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Source: www.star-telegram.com --- 13 days ago
Veterans can now collect 41.5 cents per mile for reimbursement for cost of travel to Veterans Affairs facilities for medical Care, a Texas congressman reminded former service members Tuesday. ... Source: www.mywire.com --- 6 days ago
JOSEPH SILVERMAN/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Rep. Bob Filner, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, is calling for the Obama administration to consider a 'radical' new approach to veterans' health Care to allow rural veterans mo (The full text of this article is available free) ... Source: www.sj-r.com --- 20 days ago
George Washington once said, “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their country.” Our first president had it exactly right. On this Veterans Day, as we continue to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is more important than ever to honor our nation’s heroes by providing them the Care and benefits they deserve. In the 110th Congress, we have begun to live up to the promises made to our veterans. In 2007, we passed the single largest increase for veterans’ health Care in the 77-year history of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). That means more money for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and prosthetics. We followed that up with additional funding this year. Unfortunately, 17 of the last 19 VA budgets have been late. This is inexcusable. Funding for our veterans should take first priority. I have introduced the Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act to make VA health Care a mandatory spending item within the federal budget, like Social Security and Medicare. It currently has 127 co-sponsors. I am also supporting efforts to authorize appropriations for VA health Care one year in advance of the start of the fiscal year. In other words, VA health Care would have a one-year advantage over other programs, ensuri ... Source: www.etruth.com --- 15 days ago
Ron Pressler, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, has been using the services at the Veterans Ad... ... Source: swords-to-plowshares.org --- 5 days ago
This story spotlights the excellent Care provided to veterans at the nearby Palo Alto VA. ... Source: www.dolittler.com --- 21 days ago
Would you prefer a vet who gets paid as a percentage of what she charges you?...or one that works on a salary? Some of you might assume the one on a straight-up salary might be easiest on your wallet: After all, she’d have no incentive to run up your bill. And you might be right. A vet on salary who holds no stake in the practice’s profits tends to offer less (on average) than a practice owner or a vet who works exclusively on a percentage basis. Some of you might find this information shocking. After all, we’re talking about animal lives here. But this is basic human nature I’m referring to. Countless studies back me up on this. And it’s not just Vets. It’s true across the professions. From the lowliest janitorial job to the highest paid CEO on the planet, the vast majority of people work differently depending on how they get paid. So what’s the answer then… you want the salaried vet? Think again (just for a moment, at least). Choosing the salaried vet may mean you may spend less up front, but this vet also has less of an incentive to perform time-consuming tasks that might make the difference between a diagnosis and no diagnosis. Between the option for ideal treatment and a less expensive (but easier-to-accomplish) treatment. But she makes money directly off my back , you might say. It’s unseemly, you might think. But that’s no different than how a practice owner gets paid. Aligning an associate veterinarian’s income to the goals o ... Source: www.townhall.com --- 19 days ago
11110803 Hewitt: Hour 3 - Hugh wraps up his annual fundraiser show for the folks who run Semper Fi Fund, taking Care of the medical and other needs of our wounded Vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families. ... Source: www.businesswire.com --- 17 days ago
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pet DRx Corporation (Nasdaq: Vets), a provider of veterinary primary Care and specialized services to companion animals, today announced financial ... Source: forums.moneysavingexpert.com --- 6 days ago
We have an 11 year old dog who has had a heart condition for several years. It is at an advanced stage and requires 5 different medications. Our insurance is running out and we have been forced to go to an online pharmacy (petdrugsonline) to purchase her tablets because it was £100+ a month from the vet, but £35 from the site. My problem is that we've just asked for a prescription to be written, and now that the free prescriptions rule has come to an end they are asking for £17 for the first item, and £8.81 for each subsequent item. Our total for writing a prescription is over £40!! Even worse, they are only writing a script for 3 months at a time, so £160 a year just for the bit of paper!! The practice manager (who decided on these fees) said they would "consider" writing a script for 6 months. Generous, eh? :confused: I complained verbally to the practice manager who was completely unconcerned, and am about to follow it up in writing. Is there anyone else I can complain to? I'm thinking OFT, RCVS etc? Note: I understand Vets should be paid for their time, I'm not expecting them to work for free, but feel £40 is excessive. I would change Vets but the veterinary Care is tremendous, it's just the fee for prescriptions that I grudge. ... Source: www.crooksandliars.com --- 13 days ago
It's been out for a while, but still cannot be mentioned enough. Project Censored, a media research and analysis group based at California's Sonoma State University has released the 25 Most Important Stories that are completely ignored by the mainstream media. They are: #1. Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation # 2 Security and Prosperity Partnership: Militarized NAFTA # 3 InfraGard: The FBI Deputizes Business # 4 ILEA: Is the US Restarting Dirty Wars in Latin America? # 5 Seizing War Protesters’ Assets # 6 The Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act # 7 Guest Workers Inc.: Fraud and Human Trafficking # 8 Executive Orders Can Be Changed Secretly # 9 Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Testify # 10 APA Complicit in CIA Torture # 11 El Salvador’s Water Privatization and the Global War on Terror # 12 Bush Profiteers Collect Billions From No Child Left Behind # 13 Tracking Billions of Dollars Lost in Iraq # 14 Mainstreaming Nuclear Waste # 15 Worldwide Slavery # 16 Annual Survey on Trade Union Rights # 17 UN’s Empty Declaration of Indigenous Rights # 18 Cruelty and Death in Juvenile Detention Centers # 19 Indigenous Herders and Small Farmers Fight Livestock Extinction # 20 Marijuana Arrests Set New Record # 21 NATO Considers “First Strike” Nuclear Option # 22 Care Rejects US Food Aid # 23 FDA Complicit in Pushing Pharmaceutical Drugs # 24 Japan Questions 9/11 and the Global War on Terror # 25 Bush’s Real Problem with Eliot Spitzer ...
