Many Female Veterans Report Military Sexual Trauma; Military Sexual Trauma Is Linked To Higher Rates Of Mental Health Problems According to preliminary research results from the Department of Veterans Affairs, approximately 15 percent of recently returned female veterans utilizing the VA
health care system report experiencing sexual trauma during military service.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comColonoscopy Prep Harder On Women Than Men, Reports Harvard Women's Health Watch Colonoscopy is especially important for women, because they're more likely to have polyps or lesions deeper in the colon. Only colonoscopy examines the entire length of the colon. Emptying the contents of the colon-a step called bowel prep-is essential to a successful colonoscopy. But there's some reason to believe that bowel prep for a colonoscopy is harder for women than for men, reports the November 2008 issue of Harvard Women's
Health Watch.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCommonwealth Must Not Abandon Mentally Ill, Australian Medical Association AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, today said indications that the Commonwealth Government is backing away from mental
health have set alarm bells ringing. "People with mental illnesses and their families deserve Federal Government support and commitment - this is not the time to abandon an intense focus on mental
health," Dr Capolingua said.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEmployers Must Work On Mental Health, UK As the first of the Government's measures to get people back to work are introduced today (Monday 27 October), Mind reveals shocking new evidence that employers are not willing to take on people who have experience of mental distress and that they are failing staff by not providing adequate mental
health support.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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