Archive for the 'Veterans / Ex-Servicemen' Category


U.S. Troops Exposed To Polluted Air In Iraq

Military personnel and contractors stationed in Iraq risk not only enemy gunfire, suicide bombers, and roadside bombs, but the very air they breathe often is polluted with dust and other particles of a size and composition that could pose immediate and long-term health threats, scientists reported today at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society…


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Veterans Tackle The Slopes At 25th Winter Sports Clinic

This week, more than 300 Veterans will hit the slopes at the 25th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, taking place this week in Snowmass Village, Colo., March 27 - April 1. The clinic provides newly injured Veterans, and those from years past, the opportunity to learn life changing skills through rehabilitative winter sporting events…


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Health Net Sponsors The 3rd National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic In San Diego

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), and MHN (Managed Health Network, Inc.), Health Net’s behavioral health subsidiary, announced their national sponsorship of the 3rd National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, to be held September 19 - 25, 2010, in San Diego, Calif…


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Medical Cannabis University™ Launches, Puts Thousands Back To Work To Help Veterans And The Chronically Ill

With high unemployment and the veterans returning from war, MCU, Inc launches an online university to help train instructors to properly educate those wanting to help our chronically ill and veterans suffering from defending our country thru the use of Medical Cannabis Therapy…


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Vets Should Educate Farmers To Improve Dairy Cow Welfare, UK

Vets and farmers must do more to improve dairy cow welfare in the UK, according to the British Veterinary Association (BVA). The call comes after careful consideration of major reports and opinions on the welfare of dairy cattle by FAWC (Farm Animal Welfare Council) and EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)…


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Military Veterans More Active Than General Public

Although fewer than half of military veterans achieve recommended amounts of physical activity, they are still more active than their counterparts who did not serve in the military, according to a study published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Veterans - by definition in the study - are individuals who have served on active duty in the U.S.


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