NIH to use BP cash to study spill health effects

The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it would use $10 million from BP to start a multiyear study to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Chronic drinking increases levels of stress hormones, leading to neurotoxicity

Alcohol consumption, withdrawal, and abstinence can all raise stress hormones in humans and animals. A review has described how stress hormones called glucocorticoids are associated with neurotoxicity during abstinence after withdrawal from alcohol dependence. Glucocorticoid receptor antagonism may therefore represent a pharmacological option for recovery.

US to use BP cash to study spill health effects

Study to look at physical, mental health concerns. 8 Sep 2010 6:15 AM

U.S. to use BP cash to study spill health effects

Source: Reuters * Study to look at physical, mental health concerns * NIH already spending $10 million on study WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it would use $ ...

Marine Corps Battles Stress

September 7, 2010: The U.S. Marine Corps has joined the U.S. Army in expanding its counseling and mental health efforts to cope with the growing number of combat veterans seeking help with stress related issues.

Sutherland and Berglass to keynote USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium

( Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine ) Three prominent speakers have been added to the slate of experts -- which includes military medical leaders -- for the USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium: Advancing Public-Private Partnerships, on Sept. 23, 2010, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The event is a premier opportunity for representatives of the ...

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