Source: www.buffalonews.com --- 37 days ago
NIAGARA FALLS -- The scandal of neglected outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D. C., was a turning point in the Care of veterans across the United States, the national commander of the American Legion said Friday. ... Source: www.kansas.com --- 16 days ago
The city of Wichita is asking area veterinarians if it should change its ordinance requiring dogs to be vaccinated yearly against rabies. The Department of Environmental Services on Thursday e-mailed letters to 80 area veterinarians, followed by a questionnaire on Friday, to gather their opinions, department director Kay Johnson said. The issue of how often dogs should be vaccinated against rabies is controversial and "very complicated," Johnson said Friday. "That's why it's very important for us to have the opinion of the Vets." The city formed a committee to study the issue, Johnson said, after a Wichita Eagle story in March expressed concern from some dog owners that yearly rabies vaccinations may be unnecessary and even harmful to pets. The committee, made up of veterinarians, animal Care experts and public health officials, met in July to discuss whether the ordinance should be changed. ...
Source: salem-news.com --- 24 days ago
I previously posted Part One that as a PTSD victim, observer in battle of this and physician taking Care of over 400 PTSD Vet victims that I felt that Virtual Reality Therapy (VRT) would not work for the most seriously affected PTSD Vet victims although it might for minimally or moderately affected victims. As a physician taking Care of these patients after they have given up and absolutely rejected VA treatment I have accepted what these VA "rejects" have told me. These Vets have told me of the excessive variety and amount of medications tried on them as human "guinea pigs" which usually made them worse from the adverse side effects. Even newspapers and TV news have indicated about one thousand Vet suicides per month from VA medical malpractice. The concept that Virtual Reality Therapy for PTSD probably has some value for minimally affected victims but for severe "rubber room" victims it certainly has no place. These are the most needful patients. It appears that the success with minimally affected Vets has given the psychology therapists the psychological chutzpah to assume that VRT would work for the most seriously affected PTSD victims. ... Source: www.stevenspointjournal.com --- 5 days ago
A free workshop on the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in military veterans and how community members can help will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Portage County Public Library in Stevens Point. The workshop is part of the Vets Listening Project created by Michael Duffey, professor of theology at Marquette University, to increase community involvement to support veterans struggling with PTSD. It is sponsored by the Heart of Wisconsin District of the Wisconsin Nurses Association and the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. PTSD is a mental health disorder increasingly diagnosed in military veterans. Untreated, the impacts can be life-long with increased risk for family violence, alcoholism, drug use, sexual addiction, and suicide. Shortages of mental health Care providers throughout Wisconsin make it more difficult for veterans to receive timely Care. Workshop participants will learn to recognize symptoms of PTSD and ways they can help veterans using the Vets Listening model. The workshop will be presented by Lin Daley, a certified social worker specializing in treatment of the disorder. The workshop will be in the librarys Pinery Room. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information on the Vets Listening project please go to http://sites.google.com/site/vetslistening/Home. To register for the workshop, contact Bobbie Kolehouse, bobbie.kolehouse@gmail.com. ...
Source: capitalnews9.com --- 13 days ago
As more and more of us prioritize our spending, are our pets suffering as a result? There are reports of pet owners skimping on preventative Care by skipping checkups. As our Ryan Peterson found out, local shelters and Vets are witnessing some changes, but they fear the worst is yet to come. ... Find more results for Vets Care on RSSMicro.com |
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Today we honor our veterans. My father was an airforce pilot and war hero. And, though I'm a bring-our-troops-home dove, he instilled in me a great admiration and debt of thanks to all those who serve our country so selflessly. Fisher House , A Home Away From Home, is like a Ronald McDonald House for families of Veterans. More than 10,000 families of Vets have lodged at Fisher House while their loved ones receive medical Care, psychiatric services, and rehabilitation. There’s never a charge to stay at Fisher House, so they depend on donations for day-to-day operations. If you’d like to learn more, volunteer your time, or donate money, click here . ...
