New study--a robust long term study with twins even--has found an undeniable link between PTSD and increased rates of heart disease:

http://htl.li/2xShxU

Excerpt:

An unusual study released today underscores these fears. During 13 years of research, scientists followed twins who were Vietnam-era ( Read more... )

The usual Santa Cruz privileged rant goes something like this: Santa Cruz is easy on homeless people and that attracts more to move there, the city coddles them and liberals make a lot of money providing services for them on taxpayer's dime, people choose the homeless lifestyle (I'm not kidding) and don't want to work, are lazy bums using drugs or ( Read more... )

Miracles on Maple Hill, by Virginia Sorensen, is a book that is as timely now as it was in 1956. Often beloved old books from our childhoods can seem dated but the theme of this book applies to a whole new generation of families affected by war. As I re-read it I am kind of amazed at how accurately PTSD and the resulting depression that affects the ( Read more... )

The Military's Secret ShameThe military had a long history already of not acknowledging sexual assault. It wasn't just because women were devalued, as many of us thought. They never wanted to admit their shameful secret that men had been assaulted in numbers much larger than anyone knew--or guessed. The ideal culture they want to present is a band ( Read more... )

Close your eyes, America, lest the war become too real. The story of Blake Miller provides a stunning example of media bias, conscious or unconscious. When the Bush Administration isn't actively trying to suppress images such as coffins arriving on our shores, the media does it for them without even trying to.