MHS Military Medical Digest

Military Health System News
Reform doesn't threaten Tricare - Watertown Daily Times - 3/23/10
TRICARE Extends Web-based Counseling Program - Military Family Network - 3/23/10
I have TRICARE…Should I sign up for Federal Employee Health Benefits? - Oh My Gov! - 3/23/10
Hill to restrict use of contaminated area - Associated Press - 3/24/10
Rep. Davis: Misinforming military 'not acceptable' - San Diego Daily Transcript - 3/23/10
Health Care Provider & Physician to Pay $12 Million to Settle False Claims - Police News - 3/23/10
TRICARE-Related News
What Health Reform Means for Veterans - KFDA-TV, Amarillo, TX - 3/23/10
Behavior training ordered for servicemembers on Okinawa - Stars and Stripes - 3/25/10
Obama adviser visits Guam, discusses buildup - Associated Press - 3/24/10
Feds to rely on technology to make health reform law a reality - NextGov - 3/23/10
Medicare to pay for "fillers" in HIV patients - Reuters - 3/23/10
National and World Health News
Caregiver stress: Tips for taking care of yourself - Mayo Clinic
KBR drops appeal in Iraq contractor-rape case - Minneapolis Star Tribune - 3/24/10
Breast cancer screens don't save lives: study - Reuters - 3/23/10
Vaccine deal could save 900,000 lives by 2015 - Reuters - 3/23/10
People buy less healthy food for others - United Press International - 3/24/10
FDA panel mostly backs much-debated knee device - Associated Press - 3/23/10
Senate on health bill's final chapter, maybe - Associated Press - 3/24/10
Obama to sign promised executive order on abortion - Associated Press - 3/24/10
For women, battle of bulge just got tougher - Reuters - 3/23/10
Caesarean births hit record high in 2007 - Reuters - 3/23/10
Trans fats may promote endometriosis - Reuters - 3/23/10
Poll show health care plan gains favor - USA Today - 2/24/10
Walking: An hour a day keeps the weight away - USA Today - 3/23/10
Report: States struggle to tally foodborne illnesses - USA Today - 3/23/10
Gap in health care law's protection for children - Associated Press - 3/23/10
Bad Winter Deepens Disappearing Bee Crisis - Associated Press - 3/24/10
Sibling's DNA could help ID slain sailor - Associated Press - 3/23/10
Curry ingredient shows promise against liver damage - Reuters - 3/23/10
Scientists: 'Man Flu' May Be a Matter of Evolution - Fox - 3/24/10
Fate of legalizing pot in Calif. near - United Press International - 3/24/10
Faster vasectomy reversal explained - United Press International - 3/23/10
Doctors call for ban on second-hand smoke - United Press International - 3/24/10
One Million Infantino Baby Slings Recalled - CBS - 3/24/10
Top US psychiatrist calls for ethics cleanup - Associated Press - 3/23/10