Showing posts with label U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Show all posts
Friday, January 25, 2013

VETERANS AFFIARS SAYS SHORTER HOSPITAL STAYS BETTER FOR PATIENTS

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FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Shorter Hospital Stays Are Better for Patients, VA Finds A shorter stay in the hospital can act...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

A CITY WORKS TO END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS

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Photo:  U.S. Air Force. FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE New Orleans Works to End Veteran Homelessness By Claudette Roulo American...
Monday, December 24, 2012

THE RIGHT STUFF: FROM HEROS TO JOB CREATORS

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Heroes on the Homefront: New Report Highlights Veterans as Job Creators by Marie Johns   I’m ...
Friday, December 7, 2012

U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PANETTA MAKES COMMENTS ON SYRIA AND SEQUESTRATION

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta poses for photos with the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen cheerleaders and band during a pep rally held in...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

NEARLY A QUARTER OF VETERANS RECEIVING VA CARE HAVE DIABETES

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 Credit:  U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS American Diabetes Month — Time to Take Ac...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

VA APPROVES $28 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR HOMELESS VETS

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, and retired Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, director of the CIA, salute a crowd during the Veterans...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

VA INSTALLS NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT CENTRAL OFFICE

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FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS System Will Provide $3.5 Million in Savings WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affair...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

STUDY FINDS PROSTRATE SURGERY MAY NOT INCREASE LONGEVITY

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 FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Men Treated Surgically Have No Greater Lifespan in 15-Year Follow-Up WASHINGTON -- A major f...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

VETERAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 9.5 PERCENT

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS  Post-9/11 Veteran Unemployment Rate Continues to Fall; At 9.5 Percent July 6, 2012 by Brandon...
Monday, June 4, 2012

UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG POST-9/11 VETS

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS The Latest on Unemployment Among Post-9/11 Veterans June 1, 2012 by Brandon Friedman  On Frid...
Sunday, June 3, 2012

CITIES WORK TO FIGHT VETERAN HOMELESSNESS

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FROM:  U.S. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION Communities Get Fit to Fight Veteran Homelessness May 29, 2012 by Pete Dougherty Can boot camps get ...
Friday, June 1, 2012

ST. JUDE MEDICAL INC. PAYS $3.65 MILLION TO SETTLE CLAIMS OF OVERCHARGES

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Thursday, May 31, 2012 Minnesota-based St. Jude Medical Pays U.S. $3.65 Million to Settle Claims That...
Monday, May 28, 2012

MEMORIAL DAY, A DAY OF REFLECTION

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Photo:  Annapolis National Cemetery.  Credit:  U.S. Department of Defense. FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Memorial Day – Wh...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

NATIONAL NURSES WEEK

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FROM:  U.S. VETERANS AFFAIRS Photo:  Florence Nightingale National Nurses Week is celebrated every year beginning May 6th and ending on...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

STUDY TO DETERMINE IF HYPERTENSION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES RELATED TO VIETNAM WAR HERBICIDE AGENT ORANGE

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FROM: U .S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS The Army Chemical Corps Vietnam-Era Veterans Health Study is designed to learn if high blood...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

URANIUM IN SHRAPNEL COULD POSE LONG TERM HEALTH RISK

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FROM:  AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE Dr. Jose Centeno, director of the Joint Pathology Center's Biophysical Toxicology and Depleted ...

MENTAL HEALTH STAFF AT VA TO INCREASE BY 10 PERCENT

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VANTAGE POINT VA to Increase Mental Health Staff by Nearly 10 Percent April 19, 2012 by Brando...