Smith Praises $1.2 Billion in VA Health Care, Funding for Hospital Repairs.
Adds $300 Million Hospital Repair Funding WASHINGTON, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Chris Smith (NJ-4) praised Appropriations Committee leaders Wednesday for providing a 5.6 percent increase of $1.2 billion for veterans' health care in fiscal year 2002, and an additional $300 million...

Moran Bill to Provide Service Dogs to Disabled Veterans.
Bill Also Expands Veterans' Health Care Access and Eligibility WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Disabled veterans would receive service dogs, eligibility to VA health care would be expanded, and the VA would explore improved coordination of ambulatory and community hospital care for veterans who live...

Schwarzenegger endorses Filipino Veterans Equity Act.
Byline: ROY C. MABASA California Gov. Arnold Schwar-zenegger has sought the support of US President George W. Bush for the immediate passage of the "Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005" now pending before the US Congress. In a letter sent to the White House, Schwarzenegger...

VA Accomplishments Under the Administration of President Bush.
WASHINGTON, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs has made substantial progress in supporting President Bush's and Secretary Anthony J. Principi's priority goals to: * Improve the quality and timeliness of veterans' claims processing; * Restructure the veterans health care system...

House moves quickly to fill VA's sudden budget gap.
Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard When Persian Gulf War veteran Jim Fields tried to schedule an appointment at the Eugene Veterans Health Clinic because of gastro-intestinal bleeding last May, he was told he couldn't get in until August. And when Korean War veteran William Lein...

Kenneth W. Kizer.
Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, CPE, FACPE, is the recipient of the 2005 Ernest Amory Codman Award from The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations for his leadership role in using performance measures to improve health care quality and safety. Kizer is a passionate advocate for performance improvement,...

Director of veterans cemetery to speak at Gardner VFW post.
COLUMN: VETERANS NOTES Ovila Case VFW Post 905 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 176 West St., Gardner. Jim Brehio, director of the State Veterans Cemetery in Winchendon, will be the guest speaker. Grafton Hill American Legion Post 323 will meet at...

Look for depression, PTSD in Iraq war veterans with migraines.
BOSTON -- In soldiers returning from combat in Iraq, a self-reported history of migraine headaches was associated with at least twice the risk of symptoms of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and anxiety as was seen in similar soldiers without migraines, based on a study presented at the annual meeting...

Job fair at Devens Wednesday.
COLUMN: VETERANS NOTES North Central Career Centers will hold its Job Fair 2007 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Devens Common Center, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens. The Job Fair is open to all job seekers and veterans looking for employment opportunities within the North Central...

Screening vets for sexual abuse found efficient.
BALTIMORE -- A preliminary study of nearly 600,000 electronic medical records validates reports in the literature showing that about 20% of female and 1% of male Veterans Affairs patients have reported military sexual trauma. "Because there are so many more males than females in the VA health...