
 
06/10/09: Brain Injury Association of America urges President Obama to include cognitive rehabilitation for returning service members as a part of TRICARE coverage

06/04/09: Unique Clinical, Imaging Findings Seen Among Veterans With Mild TBI
 
06/04/09: Stiff upper lip leads to greater mental health problems for ex-soldiers

06/03/09: Post sees second suicide in 2 weeks
 
06/01/09: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill join senior military for country united: Advancing medicine from the frontlines to the homefront

2009 MAY

05/31/09: Chattanooga: Veterans getting more post-deployment help
 
05/31/09: Grant to help military veterans

05/29/09: THE PULPIT: Pastors try to reach out to veterans with PTSD

05/28/09: McCormick Foundation, Major League Baseball announce $2.6 Million in additional grants for "Welcome Back Veterans"
  
05/28/09: Wounded Warrior Diaries: Marine uses 'Real Warriors' to help others
 
05/28/09: Brain matters How the military is using computers, cell phones, and video games to treat soldiers with traumatic brain injuries
 
05/28/09: Military Intelligence — While we're waiting
 
05/28/09: Post takes lead in addressing problem – Fort Campbell has highest suicide rate in the US Army
 
05/27/09: Southwest Council symposium in Vineland, NJ to focus on the struggles of returning war vets

05/27/09: ‘An Evening with Bob Woodruff” salutes those in uniform
 
05/26/09: Declining numbers prompt Army to restructure WTUs
 
05/23/09: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Fisher House salute America's military heroes

05/22/09: Commentary (by Lee Woodruff): Thank our soldiers with a dollar and a Tweet
 
05/18/09: House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing
 
05/20/09: Shameful story of ingratitude

05/18/09: Service and Sacrifice: A way of life for military families

05/18/09: Innovative family camp targets Iraq/Afghanistan and other veterans with traumatic brain injury

05/15/09: Bouncing back from war

05/14/09: Marine wife's "Pay It Foward" philosophy

05/14/09: SC researchers get $1.5M federal contract from DoD to study brain injury

05/14/09: Wounded veterans converge for rally

05/13/09: Suck it up and drive on

05/13/09: Award-Winning Actress Glenn Close to Appear on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in Support of Puppies Behind Bars Puppies

05/12/09: Six Flags Friends partners with 'Beyond Tribute' to support war veterans this Memorial Day Weekend

05/11/09: “A Sacred Trust”

05/10/09: Long journey home for injured soldier

05/10/09: Field of Honor: Remembering

05/09/09: Soldier receives Purple Heart

05/08/09: Experts: Vets need more comprehensive care

05/07/09: Depression cure and evidence-based suicide intervention model for US Army blocked by NIMH from scientific review

05/05/09: Ahead of the game Post hospital clinic offers advanced rehabilitation care

2009 APR

04/28/09: Brain shock: The new Gulf War syndrome

04/28/09: VA recovery coordinators are vital, vets say

04/27/09: A virtual place to go for returning vets

04/27/09: Second Chance for Hometown Hero

04/26/09: Veterans are backing Jones' bill

04/24/09: Warrior Recovery Center (WRC) opens its doors

04/24/09: WW II veteran remembers

04/23/09: Veterans hope to rebuild their lives through Conservation Corps

04/21/09: Wounded soldiers looking for work

04/21/09: PTSD: is it a psychosis?

04/20/09: Wounded soldier welcomed home

04/20/09: Supporting service members with combat injuries

04/20/09: Wounded solider welcomed home

04/18/09: Iraq vet in Pennsylvania murders –was radically changed by war and PTSD

04/18/09: Wounded Iraq warrior fights for normal life

04/17/09: Conference eyes services for vets

04/17/09: Veterans to have appreciation party

04/15/09: Officials: Troops hurt by brain-injury focus

04/15/09: Topekan receives Purple Heart

04/06/09: Military studies shed light on brain injuries from blasts

04/06/09: Elsevier and Brain Mapping Foundation Co-Host 6th Annual World Congress of IBMISPS on Brain Mapping and Image Guided Therapy

2009 MAR

03/31/09: School reform urged

03/31/09: Oxygen Biotherapeutics adds Phase II TBI trial sites in Israel

03/31/09: Veterans' issues and actress' death mark Brain Injury Awareness Month

03/28/09: The Military and TBI

03/24/09: Army Setting up TBI Program in Europe

03/22/09: Five Service Dogs Graduate to New Owners

03/22/09: It’s one step at a time for brain injury patients

03/15/09: Team Helps Patients Fight Back from Brain Injuries

03/13/09: Brain injuries: doctor battles stigma

03/13/09: First Lady Makes Visit to Fort Bragg

2009 FEB

02/27/09: Brain Injury and Collaborative Efforts to Address It

02/27/09: Obama’s Speech at Camp Lejeune, NC

02/18/09: SDV’s “Cousteau” to Help Injured Veterans

02/17/09: New Research Examines Concussion in Military

02/15/09: Tech gurus use power of Web to help veterans

02/15/09: PTSD: ‘Not enough is being done’

02/11/09: New Navy Center Promotes Strength Through Mental Health

02/06/09: New café a refuge for dissent 

2009 JAN

01/31/09: Lawmakers visit Fort Hood

01/29/09: Fort Carson’s top commander talks about mental-health care, classrooms and more