Tag Archives: Helping Veterans

GREAT ARTICLE ON GORDON ERSPAMER

Posted on April 3, 2013 by asknod

Read about one of the giants in VA litigation. Gordon is taking time off from law to regain some of the things he needs to complete himself. I doubt we’ve heard the end of him. I wrote up a lovely … Continue reading →

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APRIL FOOL’S DAY 2013

Posted on April 3, 2013 by asknod

April Fool’s day in 2011 dawned with Mr. Heino’s pill-cutting shenanigans. April Fool’s Day  2013 in Seattle and environs dawned crisp and clear- what aviators call CLAVU. CLear to Altitude-Visibility Unlimited. Upon checking my email, I discovered that Santa had … Continue reading →

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CHECK YOUR VOICE MAIL GREETING

Posted on April 2, 2013 by asknod

This just in from member JM. My God. What next? A VA PCP calls your house (like that’s ever going to happen) and decides your voice mail message is “queer”. This leads him to a)call the local police and b) … Continue reading →

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CAUTION: “This document was published by CDC in 1984;…multi-use-nozzle jet injectors are discouraged”

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Laura

Well, well, what do we have here?  Accessed today April 2, 2013 with underlines added. “CAUTION: This document was published by CDC in 1984 to record the experience and lessons learned from applying epidemiologic principles to humanitarian relief efforts in the late … Continue reading →

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HERE’S ONE FOR YOU-NINETEEN FOR ME

Posted on April 1, 2013 by asknod

Here’s an interesting article from member Shawn that bears reading and passing on. Please excuse the political drama at the end. We have yet to get any administration “behind” us and our problems-ever. Face it, immigration and free medical-for-all are going … Continue reading →

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VETS AND MEDICAL CARE

Posted on April 1, 2013 by asknod

Here’s a hot one for Vets’ spouses to check out. Not all of us have that gold-plated 20/80 medical /dental plan. Many have less or none. Vets and their wives are at an even greater disadvantage until they get to … Continue reading →

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Army K-9 Security

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Laura

(3/25/13) “Sgt. Justin R. Pereira, from Gooding, Idaho, and Laika 5, a Tactical Explosives Detection Dog with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, provide security as Afghan Border Police break ground on a new checkpoint March 25, in Spin Boldak district, … Continue reading →

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Americans, illicit drug injections, and blood-borne pathogens

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Laura

How many Americans put themselves at risk for blood-borne pathogens by injecting drugs? Today’s population: U.S. 315,589,877 CDC (after Epidemiology section)  “Approximately 1.2 million persons in the United States injected drugs in 2002 (24).” 24.  Brady JE, Friedman SR, Cooper HL, Flom PL, … Continue reading →

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VHA to providers: we have 165,000 chronically HCV-infected veterans in our care

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Laura

From Issue 8, Winter 2012 Public Health Matters Newsletter, Clinical Public Health, VHA Office of Public Health “Dear Colleagues, Data from the VA’s National Clinical Case Registry for hepatitis C virus (HCV) confirm the burden of disease in the VA … Continue reading →

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The U. S. veteran HIV puzzle

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Laura

The DOD began screening applicants for HIV in 1985 and rejected anyone who tested positive.  In those days, it is estimated that a person died from AIDS about 10 years after becoming infected with HIV (J. Pepin).  Each country has … Continue reading →

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