An abdominal hernia is an abnormal protrusion of an organ or tissue through a defect in the abdominal wall. Hernias occur most frequently in the inguinal, umbilical, and femoral regions of the body and are caused by a combination of increased abdominal pressure (e.g., from obesity, heavy lifting, constipation, coughing or sneezing) and an opening or ...

This case definition was developed by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) for the purpose of epidemiological surveillance of a condition important to military-associated populations. To ensure a mission-ready force with a “military appearance,” the Department of Defense mandates that each military service implement “body composition ...

This case definition was developed by the Army Institute of Public Health (AIPH), in consultation with the DoD Hearing Conservation Working Group and the DoD VA Hearing Center of Excellence for the purpose of epidemiological surveillance of Noise-Induced Hearing Injuries (NIHI).

The Learning Update delivers an upcoming schedule of DoD PSP and other patient safety activities, tools and resources to help you increase your patient safety knowledge and skills. This edition highlights upcoming patient safety activities for October 2016.

A quarterly publication aimed at keeping you informed of the exciting developments and challenges in health data standards.

USU graduates, faculty and students were among the first responders to New York and Washington, as well as the Pennsylvania crash site. Their extensive training and experience enabled them to react and mobilize quickly, many of them within seconds of the Pentagon attack.

2 of 3 posters for the MHS Drug Take Back program.

1 of 3 posters for the MHS Drug Take Back program.

3 of 3 posters for the MHS Drug Take Back program.

A comprehensive list (by 11 Digit NDC) of all MHS UBO Pharmaceutical Unit Prices.

Pharmacy Rate File - August 2016

Irritation and inflammation of the gallbladder is known as cholecystitis. The most common cause of cholecystitis is cholelithiasis (gallstones). Gallstones impede the release of bile from the gallbladder which may trigger an acute “gallbladder attack” characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, nausea and vomiting. When individual symptoms become ...

Extremity injuries are the leading cause of combat injury. Survivability from these often complex wounds has increased remarkably in recent conflicts, due to improved body armor; changes to combat tactics, techniques and procedures; and improvements in combat casualty care.

Army Medicine is one of the world’s leading medical organizations. Support to military personnel on the battlefield, always the number 1 priority, requires significant ongoing research and development of medical materiel, training of personnel, and logistics of moving wounded or injured Soldiers. This document provides a brief discussion of advances ...