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By providing the latest need-to-know industry news and information, AMSUS SmartBrief saves you time and keeps you smart.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/amsus/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/amsus?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifAMSUS SmartBriefhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/amsus?sb_code=rssen-us15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTAgent Orange exposure linked to higher risk of lethal prostate cancerhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D1DB03DE5-9FA8-45B8-AF5A-999F794F0014%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D1DB03DE5-9FA8-45B8-AF5A-999F794F0014%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssExposure to the herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam War is associated with an increased risk of high-grade prostate can -More- ]]>15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTTop StoryArmy includes stress in training to combat PTSD, suicideshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3DA5D5B32A-0A57-42CF-8421-D9EF9D92B8E4%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3DA5D5B32A-0A57-42CF-8421-D9EF9D92B8E4%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Army is working to integrate mental resilience into training in a bid to reduce military suicides and incidence of PTSD.  -More- ]]>15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTMilitary Health SystemNew APA guidelines aim to make PTSD diagnosis easierhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D5B591A44-2A74-4616-A1A9-1907B63B6781%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D5B591A44-2A74-4616-A1A9-1907B63B6781%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe American Psychiatric Association has included updated guidelines and criteria for PTSD in the latest Diagnostic and Stati -More- ]]>15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTMilitary Health SystemAdvocacy group asks DOD to stop using live animals for medical training at Wash. basehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D4A5BD468-D4C1-4351-B6DC-7DC949B186D1%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D4A5BD468-D4C1-4351-B6DC-7DC949B186D1%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTMilitary Health SystemVA postpones medical equipment purchaseshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D56FCB63C-DD46-4B14-A89A-CB3543826AF9%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D56FCB63C-DD46-4B14-A89A-CB3543826AF9%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Department of Veterans Affairs deferred the purchase of more than $765 million in medical equipment last year, drawing cr -More- ]]>15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTVeterans Health AdministrationStudy finds link between cannabinoid receptors, PTSDhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D7AA29BDF-E99E-41A9-AC1D-F71EF8FC1D3B%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D7AA29BDF-E99E-41A9-AC1D-F71EF8FC1D3B%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA study using PET imaging found patients with PTSD had more cannabinoid type 1 receptors in brain areas associated with anxie -More- ]]>15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTHealth and Medical ResearchFDA approves clamp for unmanageable field amputationshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3DED554369-5EBC-4B5A-9DB5-363ABE203128%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3DED554369-5EBC-4B5A-9DB5-363ABE203128%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Combat Ready Clamp, created by Combat Medical Systems in Fayetteville, N.C., has been approved by the FDA for treatment o -More- ]]>15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTHealth and Medical ResearchElevated blood sugar levels may be linked to Alzheimer's riskhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D566922C8-BE8B-4C09-9C00-F826F1274019%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D566922C8-BE8B-4C09-9C00-F826F1274019%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTHealth and Medical ResearchResearchers awarded funding to create nanotechnology treatments for TBIhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D524616ED-2BBE-42E0-9C3E-5DD0C308976C%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D524616ED-2BBE-42E0-9C3E-5DD0C308976C%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTHealth and Medical ResearchCheck out the latest Military Medicine articles from the online AMSUS Journal 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31!http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D5836D2DE-0BBA-416D-B31D-9501107BBF46%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D5836D2DE-0BBA-416D-B31D-9501107BBF46%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Member-Get-a-Member Program is a way for current members to get involved in promoting the many benefits of AMSUS to prosp -More- ]]>15 May 2013 14:04:00 CDTAMSUS NewsThat which is always within our reach is always the last thing we take; and the chances are, that what we can do every day, we never do at all.http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D119E3201-E6F6-4306-B381-CE4ECF4F39B2%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD9112CF2-1783-4EDB-BC05-02E7743D052E%26copyid%3D119E3201-E6F6-4306-B381-CE4ECF4F39B2%26brief%3Damsus%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssL.E. 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