Whether you loved one has paws or hooves, Nashoba Valley Veterinary Hospital can fix them up. Dr. Charlie Damitz originally opened the practice in 1973. When Damitz retired, the practice was taken over and is now staffed by three full-time Vets. The office services a mix of animals. Dogs and cats are the usual patients but the hospital also treats farm animals like horses, cows and sheep. Veterinarian Craig Smith said the versatility of the practice is one thing that separates it from other veterinary offices in the area. “I think our customers really love that they have the same vet for their large and small animals,” said Smith. The office offers all diagnostic treatments typical of a veterinary clinic including ultrasounds and onsite blood work. One of the newest pieces of diagnostic equipment at the office is a digital radiology machine. The machine gives an instant digital image of the area being reviewed. “Having the instant images really speeds up the process and let’s us diagnose and treat right away,” said Smith. There is a dog and cat boarding facility attached to the Nashoba Valley Veterinary Hospital but it is not associated with the hospital. Upon walking into the clinic, visitors get a soft hello from the two official mascots of Nashoba Valley Veterinary Hospital, cats Betty and Sputnik. Betty is an older dark-colored tabby cat who was dropped at the hospital after her owner became too old to Care for her. She wal ...
Two thousand bikers gathered at the annual Old School Bikers' Rodeo in Hernando County recently to raise money for disabled Vets, reports the St. Petersburg Times, Some highlights or lowlights depending on your viewpoint: A Confederate battle flag embroidered on a leather vest over the slogan "Try burning this one, a--hole.'' Free margaritas to any woman who bared her breasts. A few women walking around with body paint in lieu of halter tops. A rodeo of women biting dangling hot dogs while riding on the back of slow-rolling Harley-Davidsons. A guy named Don Thomas, 51, a self-described "real biker'' from Hudson, who said: "She's telling you the straight-a-- truth,'' he said, nodding toward his wife. "My bike comes way before she does. She don't get nothing until my bike's taken Care of.'' Then Thomas pulled up his pant leg to reveal a leg so mangled and swollen by an accident two years ago he still has to wear a Velcroed canvas medical shoe. "The real biker — you crash the son of a b----, you pick it up and you get back on it,'' he said. Photo: Kraut von Magnus, center, from Spring Hill, talks to friends while his dog Khan sits in the sidecar of his Harley at the Old School Biker Rodeo at Jimmy Batten’s ranch in Brooksville. [DANIEL WALLACE | Times] More FloriDUH ...
November is the month that my lawn receives intense personal Care. It’s the time for me to give its final mowing, to rake leaves, and trim the shrubbery and trees before putting it all to bed for the winter. November also, for me, a month for expressing thanks, gratitude and appreciation to the dozens of people who make life more convenient and pleasant. This the season to acknowledge services provided for us by our pet groomers, Vets, sanitation workers, Wal-Mart Associates, and others who benefit our daily lives. November is the special season identified as “Thanks and Giving: A Season of Hope” sponsored by the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. November heralds the beginning of the holiday season, but also the start of a campaign that creates extraordinary awareness for the work of St. Jude. Thanks and Giving is an annual fund raiser for this distinctive research hospital. Its mission is to give medical Care to children with unusual and life-threatening diseases and injuries. The St. Jude message of hope, Thanks and Giving , gives us the opportunity for expressing our inner desire to help disenfranchised children. The objective of this seasonal fundraiser is to “give thanks for the healthy kids in your life and give to those who are not.” This is a way to express the seasonal message of hope, peace and love by helping financially the patients and their families at St. Jude. St. Jude is the epicenter of productiv ...
Somerville’s Joshua Grzegorzewski spends a lot of time running around for veterans. Grzegorzewski, 33, is a marathon runner near the end of a 350-mile challenge to raise money for homeless veterans and the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans. “I never knew the shelter existed up until a year and a half ago when my wife and I were invited to attend a fundraiser for the shelter,” said Grzegorzewski. “I was really stunned in what I saw and listened to. It seems that no one knows or seems to Care about homeless Vets. I felt I had to do something.” Grzegorzewski had a goal to raise $4,828, a dollar for each soldier killed in Afghanistan and Iraq since Sept. 11, 2001. He has so far raised $1,118. Last summer Grzegorzewski, who is not a veteran and who works full-time as an highway engineer with the Department of Transportation in Cambridge, made several phone calls to the New England Shelter. The idea to run was his. “Nobody even blinks twice when a cancer survivor or family member of a cancer victim signs up to raise money for cancer research by running a 10k or a marathon, said Grzegorzewski. “I wanted to remind everyone that there are veterans on the streets in this type of weather just trying to survive, who have already survived a war.” It all began unofficially at a Veterans Day race in Stoneham. On Nov. 22, he’ll be running a 50-mile, non-stop race in what he hopes will be nine hours. But he won’t stop there. “My mission ...