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Meredith Blige

Sleep Apnea Test That Can Be Done at Home - 2 views

I am really pleased with the results of Nasivent Home Apnea Test from StopSnoringNowShop. Because of it, I conveniently underwent a sleep apnea test in my home. After a night sleep using the sleep ...

sleep apnea test

started by Meredith Blige on 21 Jun 11 no follow-up yet
Meredith Blige

Aid For Snoring Problem - 2 views

My wife would always complain about my snoring a lot. Before, I thought it was just because I was exhausted from work, but as time goes by, I am already afraid my snoring is getting worse, that eve...

how can I stop snoring

started by Meredith Blige on 19 Jul 11 no follow-up yet
Stanley Bishop

The Reliable Sleep Apnea Home Test - 1 views

Because I used to snore hard, my wife insisted that I should see a doctor to make sure that this snoring problem will not lead to a more serious health concern. However, going to a doctor is the la...

started by Stanley Bishop on 17 Oct 12 no follow-up yet
Meredith Blige

Proven Very Effective Anti-Snoring Products - 1 views

My husband kept asking me the question "how can I stop snoring" because I always told him that I cannot get enough sleep due to his loud snoring. He was worried that I might get sick, so we searche...

how can I stop snoring

started by Meredith Blige on 25 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
Ilona Meagher

Mystery marks soldiers' deaths - 0 views

www.mysanantonio.com/...ery_marks_soldiers_deaths.html

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shared by Ilona Meagher on 19 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Ilona Meagher on 19 Mar 09
     
    Pfc. Jordan May, a 26-year-old gunner, fell into a deep sleep that night and never woke up. In the six years since the war in Iraq began, it's been standard practice to honor troops who die overseas as patriots. But for the families of May and other Fort Hood soldiers who died on post or close to home, there typically are no news reports and no flags lowered to half-staff. The hidden demons that follow troops home - mental stress, depression and traumatic brain injury, to name a few - don't always go away. When left unresolved, they can lead to divorce, drug or alcohol abuse and suicide. And as the March 19 anniversary of the start of the war draws near, there are more questions than answers in the stateside deaths of May and 13 other Fort Hood troops in the past eight months. The Army typically releases general details of how a soldier has died in Iraq, usually from small-arms fire, an explosive, an accident or an unspecified noncombat incident. But when a soldier dies at Fort Hood, friends and relatives often can only speculate about any role the war might have played.
Ilona Meagher

USA Today | Veteran on cross-country trek dies - 0 views

www.usatoday.com/...2009-03-15-377765766_x.htm

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shared by Ilona Meagher on 16 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Baker had planned to ride his bicycle from Norman to Washington, D.C., and Gettysburg, Pa., to Marseilles, Ill., to support a new flag designed to honor fallen members of the military, the Norman Transcript reported March 8. He planned to fly the Honor and Remember Flag from his bike and encourage people along the way to sign a petition urging Congress to adopt the flag as a new national symbol by passing HR Bill 1034.
  • Baker was injured while serving as a firefighter in Kuwait in the 1990s when a Scud missile struck his barracks. Diane Zellner said he had seemed healthy enough to undertake the bike trip. "He was doing well, so this kind of took us by surprise," she said. Baker struggled with his health, but what people admired about him was how he moved forward despite his health problems and disabilities, she said. "He struggled every day, but he lived, he was going to do what he wanted to do," she said. Before he died, Baker made several blog posts from the road that can be read at www.honorandremember.org/kevin.html. His last post was Wednesday near Sherman, Texas. He said the weather was raining and 34 degrees, so he said the Honor Guard from Louisiana would pick him up and take him somewhere warmer. "He was doing something he loved," Diane Zellner said. "This was something he was passionate about."
  • Ilona Meagher on 16 Mar 09
     
    A disabled Gulf War veteran who left Norman earlier this month on a hand-propelled bicycle headed for Washington D.C. to honor fallen soldiers has died. Kevin Baker suffered a seizure Friday morning in his sleep at the home of some friends in Lake Charles, La., said Norman resident Diane Zellner. He died in an ambulance en route to a local hospital, Zellner said she was told. Baker, a 39-year-old Navy veteran, had a history of seizures, stemming from a traumatic brain injury, she said. He also had been diagnosed with lymphoma.
Ilona Meagher

