Friday, February 28, 2014

Sideline concussion test gets a new thumbs-up

As fast as a coach can ask, "Did you get your bell rung?" a new test can, with good reliability, detect whether a player should be removed from play and assessed for concussion. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times / September 14, 2013)AlsoNo...
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Meandering Michele’s Mind: To forgive, or not to forgive?

Posted by Michele RosenthalFriday, February 28th, 2014 • PTSD Recovery Tips • A while ago I saw the movie Invictus and was impressed by how Nelson Mandela exercised his right to forgive. That sort of monumental ability...
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Marginalization of Military Women, Minorities, and War Stress Casualties -- Part I

Posted: 02/28/2014 11:41 am EST Updated: 02/28/2014 11:59 am ESTRecently I was interviewed by AP reporters for another disturbing story of military sexual trauma (MST). As a proud and concerned parent of a daughter actively enlisted...
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Sideline concussion test gets a new thumbs-up

As fast as a coach can ask, "Did you get your bell rung?" a new test can, with good reliability, detect whether a player should be removed from play and assessed for concussion. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times / September 14, 2013)AlsoNo...
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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Feds Block FDA-Approved PTSD-Marijuana Research

A study on marijuana’s effects on treating patients with post-traumatic stress disorder has been approved, but it can’t go forward without the marijuana that it needs from a federal agency.By Katie Rucke  @katierucke | February...
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