Category Archives: Guest authors

U. S. Navy New Year’s 2015 celebration image from Japan

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Laura

With 24,000 military and civilian personnel, this is a very large installation! Fleet Activities, Yokosuka comprises 568 acres and is located 43 miles south of Tokyo at the entrance of Tokyo Bay and approximately 18 miles south of Yokohama. Yokosuka … Continue reading →

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The head-to-toe “groom me” Asian street phenomenon

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Laura

HBV, vaccine but no cure; HCV, no vaccine, possible cures.  Both can be transmitted during pedicures and other personal care activities. In Asia, open-air barbers and pedicurists still ply their trades the old-fashioned unsterile way. Helen Tryell of Hepatitis Australia, … Continue reading →

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Prejudicial Title: The Vietnam drug user returns; final report, September 1973

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Laura

To the best of my knowledge, Vietnam veterans have been the victims of the largest outbreak of HCV in the United States to date.  The largest cohort was born in 1954. We know that there are many transmission routes in … Continue reading →

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El Paso VA (EPVAHCS): OIG Healthcare Inspection (VISN 18)

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Laura

This part of the country is on my bucket list of places I want to visit some day because the   scenery looks spectacular.  However veterans in the region have a tough time accessing VA health services and their complaints … Continue reading →

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Naval Base San Diego Holiday Lights

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Laura

Tomorrow’s veterans bring holiday spirit to communities across the globe. Volunteers, young and old, have remembered our deployed troops.    Veterans home residents are not forgotten. Christmas visits from our grandchildren came earlier this week for us. Our packages have … Continue reading →

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VA Town Hall Events

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Laura

First, Happy Thanksgiving to all NODDERS.   Secretary McDonald has instructed all VISNs to hold Town Halls.  The purpose, according to this press release(10/4/14) is “As part of our Road to Veterans Day, VA is taking a hard look at … Continue reading →

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Revisiting CDC’s Bruce Weniger’s jet injector slide presentation, 2004

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Laura

This slide set (LINK BELOW) may be useful to those who have not seen it before. I’ve come across this slide presentation given at a WHO conference before but it’s good to review.  Bruce Weniger provides some background on the … Continue reading →

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Sit, stay, rappel: Dogs fast rope with their handlers

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Laura

A few unique images for military working dog lovers to enjoy.   Who: 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III;  What: Tomorrow’s veterans training; Where: MEFCAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan. When: October 14, 2014. Photos: Lance Cpl. … Continue reading →

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Bachelor Nation: Was Vietnam really the perfect place to fall in love?

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Laura

I’ve tuned into two popular “reality” TV shows on ABC for the last several years: The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.   Both star attractive Millennials acting in a highly-scripted and staged winning formula: Contestants are eliminated during Rose Ceremonies by the person … Continue reading →

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Neo jet injector idea from hell

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Laura

This one’s for the ladies: Purpose? Targeting gene expression to living tissue using jet injection  Patent # US 20040193111 A1  [0021] The improved jet injection device for injection of the human female cervix consists of a jet injection nozzle which is small … Continue reading →

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