Omaha World Herold | Vet Denied Gun Permit Over PTSD Care - 0 views

www.military.com/...gun-permit-over-ptsd-care.html

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shared by Ilona Meagher on 14 Mar 09 - No Cached
  • Tim Mechaley trained fellow Marines to fire .50-caliber machine guns. He qualified as a marksman. He fought in the battle for Fallujah and received a combat medal with a "V" for valor. Back home, he uses a rifle for target shooting. Yet, when Mechaley sought to buy a 9-mm Ruger pistol for protection at his midtown apartment, the Omaha Police Department rejected his application for a gun permit. "I was trusted by the {federal} government to carry a loaded weapon, but now I am not allowed to purchase one by my local government," he said. Mechaley, 32, has received counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder related to his service in Iraq. While completing an application for a gun permit, he responded "yes" to a question that asked whether he was being treated for a mental disorder. "I circled yes because I wanted to be completely honest," he said. As explanation, he wrote "PTSD from Iraq Marine combat veteran" on the form. Mechaley's application on Jan. 10 was rejected, he was told, because of that answer. After talking with police, Mechaley said he had been "too truthful" on the application.
  • Mechaley said his PTSD symptoms have improved with counseling. While serving in Iraq in 2004 and '05, Mechaley watched eight friends die in combat. When he returned home, he began to suffer from flashbacks and had trouble sleeping. He was diagnosed with PTSD and started going to counseling. In 2006, he was recalled to active duty to help train Marines to shoot. He still serves in the Marine Reserves. "I used to go in (to see the counselor) once a week while I was in the service, but everything is so much better now," he said. "I no longer have flashbacks or trouble sleeping, and I see the counselor only about once every three months."
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The Institute of Medicine reported this week that an estimated 116 million Americans suffer with chronic pain and are dealing with a health care system that is poorly prepared to treat them. Chroni...

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started by Sonny Cher on 16 Jun 11 1 follow-up, last by CannaCenters Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Center on 18 Jul 11
Ilona Meagher

Boulder Daily Camera | Secondhand trauma: Workshop looks at effects of PTSD on loved ones - 0 views

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shared by Ilona Meagher on 24 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Ilona Meagher on 24 Jul 09
     
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  • Ilona Meagher on 24 Jul 09
     
    Ryan Nieto - Grant knew her boyfriend was a veteran of the Iraq war. A Marine, he went in with the first wave of troops in 2003 and served six months there. But Grant got to know him after his deployment as a fellow college student in Ventura, Calif. They both got interested in rock climbing, and as the relationship got more serious, decided to move to Boulder and live together. Last year, Nieto began to have trouble sleeping and realized he was depressed, He was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ilona Meagher

Associated Content | High Blood Pressure Medicine Helps PTSD. Can it Help Alzheimer's D... - 0 views

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shared by Ilona Meagher on 17 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Ilona Meagher on 17 Jul 09
     
    Prozasin is already used to treat high blood pressure, and has been helpful in improving sleep and reducing the incidence of nightmares for military veterans who have been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). People who have Alzheimer's disease, depression, PTSD, and schizophrenia have higher levels of glucocorticoids in their blood serum. Researchers believe that stress causes a neurochemial response in our body and our brain. This neurochemical response causes the release of glucocorticoids in our brains.
Ilona Meagher

Hartford Courant | Gaps In Mental Health Screenings Still Haunt Military - 0 views

www.courant.com/...ghtin.artmay12,0,2018202.story

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shared by Ilona Meagher on 16 May 09 - Cached
  • Ilona Meagher on 16 May 09
     
    MENTALLY UNFIT, STILL FIGHTING Gaps In Mental Health Screenings Still Haunt Military Little Progress In Expanding Screenings By MATTHEW KAUFFMAN | The Hartford Courant May 12, 2009 Chad Barrett had attempted suicide and was suffering post-traumatic stress disorder by the time his unit prepared for a third combat tour in Iraq. A psychiatrist had recommended the staff sergeant be separated from the military for his own good, but Barrett wanted to stay with his Army colleagues. And when it came time for deployment, Army commanders were happy to oblige. Barrett, who had spent a dozen years in the Army, shipped out in December 2007 with prescription bottles of Klonopin for anxiety, Pamelor for depression and migraines, and Lunesta and Ambien for sleep problems. But the drugs did not control his despair and mood swings. And less than two months after arriving in Iraq, Barrett popped open some of the bottles and committed suicide by overdose. He was 35.
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